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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-04-2014, 12:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Posted By Heater
Re: Flower?

What has happened? All my flowers are falling out and not producing bananas? It is very much a letdown.

Can I fix it? Or is it...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-25-2014, 09:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Posted By Heater
Re: Flower?

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/supermahn1971/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/4816B61B-E4D9-4B3B-B3B8-46B606FDEF03_zpsznqwgrfy.jpg
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-23-2014, 07:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Posted By Heater
Re: Flower?

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/supermahn1971/2014-06/461F99C6-5323-476C-ADB3-5C3CF7E1975C_zps48vmb9kf.jpg
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-22-2014, 03:31 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Posted By Heater
Re: Flower?

I just wish I knew what kind of banana plant it...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-09-2014, 09:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Posted By Heater
Re: Flower?

True. I have never had a flower in 15 years of bananaing...but it looks like it's coming. I am excited and apprehensive all at once.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-08-2014, 05:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,610
Posted By Heater
Re: Cleaning banana leaves...

You are correct! That is indeed what I meant.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-27-2012, 08:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,870
Posted By Heater
Salting the dirt

A friend of mine said that he salts his dirt before planting the banana to encourage growth and to speed banana production.

He uses about a cup of regular table salt for a 3x3 area of dirt and mixes...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-17-2012, 09:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,305
Posted By Heater
Starting over...

I recently returned from my year long deployment in the Middle East and much to my chagrin, I have to start over with my bananas.

I had about 17 or 18 in the back yard during the summer before I...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-27-2011, 12:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,163
Posted By Heater
Re: Bananas in the Arabian desert

The update is that the naysayers are correct. The sun just beat the poor plants down. I think they can handle the heat alright -- given extra amounts of water to gulp down. But the sun is so...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-03-2010, 09:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,163
Posted By Heater
Re: Bananas in the Arabian desert

Here's a shot of the soil/dirt I am dealing with. The hole is a little bigger than this but this took an hour to...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-03-2010, 02:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,163
Posted By Heater
Re: Bananas in the Arabian desert

Scott absolutely NAILED it with the pics of the "dirt" and "soil" conditions I am dealing with. There simply is not dirt or soil that is available unless I buy it at the Wal-Mart equivalent (which I...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-03-2010, 02:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,163
Posted By Heater
Re: Bananas in the Arabian desert

I don't know the variety. Here's a pic.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/supermahn1971/Qatar/2010-11-03/DSC01538.jpg
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-03-2010, 08:08 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,163
Posted By Heater
Bananas in the Arabian desert

I am currently deployed in Qatar. I have planted two banana plants (one was a pup from the larger of the two).

To prepare their growing area, I used a pick and a shovel and dug two holes. The...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-30-2009, 02:36 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 23,775
Posted By Heater
Re: A new DVD about growing bananas is available

I just saw the link and sent and e-mail. If the offer is still good, I'm in your debt!!

Thanks!

Heath
Forum: Banana Identification 11-03-2008, 09:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,931
Posted By Heater
What kind of banana is this?

Can anyone tell me what kind of banana tree this is? It's a fast grower (up from a root ball this spring after I cut it down last fall).

Whole...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-01-2008, 05:56 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 242,253
Posted By Heater
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

Dug up my bananas and put them under the house for the winter today. I hope it wasn't too early, but we've had our frosts start here in NC. This is the first time I've tried the digging up so I...
Forum: Contests! 07-14-2008, 10:59 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 11,478
Posted By Heater
Re: New contest 7.13.08

Here are my guesses:

Dwarf Orinoco: 121
Ice Cream: 115
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-14-2008, 10:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,487
Posted By Heater
Here's a rookie question...

Sorry for the rookie-ness of the question...

When they say a specific banana variety (basjoo, for example) is "inedible," does that mean that it tastes very bad or that it's poisonous or what...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-14-2008, 10:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,389
Posted By Heater
Re: Help with leaf problem?

I've had it happen a couple of times. Following leaves had no problems. You should be fine.
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