Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2019, 07:25 AM
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Views: 3,103
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-02-2019, 10:29 AM
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Re: Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, FL
Thanks for posting the pics. They have a maps available in the office for the bananas and mangos varieties - my husband picked it up last time he was there. Not sure if they are still accurate or not.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-24-2018, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Pitogo
Mine oddly needs extra calcium compared to my other bananas. I use gypsum and dolomite once a year.
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-07-2018, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,146
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
The Manatee Rare Fruit Council will have its next sale Sunday, May 19th 2019. I went ahead and updated the website for next years sale. Manatee Rare Fruit Council: Fruit Tree Sale...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-22-2018, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,146
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
Lychee trees were a bit more scarce due to the lychee mite which someone imported on plant material from Asia into FL.
We grow Sweetheart, Hak’ip, No Mai Tsze, Ohia, Brewster, and Mauritius. Emperor...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-20-2018, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,146
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
Great meeting you today! I'm older than I look :)
The sale really puts into perspective just how many people grow fruit in FL - and how passionate people are about fruit growing!
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-12-2018, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,146
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
I have asked the tree sale committee for a list, but I don’t think they are planning to release one. I know we will be there (Sulcata Grove) and Starry Nursery, and Wayne Clifton. These vendors have...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-10-2018, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,146
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
BBTV scares me - I believe we have the vector here in Florida. Do you know if agristarts tests material for viruses before tissue culturing bananas?
The state wasn’t aware of everyone who had...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-09-2018, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,146
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
It’s such a great event. A couple of vendors being super rare and multi grafted trees (and multi rootstock trees too). I’ll try to see what lychees are available. We had lychee mite imported to FL,...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-08-2018, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,146
MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
The Manatee Rare Fruit Council's annual tree sale is Sunday, May 20th at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. We will be there with lots of banana plants and grafted fruit trees and Don from Going...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-06-2018, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,687
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-04-2018, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,511
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-17-2018, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 304
Views: 30,432
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
02-21-2018, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,920
Re: Bananas in Maoli / Popo'ulu subgroups
Just now saw this. Thanks for posting! Planning a trip down that way this weekend. I was able to get a TC Mai'a Maoli Eka from TARS which is doing well - 6 nice size leaves now.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-12-2017, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,420
Re: Hurricane Irma!
We lost all 25 racemes of developing bananas here in Sarasota. The whole mat of Sabas came crashing down. I've never had he Sabas fall before - but the wind direction was just right this time, I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-28-2017, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,169
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2017, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,344
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-30-2017, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,873
Re: The North Carolina Banana Experiment
Welcome!
My grandfather fruited bananas in charlotte, NC in the 1950s. I was told he would dig the plants up and store them under the house for the winter and replant in spring.
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-19-2017, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 0
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MRFC Rare fruit tree sale this Sunday, May 21st
We will be selling banana plants and tropical fruit trees and I think Don from Going Bananas will be at the sale as well with his bananas. There will be around 20 vendors. It is a huge event held at...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-25-2017, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,081
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-14-2017, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 7,486
Re: SOS: HOA wants my banana TREES removed
That is a different statute found here -http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0300-0399/0373/Sections/0373.185.html
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-14-2017, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 7,486
Re: SOS: HOA wants my banana TREES removed
One interesting fact - in FL, HOAs are not allowed to forbid clotheslines, rainbarrels, or Florida friendly landscaping.
Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-11-2017, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 8,206
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Forum: Banana Identification
11-19-2016, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,335
Labeled Ubok Ikay at one of the repositories
I can't find any information about any Ubok Ikay. The old website for the one of the repositories had photos, but this accession doesn't seem to be listed any longer. Any idea what this might be?...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-14-2016, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Anyone growing variegated namwa
Yes. I found one with slight variegation among a group of namwa for sale at a nursery here. shortly after planting, the new leaves seemed to lose their variegation, so I moved it to an area with a...
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