Feeler - banana pups and etc

[JohnAndSancho]

I've already got a 1g Dwarf Cavendish ready to go right now, $30. I'll have a couple more in a month. I've got 3 Mekong Giant pups growing, $30. I've got a Blue Java pup growing, $30. And last but not least...

I have a Musa Nono Pink pup growing now, $40?

 

I know this is PalmTalk but I also know some of us grow complimentary plants. I've got 4 different caladiums sprouting, a pile of various alocasias and corms, you're gonna have to get with me to check my stock. I've got a couple Jack's Giant bulbs left, 2 for $30, and some sprouted Thai Giant colocasias - if you want one of those let me know NOW because they'll be unshippable very soon. Get with me to pick from what's available, those are gonna have to go bare root because ain't no way I'm gonna try to ship a heavy 5g pot. They are HEAVY. You're gonna have to plant them or have a big pot ready. 

 

 

 

[JohnAndSancho]

Nono pink is spoken for 

[JohnAndSancho]

Nono pink is spoken for and it ain't even ready. Potted up about an hour ago. Roots like Ramen noodles. 

 

 

Mekong Giants. 2 should be ready soon. 

 

 

Cuban Red Dacca no ETA. They're barely nubs. 

 

The meristem on this thing is just insane. I really don't know what to do with it over winter. I don't wanna cut it down, it's not cold hardy enough to plant, and I really don't want to have to do Karate Kid poses on a table I built to spray it with neem oil every couple weeks again. THAT SUCKED. A regular 5g pot buys me like what, 6" of clearance over the bucket? If that? That slice is gonna hurt my soul. Anyway. 

[Johnny Palmseed]

I haven’t been into bananas for a while and I never heard of the NoNo. The mother plant that you have has nice color. Before I read the description I thought it was a Siam Ruby. I have had those before but they never did very well for me.

[Robbertico18]

On 5/17/2026 at 2:35 PM, Johnny Palmseed said:

I haven’t been into bananas for a while and I never heard of the NoNo. The mother plant that you have has nice color. Before I read the description I thought it was a Siam Ruby. I have had those before but they never did very well for me.

I have 2 Siam rubys that make loads of pups but they always stall out around june, and top out at about 2 feet tall

[JohnAndSancho]

On 5/17/2026 at 1:35 PM, Johnny Palmseed said:

I haven’t been into bananas for a while and I never heard of the NoNo. The mother plant that you have has nice color. Before I read the description I thought it was a Siam Ruby. I have had those before but they never did very well for me.

They've got pink, white, and yellow variegated versions. I'm growing white and yellow TC and ehhh I tried some yellow variegated seeds. I got 2 that sprouted and quickly died on me. My pink TC didn't do well either. Apparently their foliage is a little sensitive. Lowes had them wrapped up in these heavy clear plastic velcro sealed collars. 

[Johnny Palmseed]

19 hours ago, Robbertico18 said:

I have 2 Siam rubys that make loads of pups but they always stall out around june, and top out at about 2 feet tall

Yep. That’s what happened to mine. I couldn’t keep up with cutting them off and the main plant would fizzle out. I tried a second plant and it did the same thing. The guy who I got it from blamed it on tissue culture.

[JohnAndSancho]

26 minutes ago, Johnny Palmseed said:

Yep. That’s what happened to mine. I couldn’t keep up with cutting them off and the main plant would fizzle out. I tried a second plant and it did the same thing. The guy who I got it from blamed it on tissue culture.

A bad batch is possible but like, pretty much everything other than palms is grown from tissue culture now anyway. I want a pair of Siam Ruby but I don't under any circumstances want to deal with having to do pest control on a wall of bananas ever again. It sucked. 

 

So instead, this fall have a wall of bananas and papayas. At least the papayas aren't supposed to get over 5 foot. And I will not start giant colocasia bulbs in December again.