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Old 03-03-2008, 11:23 AM   #261 (permalink)
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I just planted a gold nugget mandarin in my plat. Is golden nugget a banana?
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Today I planted Jamaican Red, Orinoco, Manzano, Williams Hybrid, and Saba. The Orinoco has OVER 8 PUPS/EYES (that I could count!). These all came from MediaHound. He also sent me LOTS of extras!!!! Thank You SO MUCH Jarred!!!!


All of the pups/eyes. I counted 9. One had to be damaged to get a larger one off, another small pup had to be cut off with a larger one as well. Hope that one survives


The large corm with pups under it!


Planted the bottom of the pot with natural soil from my yard, topped off with Black Kow (manuer) and mixed with natural potting soil.


Pups added to the 25 gal pot


Topped off with more mixture of Black Kow and Potting Soil.


ALL of my new plants planted. The front three on the bottom right are Dward PR bananas that were pups off of a pot I had bought at Rockledge Gardens. They were in the 10 gal pot together (already split) and I seperated them and gave each their own pot.
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This week:
144 basjoo
36 minis
12 zebrina
12 double mahoi
12 redraja thin
12 cardaba
12 dwarf cavendish
12 williams hybrid

repotted 40 bordelons into gallon and larger pots
15-20 zebrinas


still have to plant
9 siam ruby
18 ice cream

I actually planted one musa ornata this week from my 100 seeds! Wow~ those alternating temps are actually working a little bit at least.
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Old 03-07-2008, 08:49 PM   #264 (permalink)
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This week:
144 basjoo
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12 zebrina
12 double mahoi
12 redraja thin
12 cardaba
12 dwarf cavendish
12 williams hybrid

repotted 40 bordelons into gallon and larger pots
15-20 zebrinas


still have to plant
9 siam ruby
18 ice cream

I actually planted one musa ornata this week from my 100 seeds! Wow~ those alternating temps are actually working a little bit at least.
WOW, you sure have been busy!!!
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Old 03-07-2008, 10:29 PM   #265 (permalink)
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Way to go, Sandy!

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Old 03-08-2008, 08:03 PM   #266 (permalink)
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Holy moly Sandy - way to go!!

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You go Sandy!!
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Old 03-10-2008, 07:01 AM   #268 (permalink)
 
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My list is not as big as Sandy's (busy lady)
1 dwarf cavendish, 1 erneste, 1 red banana, 1 gold finger, 6 hibiscus, 2 kangaroo paws, 3 king palms, 2 queen palms, 3 lilly of the nile, 1 pink bird of paradise, tiger canna, russia canna, 1 mock orange, 8 azaleas, 1 washington palm, 2 types of lavender, 1 pea vine, 1 travelers palm, 1 butterfly bush, 1 snail vine, 1 princess flower bush, 1 variegated brug, several bulbs & annuals.
Two flower beds were redesigned for theme gardens (oriental & hawaiian cottage).
Happy spring planting to everyone!!!!!
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My list is not as big as Sandy's (busy lady)
1 dwarf cavendish, 1 erneste, 1 red banana, 1 gold finger, 6 hibiscus, 2 kangaroo paws, 3 king palms, 2 queen palms, 3 lilly of the nile, 1 pink bird of paradise, tiger canna, russia canna, 1 mock orange, 8 azaleas, 1 washington palm, 2 types of lavender, 1 pea vine, 1 travelers palm, 1 butterfly bush, 1 snail vine, 1 princess flower bush, 1 variegated brug, several bulbs & annuals.
Two flower beds were redesigned for theme gardens (oriental & hawaiian cottage).
Happy spring planting to everyone!!!!!
Sounds NICE! Can't wait to see pictures of it!!!
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My list is not as big as Sandy's (busy lady)
1 dwarf cavendish, 1 erneste, 1 red banana, 1 gold finger, 6 hibiscus, 2 kangaroo paws, 3 king palms, 2 queen palms, 3 lilly of the nile, 1 pink bird of paradise, tiger canna, russia canna, 1 mock orange, 8 azaleas, 1 washington palm, 2 types of lavender, 1 pea vine, 1 travelers palm, 1 butterfly bush, 1 snail vine, 1 princess flower bush, 1 variegated brug, several bulbs & annuals.
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Old 03-10-2008, 04:16 PM   #271 (permalink)
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My list is not as big as Sandy's (busy lady)
1 dwarf cavendish, 1 erneste, 1 red banana, 1 gold finger, 6 hibiscus, 2 kangaroo paws, 3 king palms, 2 queen palms, 3 lilly of the nile, 1 pink bird of paradise, tiger canna, russia canna, 1 mock orange, 8 azaleas, 1 washington palm, 2 types of lavender, 1 pea vine, 1 travelers palm, 1 butterfly bush, 1 snail vine, 1 princess flower bush, 1 variegated brug, several bulbs & annuals.
Two flower beds were redesigned for theme gardens (oriental & hawaiian cottage).
Happy spring planting to everyone!!!!!
Sounds beautiful!
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Today I planted possibly two different varieties of unknown bananas. I bought them today from my friends at Rockledge Gardens. It was an over grown 25 gal. pot at a great deal for $30. There were two adult plants and three babies. When I got it home and split it, turns out that there was two seperate main rhizomes in the pot. So this might possibly be two different varieties. Each of the main rhizomes were 8-9 ft tall and had 1-2 small pups and one had a large one (3ft. corm). Guess we'll see what it is when the two larger ones fruit, hopefully they'll start flowering this fall!!! Knowing what the nursery regularely have for a selection, knowing they replanted two plants in the 25 gal pot, I think it might be an Ice Cream or a Williams. Would be awsome if it was one rhizome each in the pot!!!!! I'll take pictures of the planted bananas another day. My back yard is a mess due to some messy contractors that pressure washed old paint off of our patio walls and messed up some of my plants!!!!!!

I had also dug up a Dwarf Puerto Rican Banana that had died and replaced it with one of the new ones above, and to my suprise there were three babies at the bottom of the dead corm waiting to come up out of the gound. I repotted those into a pot until they could mature some more before seperating.

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Today I planted possibly two different varieties of unknown bananas. I bought them today from my friends at Rockledge Gardens. It was an over grown 25 gal. pot at a great deal for $30. There were two adult plants and three babies.
Killer deal JP!

I planted 4 eyes from poor Valery. The main stem rotted to the corm. The temps hit 42 degrees last fall and she declined from there. I scraped off most of the rot and left her in the sun to dry up. Then I planted her pieces up in 1 gallon black pots to warm in the sun. Can I get a prayer for Valery?
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Old 03-18-2008, 01:24 AM   #274 (permalink)
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I planted them a few days ago

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Old 03-18-2008, 01:26 AM   #275 (permalink)
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nd the misi luki and dwarf orinoco

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And the misi luki and dwarf orinoco



And I forgot:

I received the ladyfinger that I bid and won from Jarred and I planted it on a pot.
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i planted a dc. thanks jarred!
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