Forum: Other Plants
09-08-2012, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-31-2012, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,012
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Forum: Other Plants
07-28-2012, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,534
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Forum: Other Plants
07-22-2012, 05:34 PM
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My Tropical yard PICTURES!
While doing this I realized I have 16 kinds of Cannas 16 Kinds Of EE's and 6 Kinds of Bananas- That's not counting all the other single plants I have and all the ones I still want!
In this one...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-24-2012, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense)
Mine were "Smoothie Collected" seeds in Costa Rica- I always eat (drink actually) them when we're in Colombia, where they they call it Lulo.
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Forum: Other Plants
06-23-2012, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-06-2012, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Zone 8 growing?
For the Ensete you'll need a really big pot- I drive by a fruit stand that had some giant ones that they planted in containers that looked to be as big as a pallet and about 3' high. They moved them...
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Forum: Member Introductions
05-12-2012, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Newb on a tropical mission...
Cannas do great here- the only problem I have are leaf rollers. For Gingers-Hedychium (butterfly ginger) and Curcuma (hidden Ginger). Those are Hardy here- actually there's a canna Called "bird of...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-09-2012, 10:32 AM
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Re: Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense)
A little like Kiwi- but different, personally I think it's almost impossible to describe the taste a fruit.
It's got a harder outside and you generally scoop out the inside.
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Forum: Other Plants
05-09-2012, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense)
In Colombia they call it Lulo, and it's used to make a refreshing juice. I've got some seeds started, and plant to try to overwinter it indoors and maybe get fruit next year.....
We'll see.
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
05-01-2012, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,526
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-30-2012, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,526
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-29-2012, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,526
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-07-2012, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 10,197
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-05-2012, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,526
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Forum: Other Plants
03-12-2012, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,738
Re: Giant colocasias
Garage is unheated but probably doesn't get be low freezing- I'm in SC and we've had a mild winter. The underground part of the plants is completely under. I've changed the water once, and I take...
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Forum: Other Plants
03-12-2012, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,738
Re: Giant colocasias
I can't say yet as to if the Tub/bucket method works- I'm doing it in a dark garage, but I have also over wintered small EE's in jars in the windowsill and they've done fine.
Right now I have 3...
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Forum: Other Plants
03-07-2012, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,738
Re: Giant colocasias
I'm growing Thai Giant, Jack's Giant, and Borneo Giant- plus something special called Robudora Supermax- a hybrid by from A. Odora and A. Robusta (the largerst leaved of them all).
Also growing a...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-11-2012, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: looking for tropicana tubers
In this post I've got pictures of plants I bought from Brian and what they did in 1 year
http://www.bananas.org/f8/4-inch-pots-one-growing-season-12485.html
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Forum: Other Plants
02-11-2012, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,592
Re: looking for tropicana tubers
Brian's botanicals has it... briansbotanicals.net
PDN is probably overpriced.
If you want to trade let others know what you have....
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Forum: Other Plants
10-21-2011, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,062
Alocasia Robudora Super Max Progress....
For those interested in EE's. This the new hybrid for A.odora and the large leaved A. Robusta. It's supposed to be has hardy as Odora but, I don't plan on testing hardiness yet...not worth the...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-08-2011, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 33,779
Re: Growing Musa Mekong Giant
If you're looking for info on how to grow this banana look for musa itinerans. The whole "Mekong Gaint" name seems to have appeared very recently. Brians Botanicals site says he's been growing it...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-10-2011, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,174
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-01-2011, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,174
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-20-2011, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,468
Re: Online nursery?
Besides what's been mentioned...I like for Bananas and other tropicals like EE's the following- they all go with 4" pots which I like better than the mini "starter plants"
Santa Rosa Gardens (great...
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