Forum: Member Introductions
04-17-2016, 08:18 AM
|
Replies: 13
Views: 1,525
Re: New to Banana's
Welcome! Being in a similar zone (8a/7b line, north of Atlanta) I would recommend trying to find accurate plants if you can. Coming out of my first year experimenting with overwintering bananas, I've...
|
Forum: Member Introductions
03-23-2016, 07:12 PM
|
Replies: 4
Views: 961
Re: Hello. im completly new
Good luck! I have the same inclination...practically nothing in my garden is actually zoned for me anymore. (:
|
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-20-2016, 09:51 PM
|
Replies: 25
Views: 14,390
Re: Dwarf Namwah cold hardiness
[QUOTE=Pancrazio;284285]I see what you mean. Acute and extended damage are definitively two different things. I think that the key point is to have at least some daily temperature above 32F. I think...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-20-2016, 09:45 PM
|
Replies: 21
Views: 3,614
Re: What type of blade do you use?
I have a big plastic serrated knife designed to cut tomatoes. It saws right through a big fat stem. Was very helpful when cutting down stems after winter to "find the green."
|
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-19-2016, 09:06 PM
|
Replies: 25
Views: 14,390
Re: Dwarf Namwah cold hardiness
I completely agree. I left some out this winter as sort of an experiment - I wrapped and bundled three six-foot trees to see what would happen. Our lowest low was 17, but we got extended periods...
|
Forum: Member Introductions
03-12-2016, 09:18 PM
|
Replies: 5
Views: 1,199
Re: Newbie.
Welcome! I'm jealous of your Florida garden. Hoping to move down there in a year or two. Heads up - I feel like I've been spreading the word lately on this company, but I had bad experiences with my...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-12-2016, 07:46 AM
|
Replies: 23
Views: 4,709
Re: Edible variegated red banana?
Haha, yes you will! It's nothing like those. I eat those as well, but these seeded bananas aren't like that...way more seedy. And the seeds will crack your teeth. But you can try if you want - I had...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-11-2016, 08:15 PM
|
Replies: 23
Views: 4,709
Re: Edible variegated red banana?
I grow velutina. They are stunning - my flower and fruit at 4-5 feet in just a few months - here cold kills them to the ground but they will grow up in the spring and fruit by August. The fruit is...
|
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
03-10-2016, 07:53 PM
|
Replies: 8
Views: 1,824
Re: ceylon banana
This nursery sells healthy plants, but they are not correctly labeled. I bought three bananas from them awhile back, and all three grew out to be wrong. The 'California gold' was obviously a dwarf...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-06-2016, 09:50 PM
|
Replies: 54
Views: 5,310
Re: Florida Orinoco history ???
Orinoco is from Venezuela, so I would assume they came with cross-Caribbean trade and migration, and since they are well suited to floridas climate they stick around a lot longer and with less care...
|
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
03-05-2016, 08:58 AM
|
Replies: 2
Views: 1,194
Re: Wanting Dwarf Brazilian
I got mine from a forum member, merce3...reasonable price, sturdy plant. It is growing out nicely from winter storage. I would recommend.
|
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
02-25-2016, 09:57 PM
|
Replies: 53
Views: 12,412
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-25-2016, 09:48 PM
|
Replies: 10
Views: 2,266
Re: Chima Meta Chimera
That nursery is reaaaaaaally dodgy. You can order those, but you'll never be sure what you actually got.
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-25-2016, 09:41 PM
|
Replies: 100
Views: 18,318
Re: Notice Regarding Spam Posts
Thanks, everyone. I don't post much here because I really don't know enough to have much to say, but I'm definitely an avid reader, and the forum has allowed my banana gardening to go from a naive,...
|
Forum: Member Introductions
02-23-2016, 08:40 PM
|
Replies: 7
Views: 1,418
|
Forum: Banana Identification
02-21-2016, 09:44 PM
|
Replies: 42
Views: 8,988
|
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
02-21-2016, 09:39 PM
|
Replies: 49
Views: 7,595
Re: The jungle 2016
I think it'll look great. I think the thin green needles of the cypress will be a great contrast to banana leaves - you don't want it all the same, just like any design. I also say plant what you...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-12-2016, 07:11 PM
|
Replies: 60
Views: 16,425
Re: Soloman Islands bananas
This all makes me so jealous! Clearly I picked the wrong masters degree. I want to study bananas in the Pacific. Like, right now.
|
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
02-11-2016, 05:31 AM
|
Replies: 7
Views: 1,621
Re: Looking for new Cold tolerant bananas
Well, we will see. This is the first winter I'm pulling them through, so I won't know for sure until I see new leaves in April. Some of them have been brought indoors, some of them are in cool...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-28-2015, 11:34 AM
|
Replies: 39
Views: 3,377
Re: Florida Hill strikes again!
I love the plants I got from green earth because they are quality from the price - but I'm already discovering the Cali Gold is not that, and is probably not even an Orinoco - it's growing like dwarf...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-09-2015, 11:05 PM
|
Replies: 17
Views: 2,037
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-09-2015, 11:04 PM
|
Replies: 17
Views: 2,037
Re: Great people to do business with...
Yes, it's probably very different being in Florida, and I didn't think about that... you guys seem to have a lot of good stuff close by. I always try to stop somewhere when I'm down there. Up here we...
|
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
05-07-2015, 09:22 PM
|
Replies: 9
Views: 2,077
Re: Bunchy top or another virus?
My velutina and enano Gigante did that as well this spring, when we had a sudden cold snap (up here we call it a "Blackberry winter" - opposite of an Indian summer). I supposed it to be a jolt from...
|
Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-07-2015, 09:12 PM
|
Replies: 17
Views: 2,037
Re: Great people to do business with...
In their defense, their plants are huge. $10 was a great price for it - other nurseries charge three times that, without shipping. I just got an amazing raja puri plant from them. The pstem was...
|
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-30-2015, 10:48 PM
|
Replies: 6
Views: 1,326
Re: School Wants Banana Plant for Greenhouse
This company has some Viente Cohol pups (and other hardy varieties) available. I just got a huge Rajapuri for $10 + shipping and it was a large healthy plant! and pretty incredible for the price....
|