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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-28-2024, 08:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 808
Posted By MediaHound
Party Re: slow or no loading of site?

100%
There are so many custom modifications we did here in the early days on the forum software, photo gallery, wiki, etc, and many of the software that runs the site has reached its technical end of...
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted 12-07-2023, 01:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 504
Posted By momoese
Re: Dwarf Brazilian Banana for California

I live just down the road in WLA but work in Venice and MDR. I can bring you a fresh DB pup if you want.
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted 09-09-2023, 07:49 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 480
Posted By Bob
Mekong Giant

Hi I'm Looking to buy a Mekong Giant pup.

Thanks ,

Bob
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-24-2023, 08:57 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,825
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Time to separate the variegated pups

The first variegated banana I received was a rotting mess of a rhizome and lucky for me because of my experience during the 1960's of using Clean Coarse River Sand for our hydroponics it was quick...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-11-2023, 12:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 444
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: Would you ask the seller to replace this Tropicana Banana?

I would go back to their site or E bay bid site for the same banana and notify them that you tried the other link. I would only notify them you MAY want a replacement as it looks like the Tropicana...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-07-2023, 01:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,078
Posted By PNWGary
Question Fruiting Bananas in Pacific Northwest Zone 8b

Good morning,

I was looking at a few forums and seen a couple of posts that said that bananas will not fruit in the Pacific Northwest Zone 8b (by Tacoma Washington for reference).

Has anyone...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-06-2023, 03:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 990
Posted By pitangadiego
Re: Is Musa "Ice-Cream" the same as Namwah?

https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/bananiers-musacees/3850-musa-ice-cream-bananier-fruitier.html?search_query=Namwah&results=2

Definitely not Ice Cream, looks more like Namwah

Ice Cream has a...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-25-2023, 11:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,040
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: deep burying a corm 3-5 ft under ground?

No, because there is still only one main growing point. The lower bulb will only grow the auxiliary buds while the upper bulb can grow both the main growing point and any of the auxiliary...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 02-21-2023, 01:42 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,841
Posted By beam2050
Re: Two Musa Florida for sale

there is basically 3 forms of higher learning.

1; you sit behind a desk and pay a teacher to tell you what he might think you need to know.

2; you learn from someone you know.

3; the school of...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-16-2023, 01:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,479
Posted By Valor_X
Angry ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Check out this FAKE video

This reminds me of the fake "Removing barnacles from Turtle" videos (where they hot glue rocks on them)

It saddens me they actually got 19 Million views out of this in 2 months
This level of...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-10-2023, 07:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Macropropagation using old mother plants

No "X"ing or damaging it in anyway. I call it the Dumbbell effect and there's probably hundreds of ways of making it happen.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-10-2023, 07:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Macropropagation using old mother plants

Crushed stone. If I want it to hold a little more moisture and nutrients I'll add horticultural charcoal. There are some members on the forum that use BBQ charcoal because they think it is similar to...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-05-2023, 02:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Macropropagation using old mother plants

Small manini offshoot

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56405&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56405)
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-05-2023, 02:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
Posted By PR-Giants
Macropropagation using old mother plants

I've been using the mother plant in the photo below for macropropagation for about 8 years. I prefer using small mother plants because they produce small plantlets and everything can be done in 1...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 02-01-2023, 07:41 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,841
Posted By beam2050
Re: Two Musa Florida for sale

i should have double quoted this post, the darkman is saying you can sell these plants here.

you know you have a very pretty banana. on ebay, sold at auction you could maybe double your money....
Forum: Member Introductions 02-01-2023, 08:11 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 558
Posted By John banana
Trying to grow bananas for the 1st time

We live in zone 8b.
Trying to get a handle on how to grow bananas here
Forum: Banana Identification 01-29-2023, 01:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,292
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Is this a blue Java ?

Yeah the Brazilian isn't as bad as the ABB types but it's not nearly as good as the Manzano. Norman W. Simmonds an early pioneer in the study of bananas wrote about the comparison in the 1940's while...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 01-27-2023, 12:06 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,841
Posted By beam2050
Re: Two Musa Florida for sale

the Florida variegated is one of few plants that people can easily identify as a small plant. most others can only be identified when they fruit.

besides the coloration on the leaves, yours is long...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 01-27-2023, 10:24 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,841
Posted By beam2050
Re: Two Musa Florida for sale

thats not a Florida. sorry

even buying from long time members can be iffy around here. and at 220 a pop one has to be careful.

tis is a florida. i bought off ebay [85 dollars] it was supposed to be...
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 12-11-2022, 09:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,956
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: already fruitified plant corm for macropropagation?

Yeah, old spent rhizomes work great and if you look at the rhizome as a source of stored nutrients or energy, the larger the rhizome the more pups it can produce. But the larger the rhizome the more...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-03-2022, 01:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 815
Posted By Gabe15
Re: Bunchy top paranoia

Where are you located? Are you sure its even BBTV you are dealing with?

BBTV is only spread by the banana aphid feeding on infected plants and then moving to non-infected plants, not on tools,...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-19-2022, 07:44 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,587
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Corm questions

How's that new leaf looking? :woohoonaner:
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-30-2022, 06:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,335
Posted By pitangadiego
Re: over-watering vs under-watering ?

If there is rapid yellowing of multiple leaves you are probably overwatering and causing root rot. From now till April you can easily over water. You just need to keep them damp. In warm months when...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 10-28-2022, 03:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,001
Posted By wstrickland1
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-11-2022, 10:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,587
Posted By patches016
Re: Corm questions

It is alive and well! I’ll post some photos once the next leaf is out.
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