Forum: Banana Identification
04-09-2019, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 989
Re: great mystery - FHIA?
When you say fhia 1 ‘goldfinger’ you mean the true fhia grom honduras or some of the mutants found in florida from poor tissue culture clones? Its flowering now once this new rack form a ill get...
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Forum: Banana Identification
04-07-2019, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 989
great mystery - FHIA?
Ive grow this particular banana for about 10-12 years. It been cold hardy and precocious and disease resistant.
its semi dwarf 7-8 ft at growth point when flowering. makes 35-40lb bunches or so. The...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-05-2019, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,099
Re: Looking for Blue Java
Just picked up a blue java from Peace River Organics in Punta Gorda, FL. They have the true blue java. ALso Sulcata Grove in Sarasota FL.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-27-2014, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,471
My fruit is rotting - Diseased or fungus?
My banana patch is thick and fruiting heavily. but something is killing my fruits
My Dwarf Brazilian is the most heavily affected (last 4 hands of bananas get a fungus and rot)
just now saw 2 ICE...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-07-2012, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,870
Re: Anybody growing Sugar Cane?
I grow many varieties of hierloom sugar cane and always looking to add more! I sell these on my website. Green Planet Farm (http://www.greenplanetfarm.com)
Heres Florida Red
<a...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-07-2012, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 27,870
Re: Anybody growing Sugar Cane?
heres a large barrel cane of "asian black" sugar cane I just harvested.
This makes a sweet juice with a darker tint and has a mild root beer flavor!
<a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-18-2012, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,588
Re: Backyard banana grove in Ft. Myers FL
Manzano with 7 hands
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49784&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49784)
dwarf red on the left (single mother trunk) mysore mat...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-18-2012, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,588
Re: Backyard banana grove in Ft. Myers FL
Im glad for this spacing as you can walk around between them, plus it allows them to have more space for pups. I tried to follow the commercial planting reccomended spacing, but havnt not been...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-11-2012, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,011
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-11-2012, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 17,747
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-11-2012, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,588
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-10-2012, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,588
Re: Backyard banana grove in Ft. Myers FL
Thanks all!
Iunepece, I planted the original pups at 6-8 foot spacing originally but the mats grow!
currently fruiting are Orinoco (tallest), Ice cream (second tallest), 3 manzanos, Goldfinger,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-10-2012, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,588
Backyard banana grove in Ft. Myers FL
Hi
This was just a green grass backyard 2 years ago.
If it was under irrigation things would be better, I need to do some thinning for better production. Horse manure is the only thing amended to...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
02-10-2012, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,361
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
01-14-2012, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,441
Re: Wanted Musa Velutina
Hi Kat
My buddy has some veluntina. I just posted a for sale thread you might want to check out. Hes getting rid of a yard full of lots of nanas!
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
01-14-2012, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,361
Tons of bananas for sale! S FL.
my buddy has a jungle yard full of mature banana mats that need to go. (lehigh acres in south fl near fort myers)
these are solid mature mats about 25 varieties and would be similar to a...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-19-2011, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 13,495
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Forum: Other Plants
12-19-2011, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,097
Re: 'Purple Heart' variety of pomegranate
Great looking Pom Harvey! I want to try more varieties. thanks for the info about the Dave Wilson Nursery. I wonder why they market it under a different name, it make things more difficult.
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Forum: Contests!
06-27-2011, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 10,780
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-27-2011, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,825
Re: Red Bananas
Sunfish I agree.
I have a 'US misi luki' planted as well next to this mystery mysore.
it has the upright leaves and white undersides. not the 'true misi luki'
it however looks nothing like the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-20-2010, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,525
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-10-2010, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,432
Re: Unprotected bananas in zone 8b
Never claimed I was 9b. I am in town averaging 9a temps most years, last year I had 18 degrees when the airport recorded 14. I recorded 23and 24 these past few nights but im not measuring air temps...
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Forum: Contests!
12-08-2010, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 10,423
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-08-2010, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,236
Re: 2011 Winter Update from North Florida!
heres my short list of bananas im growing outdoors in Tallahassee.
comparing leaf hardiness from the hardiest to least
Basjoo - took several degrees of freesing temps
Raja Puri - as reported it...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-08-2010, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,432
Re: Unprotected bananas in zone 8b
Dean, What types of bananas are you growing? My nanners just all got frozen for the season. we have had some serious cold!
Basjoo is the toughest in my yard followed by Raja puri, Icecream,...
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