Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-21-2013, 11:02 PM
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Re: Is it Time?
Those will probably ripen fine if you harvested them now, but at less than 6 months in So Cal (not the tropics), I'd wait until you see a finger start to turn yellow. The fastest any variety has...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-21-2013, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Is it Time?
Mine never take more than 6 months so it's probably fine. They look pretty plump. It wouldn't hurt to wait until at least 1 is obviously yellow. You probably won't go wrong either way.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2013, 01:14 AM
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Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)
DC
pstem ~3', though it was about 4' when I trimmed it back in March
~15 months from 2 inch tc from Wellspring (9 months growing, then 5 months in coma, then about a month of renewed growing, then...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-16-2013, 11:11 PM
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Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)
This Dwarf Brazilian was a runt compared to my others. The PStem is only around 5 feet tall. It didn't receive nearly as much water as the others. From planting to flowering was 16 months. The...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-10-2013, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 3
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My first banana - Musa rose
I got it yesterday in the mail. :08: I bought it from Palmscenter.de in Germany.
It had 3 leaves on it, but 2 of them were broken off during transportation, so now it just looks rather weird with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2013, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Pups and flowering
I know it will be a long wait, but you are better off to wait until after you harvest. I got a little greedy with getting some suckers once and my plants got toppled in the wind because I had...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2013, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Pups and flowering
I would not do it during flowering. After the male phase begins, OK. Any stress during flowering affects fruit size and quantity.
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-07-2013, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 1
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Pot size :)
Want bigger plants? Get to the root of the matter (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120701191636.htm) :08:
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-31-2013, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 1,849
Views: 276,591
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-31-2013, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Dwarf Brazilian questions
For me they are always 6 months. Unless it is a massive bunch it looks like it will touch the roof but should fit or just cause the plant to lean some to accommodate the growing bunch. Congrats!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-31-2013, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-31-2013, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 1,849
Views: 276,591
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-08-2012, 01:18 AM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-28-2012, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,171
Pre Flag Leaf
Just thought I'd share with you what a Pre Flag Leaf looks like. This is my Dwarf Brazilian. The pre flag is about 2 feet shorter that the regular leaves. This week the flag will appear followed by...
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Forum: Banana Identification
05-23-2012, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: DC or California Gold?
California Gold plants never display red splotches. I'd guess that both of yours are Dwarf Cavendish.
Being in Anaheim I would suggest you try something other than California Gold anyways.
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-30-2012, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-28-2012, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 18
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Re: Help!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick could answer this question with authority since he grows commercially often using TC'd plants, but I think the recommendations I've seen for commercial growers suggest about 1' of p-stem before...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
10-05-2011, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Have you heard of this!
Gee... reminds me of a story...
Once upon a time there was an old llama herder. About once a month he'd go down into town to grab supplies & have a beer.
While in the saloon he was digging in his...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-26-2008, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 216
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Re: Water suckers
Here is an example of the huge difference in root development and corm size between water and sword suckers. Both are Goldfinger pups removed at the same time from the same parent...
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