Musa itinerans Mekong Giant

Name: Musa itinerans Mekong Giant
Brand: Planet Banana
SKU: 4526 BN3372 10 seeds
Price: 4.3 GBP
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A real beast of a banana originally from the Yunnan region in China. It its native habitat it can grow to over 10m, and is thought to be the second largest banana in the world! This banana is quite cold tolerant and can even take light frosts when a good size, so could be an option for the milder microclimates in the UK. Otherwise grow outdoors during the summer months and then keep frost free - will require plenty of space when larger!

Quite Hardy.

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Germination instructions

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Quite Hardy.

Germination instructions

Special treatment is required to break dormancy. Soak seeds in warm warm for 48 hours and then sow on the surface of a sterile seed compost, before covering the seeds with vermiculite. Keep compost moist but not overly wet and maintain humidity levels so that compost does not dry out. Keep in a well lit spot.

Musa seeds require a daily temp cycle of around 9 hrs @ 30-35C and 15 hrs @ 12-15C to germinate. Germination is erratic - some seeds may start to germinate from around 5 weeks whilst others can take a number of months and sometimes over a year. Once germinated, keep the seedlings at a constant 25C to 30C until they are around 10-15cms tall, before potting on individually into 7cm or 9cm pots for growing on.

Musa itinerans Mekong Giant

Musa itinerans Mekong Giant

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