Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-21-2011, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,505
Re: Help!
Trim the leaves off. Since you didn't say how big this stem was, it is hard to say how much to cut off. Generally, I just ry to save the corm. Hopefully you got enough of the corm that it will...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
11-16-2010, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,614
Bugs in the corm
One of my p-stems was leaning today and I was able to pull itright out of the ground. The bottom of the corm had been completely eaten by what appears to be some very very small critters.
I tried to...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-29-2010, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,661
Re: Elephant ears
'Elephant Ears' is a common applied to many species of Xanthosoma, Colocasia and Alocasia, among a few others. It is difficult to help unless you are more specific.
All of these plants die when...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-24-2010, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,394
Re: blue java vs orinoco
Too bad you didn't ask a year ago. I had 3 p-stems flower last year, none so far (and not expected) this year. My understanding is that the Blue Java is the color of the immature bananas as theyt...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
07-19-2010, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,865
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Forum: Other Plants
07-13-2010, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 270
Views: 32,451
Re: Canna Lovers Unite!
Any idea which Canna this might be?
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13910&ppuser=1447><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34069 border=0></a>
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2009, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: First time planting bananas, please help
I wouldn't worry a lot given that you will be over 100F for the next couple of days. You will need to water your bananas every day if the pots get exposed to the sun, which will heat the soil over...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-11-2009, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,248
Re: Problem IC
Ask her nicely (in cool and soothing sounds) to not fertilize until she waters again....
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Forum: Contests!
08-11-2009, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 27,411
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-08-2009, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,481
Re: Pruning pups from Ice Cream
Fo what its worth:
I have IC in the yard. One is fruiting for me at thistime. I cut pup out about 3 timers a year, waiting for them to ber about 3 feet tall, or so.
I am in a Zone 9b and only...
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Forum: Member Introductions
08-01-2009, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,311
Re: I'm new, too. :)
Mary,
With regard to getting your Bird of Paradise (BOP) to bloom;
Winter temps are the limiting factor in the lack of blooms. It gets awfully cool for them in Winter. If you thought it was cool in...
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
07-28-2009, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 14,666
Re: Chiquita - An Awful Short History
I feel I must reply, although I do not want to start a pro/anti union discussion here.
Most of the items here may have been initiated by the unions but have been more or less legislated by various...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-28-2009, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,136
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
07-28-2009, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 14,666
Re: Chiquita - An Awful Short History
Michael,
Raising the prices at the retail level will only pad the pockets of the retailers. You may want to look into getting a 'Fair Trade' policy into this area. There are strong economic...
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
07-26-2009, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 14,666
Re: Chiquita - An Awful Short History
You are supporting my point exactly. Unionization does not work, especially when the labor supply is so large. It seems pretty clear that when some of the workers refuse to work (via the strike),...
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
07-26-2009, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 14,666
Re: Chiquita - An Awful Short History
I would like to see a report on the same history from a less left leaning source, although I don't think I will.
The outrage and anger I see here seems a bit manufactured.
The real question...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-09-2009, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 193
Views: 43,031
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-07-2009, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,982
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-05-2009, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,720
Re: Ice Cream Eating Worms/Grubs
Beccariophoenix alfredii. Madagascarian palm with some promise in NorCal. Loves heat, grows "rapidly", unknown as to how much cold it will tolerate, but reports of survivng 25F have been made. We...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
07-05-2009, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,450
Re: New World Record
Harvey,
I think you are talking about this gentleman. He has passed away, unforetunately....talent like this comes around oh so rarely.:bananas_b
Bill Foster (performer) - Wikipedia, the free...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-04-2009, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,720
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-03-2009, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,720
Ice Cream Eating Worms/Grubs
Take A look at the bottom of the corm I dug up from a failing IC.
The 2 photos are what we found inside of the eaten out corm....
They were considerably smaller thn the tip of my index finger.
Who...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-28-2009, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,655
Re: Ice Cream Flower!
There are a couple of photos in the gallery.
My concern is that there aen't enough leaves to generate the fruit....we shall see.
Don't tell the guild......:ha:
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-27-2009, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,655
Re: Ice Cream Flower!
It is a ploy of the International Brotherhood of Musa acuminata 'Blue Java' Guild. They have, for centuries, kept the secret of the Ice Cream banana to themselves. This secret society is even more...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-27-2009, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,655
Ice Cream Flower!
I have a flower on one of my Ice Cream (Blue Java)!
Looking forward to its fruiting!
I highly recommend this variety for anyone in Zone 9 or higher. Easy to grow, recovers well from winter, pups...
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