Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-30-2011, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 2
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Banana expert on NPR's Fresh Air
Fascinating on air discussion concerning the history and future of the banana by Dan Koeppel. I'm learning so much! Podcast available at
Bananas: The Uncertain Future Of A Favorite Fruit : NPR...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-13-2011, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,423
mouse house - musa basjoo
Uncovered my musa basjoo stumps which spent the winter surrounded by straw and a plastic bucket wrapped in burlap. The firm part of largest stump was hollowed out. A hole about 3 inches deep and 3...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-11-2011, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 16,140
Re: Growing Windmill palms in zone 6?
Smithsonian palms and bananas | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dctropics/2650599427/)
This link shows one in front of the Air and Space Museum in DC. I think DC is in zone 7.
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Forum: Other Plants
02-28-2011, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,189
Re: Asimina triloba "paw paw"
Here is the link to Peterson's Pawpaws, which is just down the river from me and a wealth of good information.
Peterson Pawpaws | Home (http://www.petersonpawpaws.com/index.php)
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Forum: Other Plants
02-27-2011, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,189
Re: Asimina triloba "paw paw"
I kept one seedling for more than a year in a pot, thinking I might eventually plant it. Overwintered just fine, despite lots of snow and bitter wind. Looked like a sad little stick all winter then...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-27-2011, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,189
Re: Asimina triloba "paw paw"
The paw paw tree grows abundantly here in zone 6 of West Virginia. A couple of years ago, in September, my kids picked paw paw fruit growing wild and brought it home to make smoothies. They put the...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-20-2010, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 168
Views: 17,522
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-05-2010, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,150
musa basjoo mid-atlantic winter prep-fungicide?
Just subscribed and need advice.
Read on someone's post last fall to spray the stumps with fungicide before covering. So, last November, I sprayed some stumps with fungicide and left some without....
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-04-2010, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 1
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musa basjoo winterizing - prep w/fungicide?
Read on someone's post last fall to spray the stumps with fungicide before covering. So, last November, I sprayed some stumps with fungicide and left some without. In the spring, I discovered some...
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