Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-23-2023, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,290
Re: Basjoo - what's going on?
They just need to have hot weather, fertilizer and water to grow. I'm guessing they still some time temperature-wise to grow. Maybe you are watching them too closely and don't notice them...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-23-2023, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,290
Re: Basjoo - what's going on?
From what I have read, the female banana flower does not need to be pollinated to produce fruit. I would assume the bloom has already been pollinated as you have small bananas. You already have...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-22-2023, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,290
Re: Basjoo - what's going on?
It'll be interesting to keep watching it grow. Yours has gotten further than what mine did. http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=66622&size=1...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-20-2023, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,290
Re: Basjoo - what's going on?
You can always try, at the end of the season, digging that stem with the banana bloom on it and potting it to keep somewhere where it won't freeze (basement). That stem will die from blooming...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-13-2023, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,290
Re: Basjoo - what's going on?
I personally would let it flower. It's exciting to see them bloom. Mine bloomed but never made it to the mature banana stage because of our short seasons in Illinois. But I was so glad to see a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-24-2023, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 28,566
Re: Donetta
Can someone tell me what to do with this plant? It is an Orinoco. I think the tall one will flower this year. The pot is full of smaller plants. Can I take all the smaller ones off the bigger...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-24-2023, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 28,566
Re: Donetta
What should I do with this pot of Orinocos (blue pot).I'm thinking the big stem will flower this year (why I haven't cut it down any more). It also has 3-4 more stems in the pot. Would trying to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2022, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 28,566
Re: Donetta
There were several shoots when I put them to bed last fall and I put xmas lights around them and mulched with mulch. Don't know what I will find when I take the tarp and mulch off. I just...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-01-2021, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 28,566
Re: Donetta
picture..http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=68046&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=68046&ppuser=27877)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-01-2021, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 357
Views: 28,566
Re: Donetta
I've put some mini-lights around the base of the banana plants and have bought cyprus mulch to put on for mulch instead of straw that I have normally used. Going to cover the mini-lights with the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-24-2021, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 357
Views: 28,566
Re: Donetta
Thanks for the information...I didn't think the LED lights would give enough heat, but would the regular lights give off too much heat to set the straw on fire? Sorry for the double post, but the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-23-2021, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 28,566
Re: Donetta
It's about time to cut back the Basjoos and mulch for winter....(I'm in Illinois). I want to try and use some mini Christmas lights around the stem and base. I cut back to about 1 and 1/2 feet...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-08-2021, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,212
Re: Veinte Cohol Fruit in Pennsylvania
This is a small bunch that I successfully overwintered in the basement for the winter and they ripened up the next Spring. I had to bend the stem over to get it into the basement. In...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-30-2021, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,212
Re: Veinte Cohol Fruit in Pennsylvania
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=67966&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=67966&ppuser=27877) I got to taste a pawpaw this summer (from a friend that has a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-28-2021, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,212
Re: Veinte Cohol Fruit in Pennsylvania
Great news....takes dedication to get one to fruit in zone 6. I'm in Illinois and got an Orinoco to fruit. Took a couple years, stored it in the basement and it ripened the next year. Not many...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-18-2021, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 12
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Re: is this a cavendish?
Will this pushing amount to anything?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=67651&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=67651&ppuser=27877)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-18-2021, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 904
Re: is this a cavendish?
Is having basjoos just fall over and break at the stem a cause of too much water? I have lost all but one leaning plant and want to try and straighten this one up by digging in front of it and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2021, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,766
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2021, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 904
Re: is this a cavendish?
I'm hoping the 'pushing' center will continue.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=67635&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=67635&ppuser=27877)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2021, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 904
Re: is this a cavendish?
My biggest Basjoo fell last night. I'm guessing just too much water. We've had 10+ inches of rain in the last 2 weeks. Most of the Basjoos are just breaking at the base. They seem to be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-16-2021, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 904
Re: is this a cavendish?
So, you're saying this will not grow another stem?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=67633&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=67633&ppuser=27877)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-16-2021, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 904
Re: is this a cavendish?
We have had and are having a lot of rain and wind in a short period of time and some of my basjoos fell over and broke at the stem. A couple are still standing but are leaning. Do I dig down and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-21-2021, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 904
Re: is this a cavendish?
Not dog..cat, lol. in the workshop in basement,http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=67249&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=67249&ppuser=27877)
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-20-2021, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,194
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-20-2021, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,194
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