Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-05-2022, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 832
Re: Bunchy top paranoia
When digging up infected plants, I never noticed anything. But I put them right out for bulk, I never left them on a tarp.
to beam: no, I am feeding them coffee grounds only. I keep a bowl on my...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-05-2022, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 832
Re: Bunchy top paranoia
This is highly likely. The bananas were planted along a hedge and my neighbors on the other side are highly likely to have been spraying herbicides. They have a pyrythrum (sp?) spray marketed as...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-04-2022, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 832
Re: Bunchy top paranoia
Thanks to everyone for your responses so far. Here are my responses to the comments:
Pretty much n/a I pile arborist chips all around them and bury food scraps.
I don't have any other...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-03-2022, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 832
Re: Bunchy top paranoia
I'm in southeast FL. Hmm... It looked just like bunchy top to me. Leaves getting thin, scraggley looking, and sticking straight up. I didn't see any banana aphids though, which is why I was assuming...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-01-2022, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,010
Bananas in mulch basin
Hi all. In Art Ludwig's greywater book, he talks about funneling greywater through mulch basins. Essentially a depression dug in the ground with the excavated soil piled around the depression as a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-06-2022, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 783
Most productive banana?
I've haven't been able to find anything for this searching the internet. Any idea what bananas are most productive? Lets say measured as something like pounds per year. Which bananas give you the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2022, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 858
Re: Tall namwa problems
This is what I'm going with for now. Probably not too acidic; my soil is loaded with limestone. I'm assuming my soil is too alkaline if anything. However, I agree that a nutrient deficiency is...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-24-2022, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 858
Re: Tall namwa problems
Interesting. I figured they'd appreciate the nitrogen. A pretty good amount. I usually drink 2 cups a day and I've been dumping the grounds on my 11 banana plants for the past few months. So they've...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-24-2022, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 858
Re: Tall namwa problems
Thanks for the response. I'm in south east florida (west Browrad county). Soil has a ton of limestone. I'd call my soil sandy, with a darker layer of top soil on top. I mulch my bananas very deep...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-22-2022, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 858
Re: Tall namwa problems
That's a good question. They just have ornamental landscaping over there, so I doubt they are doing too much fertilization. But I don't know. I pile wood chips pretty high up the bananas and my food...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-22-2022, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 858
Re: Tall namwa problems
Here are some up close photos of the leaf and what the new one looks like. I haven’t been fertilizing so hoping it’s a nutrient deficiency. Does it look like bunch too to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-06-2022, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,225
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-06-2022, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,225
Kokopo/Patupi flavor?
I'm interested in adding a Kokopo to my collection since it is short-cycle and has the "cool" factor with it's orange flesh. But I can't find any information concerning its flavor. Can anyone share...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-27-2021, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 503
Banana semi-circle....?
Hi all. I'm interested in using the banana circle concept but to support just one banana (maybe two max). I'm planning on digging a pit that is watered by my roof run off and planting a banana in the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-08-2020, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 753
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-08-2020, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 459
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-08-2020, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 753
Re: Transplanting Mysore - Tips, resources?
Looks like you're right on that one - the mona lisa is flowering and it's a perfect size. Can't wait to try that fruit! (first time banana grower - so really looking forward to it)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-07-2020, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 459
Clarity concerning how to measure pstem?
Hi. I've gotten a lot of great information from lurking and posting on these boards - thank you all for your expertise! I don't understand exactly how to measure the pseudostem height. The base until...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-05-2020, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 753
Re: Transplanting Mysore - Tips, resources?
I feel like I've gotten a master class in banana sizes - thank you! :)
I've got some neighbors from whom I need separation. Quite invasive people... My fence is 6' and I'm trying to essentially make...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-04-2020, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 753
Re: Transplanting Mysore - Tips, resources?
Thank you! My soil has a lot of limestone in it, which makes it a pain to dig, but I have pulled plants out by the roots pretty readily (to get rid of, not transplant). I'll get to work on this in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-03-2020, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 753
Transplanting Mysore - Tips, resources?
In April, someone planted a mysore in my backyard. It's close to the fence and is a large and vigorous grower - too big for the space. I'd like to move it. I'm not exactly sure how to measure the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-20-2020, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 488
Spacing help
Hi all. I have 4 bananas in my hedge. On one side, an ice cream and mysore spaced 14' apart. On the other, an ice cream and mona lisa spaced 14' apart. Should I be able to fit smaller sized (but not...
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