JoeReal

Gabe,

I'm not disputing what you have observed about Ae-ae, it is interesting to note that is the case with your ae-ae's, and me not growing one. I just don't want to generalize that this is true for all variegated (white or yellow) plants, as I have grown side by side on the same tree, variegated and non-variegated counterparts and have not found any problems yet. I always respect anybody's observations in here, knowing that we have multitudes of other factors that could interact in the way we grow our plants, so what results we may have obtained could be different than others. It is however very good to know how each of our observations go, along with other factors that could come into play. I have my full respect for you and everyone else, novice or veteran, so please don't get offended even in the slightest way if sometimes I will have to disagree with some of our findings, observations, or speculations. That's what forums are for, and I promise to be more civilized here compared to the superthrive citrus forum thread at garden web. Just remind me when I go out of line. Feel free to disagree with what I sometimes say, my memories could be faulty and my comprehension shorthanded. Science is not etched in stone either, and as far as banana growing in the US, it is really more of an art than a scientific technology, we are in its infancy, faced with entirely different problems than in the tropics.

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Joe