Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
10-05-2009, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,924
Re: Transplanting in Florida
See the little button at the bottom right of every reply? Looks like http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24421...
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Forum: Member Introductions
10-05-2009, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,641
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Forum: Other Plants
09-29-2009, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 839
Views: 92,972
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Forum: Other Plants
09-29-2009, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 2,531
Views: 294,166
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-29-2009, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,658
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
09-24-2009, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,195
Re: From a friend in Florida.....need advise.
Unless that 1 hour was on a bicycle, it would be called "Key Something." Homestead is like the next best thing to the south end of mainland florida.
But yep, sounds like the the big bad "P" disease...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-23-2009, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,927
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2009, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 27,264
Re: Ae Ae Banana for sale
?eh?
Middle 48 states and not in freezing weather. That isn't unreasonable for a tropical plant.
Yeah. That's why I'm not Jonesing for one myself. Fussy. (And my soil is white sugar sand with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2009, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 27,264
Re: Ae Ae Banana for sale
"Proud of it?" I don't get what you mean.
What price of admission does it take to be, "one of us?" Martha IS a member here, she just doesn't hang out to BS, participate in the organic wars, or make...
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
09-17-2009, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 14,636
Re: Chiquita Prices
Interesting. Yesterday they were 69 cents / Lb at Wal-Mart in central FL, same as they were @ Publix late last week. (which surprised me)
I've noticed the opposite. Must be someone in the supply...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-16-2009, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 6,663
Re: Way back in the Day...
Not much has changed in rural Florida. :ha:
In high school I had a poster....
"In case siren sounds, immediately
1. Crawl beneath desk, table, or other sturdy object.
2. Place your head between...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-16-2009, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 6,663
Re: Way back in the Day...
That was the dairy industry's doing. They didn't want anyone mistaking that artificial product with real butter. Given how harmful trans-fats are, they may have been more on target than it would...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-16-2009, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 6,663
Re: Way back in the Day...
I recall a book from a decade or two of you that left out the punctuation. Then the last few pages were rows of periods & commas, and... directions to put them where you wanted them.
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
09-16-2009, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,632
Re: EV Question?
Guttation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttation)
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-08-2009, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 58,586
Re: Dumb Jokes
Since you brought up bikini jokes...
A redneck American tourist was walking along the beach in France. There are many beautiful women lying in the sun, and he really wants to meet one. But try as...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-13-2009, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,772
Re: Recommended Fun Science & School Sites...
The homopolar motor should work. I used to use a different version ... Put the magnet on the head of a screw, touch the point of the screw to one end of the battery and let it hang. Hold the battery...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
08-13-2009, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 12,793
Re: The Future of Fertilizer
Yup.
I live in the county that sits right in the middle of the Bone Valley Deposit, the deposit used to produce about 75% of the US supply and 25% of the world supply of phosphate. My county is the...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
08-13-2009, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 12,793
Re: The Future of Fertilizer
I see you are in Florida. Indeed, Florida did pass some legislation greatly limiting the amount of phosphate in lawn fertilizer. (I believe it does not affect commercial Ag.) A handful of midwest...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2009, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,899
Re: rajapuri, dwarf cavendishi slow growing
The idea that bananas grow fast is an oversimplification. But I really doubt anyone has a Rajapuri that grows 2 feet a week. They only get 6 or 8 feet of p-stem when full size so even under good...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-10-2009, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,093
Re: Misi Luki advice
We had a spat of questions in spring / early summer about leaves splitting off the p-stem. My siam ruby is doing a little bit of that now. It seems to happen when the temps are up, nutrition is good,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-10-2009, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,544
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-10-2009, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,646
Re: Basjoo not much growth
How much it can grow in a year is based on a strong, adult mat. It may take 1 or 2 years, or more, to build up a strong, woody corm and root system before it grows big.
There is a saying among...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-10-2009, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,533
Re: salt air tolerant container plants-tropical??
Salt-Tolerant Plants: Flowers and Foliage
Ivy geraniums (Pelargonium peltatum), commonly used in hanging baskets.
Portulaca: Drought-tolerant annual.
Lantana plants: Treated as an annual in cooler...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-09-2009, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,855
Re: So who here grows Carnivorous plants
On at least 3 occasions during my adulthood I have attempted to grow one form of CP or another, and they did not fare well. :(
Someone here posted pictures and construction of a very nice, large bog...
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