What did you kill today? - Page 14

robguz24 · 12-20-2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Julian

This guy in the Big Island thinks that is the best tasting variety.

Silk Fig (Dessert): One of the best-tasting dessert bananas available in Hawaii. Plants are 7-12 ft. high with medium-size bunches. Fruits are smallish and mostly round, and the skin is thin and edible. They have a wonderful taste and consistency. If you're only going to plant one banana, this is an excellent choice. After Apple and Williams, probably the most-planted commercial banana on small farms.

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Yep, that's who I got it from. Has been one of my slowest plants too, though didn't help that I accidentally broke the original 3' tall plant at ground level. Still, only 2 pups after 3 years while the sucrier I got from him at the same time has given me fruit and about a dozen pups.

Julian · 12-20-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Yep, that's who I got it from. Has been one of my slowest plants too, though didn't help that I accidentally broke the original 3' tall plant at ground level. Still, only 2 pups after 3 years while the sucrier I got from him at the same time has given me fruit and about a dozen pups.

Strange. Mine was pretty vigorous with pups. I have a silk fig that is of the Figue Famille variety. I got in June as a TC. In July or August, I kind of gave it too much insecticidal soap so it almost died on me. But it has come back and has given me 6 keiki's. I completely desuckered it in November. The desuckering really slowed it down. No new keiki's yet. The main plant is about four feet. So is it's largest keiki.

Abnshrek · 12-20-2012, 09:38 PM

I think the cold finally killed my yellow dragonfruit.. one is toast, and I think the other is getting there.

Illia · 12-21-2012, 02:56 PM

Curious, is your dragonfruit protected or not? What temps are it going through right now? I'm curious to know what they can handle, especially the yellow species.

Abnshrek · 12-21-2012, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Illia

Curious, is your dragonfruit protected or not? What temps are it going through right now? I'm curious to know what they can handle, especially the yellow species.

well it got down to 25F and both are toast. American Beauty didn't like low's so I brought it in.. Only reason I left the yellow is they take so to develope fruit.

Abnshrek · 03-12-2013, 09:15 PM

I think I killed my Red Lady Papaya..

sunfish · 03-12-2013, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Abnshrek

I think I killed my Red Lady Papaya..

Bummer

Yug · 03-13-2013, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Julian

Aloha Yug. Where did you get your Manzano from? Just curious

Didn't see this before - It had to come from either Wal-Mart or Ko'olau Farmers

Bob3 · 03-13-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Abnshrek

Does 4 fuzzy rats count? lol :^)

Hope they were disposed of properly; stuck in a roasting pan after being wrapped in a bacon shroud. ;-)

The timer in the "germinating tent" stuck on & the lights fried a few tender sprouts (but I don't tend to count things that short).

Abnshrek · 04-15-2013, 11:39 AM

a 50' Oak (firewood). :^)

Abnshrek · 04-21-2013, 04:34 PM

Well the recent cold knocked off 3 Veinte Cohol pups, and 5' of my GF's p-stem..

john2020 · 05-23-2013, 03:35 PM

My perfect Grand Nain is no longer perfect

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I left it outside in its pot yesterday because the temperatures have been getting really high. I didn't realize today would be the opposite and on top of that really windy. I came home to my plant toppled over with all the leaves shredded up and bruised. It's hideous now lol. Not sure what to do. What I now know is that banana plants are really fragile & I would never be able to sleep with mine being outside! Any suggestions?

Dalmatiansoap · 05-23-2013, 03:38 PM

Just leave it as it was, give it some TLC and it will be OK in notime.

bananimal · 05-23-2013, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by john2020

My perfect Grand Nain is no longer perfect

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I left it outside in its pot yesterday because the temperatures have been getting really high. I didn't realize today would be the opposite and on top of that really windy. I came home to my plant toppled over with all the leaves shredded up and bruised. It's hideous now lol. Not sure what to do. What I now know is that banana plants are really fragile & I would never be able to sleep with mine being outside! Any suggestions?

What did the temp drop to? Bananas are the opposite of fragile. Sure they can look shredded. But they will continue to grow fine as long as too much leaf material wasn't torn away and the pstem wasn't bent and cracked open. If too many roots broke off the mama corm that's a different story. Try righting it and fill in the soil gaps. And stake it too.

john2020 · 05-23-2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bananimal

What did the temp drop to? Bananas are the opposite of fragile. Sure they can look shredded. But they will continue to grow fine as long as too much leaf material wasn't torn away and the pstem wasn't bent and cracked open. If too many roots broke off the mama corm that's a different story. Try righting it and fill in the soil gaps. And stake it too.

Thanks. Today has been around 3 to 6 degrees celsius. It looks better now, now that I moved it inside. I'm sure it'll be okay, I just have mild OCD about it not looking perfect lol. All except the newest leaf are shredded up. I think maybe it's too early to be moving it outside. I want to move it out of the existing pot and officially plant it either in a planter or into the ground.

Duckfood · 05-23-2013, 08:58 PM

Siam Ruby...

Not quite dead, but living on life support...

crazy banana · 07-02-2013, 01:28 PM

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Woohoo, a heavy one (maybe a 4 for one or so?!)...

Abnshrek · 07-02-2013, 01:44 PM

I set 4 traps in the car port yesterday.. I got one.. so far.. :^)

crazy banana · 07-02-2013, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Abnshrek

I set 4 traps in the car port yesterday.. I got one.. so far.. :^)

I really like this plastic style trap. Caught nine rats, one oppossum and one mouse with the rat trap before the spring broke ( trap lasted about 3 weeks, set daily)

bananimal · 07-02-2013, 03:55 PM

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I really like this plastic style trap. Caught nine rats, one oppossum and one mouse with the rat trap before the spring broke ( trap lasted about 3 weeks, set daily)

How big was that possum? I caught a real big one that got over half of my Glenn mangos. Eighteen inch long tail. In a Havahart type trap. That little Tomcat plasting thing would have only tweaked his nose and pizzed him off.

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