formontcalamus

There are lots of lists on the web for "catagories" and to search them all would take forever, so . . . How about if we post here references and lists and books and places to buy, and places to trade, and nurseries and "people and places" that we each find interesting and reliable . . . Starting of cource with www. bananas. org

Logos

A great book for general identification of flowering tropicals, accurate botanical info, ID photos. Flowering trees, Heliconia, Bromeliads, etc.
TROPICAL FLOWERING PLANTS by: Kristten Albrecht Llamas
Check it out on Amazon. com

Rare fruit trees and seed: www. organicfarm. net / Puerto Rico

Heliconia (extensive lists) www. montosogardens. com / Puerto Rico

Do you have a good source for something of interest to everyone ?

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southlatropical

Palms..............
Fairchild guide to palms http://palmguide.org/index.php
Palmtalk.org http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?
Bamboo...........
Mr. Bamboo (entertaining and informative) http://www.mrbamboo.com.au/bamboo_main/bamboo_main.html
Bambooweb.info http://www.bambooweb.info/
Rating online nurseries and all kinds of other useful info http://davesgarden.com/
This thread would make a good sticky.

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Tony O

A good variety of different message board links

http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/tonyscorner/

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MediaHound

Thread stuck!

Pine Island Nursery / Tropical Fruit Nursery - rare fruit info & for sale
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/...roducts_ab.htm
This is a link to their: Avocado viewer, Mango viewer, Dragon Fruit viewer, Lychee Viewer, Sapodilla Viewer - http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/viewers.htm

Chestnuts: http://www.chestnuts.us

Pomegranate variety info: http://www.purelypoms.com/PhotoIndex.htm

Plumeria Forum: http://www.mauiplumeriagardens.com/forums/

Composting supplies: http://www.urbangardencenter.com

Banana seed suppliers: Seed Sources

southlatropical

How to make a self watering planter out of a soda bottle. Posted elsewhere by 'magicgreen'.

http://www.toppers-place.com/pop_bottle_pots.htm

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john_ny

Building your own mist timer
http://www.johngrows.com/misttimers.html

Bending greenhouse tubing.
http://www.johngrows.com/bendingtubing.html

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formontcalamus

This is a good spot to say to everyone . . . I have joined many plant groups, but have not enjoyed the helpful more personal responce that I find on Bananas. You are all, every last one of you friendly and interesting folks !

This thread I think is really helpfull in exploring plant sources and groups. Would the monitors please consider keeping this thread up top with "What did you plant today". With all the other forums bussy with conversations, perhaps we could leave this one only as a list, with short comments for sources. My only disappointment with Bananas Org is that the posts often go buy and into archives befor I can read them.

More sources . . .

American Begonia Society: www.begonias.org

Hibiscus: www.internationalhibiscussociety.org

Ferns: www.amerfernsoc.org

Crotons/Codieaum: crotons.org (fantastic photos for ID)

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gadget

lots of good info
http://www.jasons-indoor-guide-to-or...gardening.com/

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MediaHound

Do you mean that when you find threads in Google for example that its an archive version? Or could you explain this a little more?
We dont really archive threads here, but there are two versions you could find in the search engines. Google prefers to crawl our slimmed down archived versions, its faster for them. Then if you stumble upon the archives, there's a link "View Full Version : " up near the top of those pages.
Does that make any sense or does it sound foreign to you? I'm really curious about your comment, perhaps you can fill me in a bit more. If you just meant that threads get lost in the shuffle and get buried by other threads as the others get replies, I can relate to that too. Just thought I would throw out there the comment about if you do hit a true archive version of a page while searching the web, you can click to toggle to view the original, just look for that link at the top.
This is what I mean, these are all archive versions:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...rchive+bananas
Click any and you will see at the top:
"View Full Version : More Musas itinerans ??"

Another example:
http://www.bananas.org/archive/index.php/
"View Full Version: Bananas.org"

Just thought I would throw this out there, look for those full version links...
Regards

carpy

Besides Bananas my other passion is Tree Ferns!

Here is an excellent site with great photography and germination tips:-

The Fern House

Enjoy!

southlatropical

http://www.gingersrus.com/
A vast amount of info and pictures on all kinds of gingers.

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damaclese

here are a few of the links that i have fond most helpfull and thanks for sharing yours with us
fig intrest group
Fig Interest Group
rose surch enging you can find any rose that has ever been in production
Roses, rose gardening and everything rose related.
national gardin ASCC.
National Gardening Association :: Regional Reports
a ling to surch for info on any plant on the planet
and were you can get it
https://plantinfo.umn.edu/arboretum/default.

southlatropical

Chumley Cycads Specializing In Artificially Propagated Cycads
Robert Chumley's website. Great prices on cycads and Mr. Chumley is very helpful with questions.

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lorax

Generally an awesome site for plants in general, grouped by a number of things including genus, and I'd say that it's about the last word on plant ID for anything but Bananas.

UBC Botanical Garden Forums

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sandy0225

Victoria Water Lilies and waterlilies and lotus in general
Victoria Adventure Home

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Chironex

Isaac, Thanks so much for the Pop Bottle link. I am going to use it for all of my seedlings and may also try it for germinating seeds too. It is amazing how much I could have saved if I had read this just a few days ago. I spent over $150 on pots, etc at the local nursery and Walmart. Probably could have cut the expense in half!!!

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