Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-07-2015, 04:43 PM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-19-2015, 05:30 AM
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Re: Expensive Basjoo
Ditto locally.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8873/18179546441_b48f3fd084_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tGsVMT)
Walmart sale (https://flic.kr/p/tGsVMT)
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-18-2015, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 19
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Re: Expensive Basjoo
Wow thats crazy, you can find them here in the local garden centers for about 7.99 to 10 dollars for a foot and a half plant.
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Forum: Other Plants
05-20-2015, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Growing Papaya as Ornamental annual.
After your seedlings sprout and develop their first true leaves, transplant right to 20+ gal. The best time to do this is early summer. Young pspayas are extremely easy to kill by overwatering so the...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-19-2015, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,650
Re: Growing Papaya as Ornamental annual.
Papayas have a large tap root and really dont do well in pots... also most store fruit are hybrids so planting seed is a crap shoot , buy quality seed if you want fruit you will want to eat. Red...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-07-2015, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,650
Re: Growing Papaya as Ornamental annual.
Check the link that I posted above your comment, here it is again: How To Grow Papaya: Growing Papaya From Seeds (http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-papaya.html)
That has a ton of great...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-29-2015, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 3
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Bananas growing in Nebraska
Wow, my banana plant has bananas growing!!
I've been planting banana plants as ornamentals for about 6 years around my house. Since I live in Nebraska I have to dig them up and move them inside my...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-27-2015, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 5
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Ensete Glaucum does survive crawlspace.
For anybody curious about it and wanting to try it (Found info on Ensete Maurelii but not Glaucum when I searched), Ensete Glaucum at 4 feet of stem easily survived the crawlspace this winter for me....
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Forum: Other Plants
02-17-2015, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Magic Citrus Bloom Shot?
It's not a matter of "why", but "when". Onset of blooming in citrus from seed is typically 7 years, and longer in greenhouse conditions. In breeding programs, a representative crop is not expected...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-05-2014, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 134
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Re: Dragonfruit.
Well, I just picked my df and I must say amazing taste kinda like apple pear taste with a hint of kiwi sweet and very juicy.
over all I really enjoyed it. I have white, red, purple, and yellow...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-30-2014, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Zone 5, Urban center Basjoo?
Here is something you might find of interest... Check out both links on this older post of mine.
There might be something you can use to make a decision next year.
This works locally as well in...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-30-2014, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 23,342
Re: Dragonfruit.
I am with Richard on this. White DF are bland whether store bought or home grown. Much better tasting varieties available.
You could probably get somebody to send you cuttings for the price of...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-30-2014, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 23,342
Re: Dragonfruit.
Nothing special to grow DF from seeds.
As an experiment I put some white DF seeds on a paper towel, put it in a plastic container and added water.
I did this on 10/24, below are the seeds today. ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-30-2014, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,416
Re: Zone 5, Urban center Basjoo?
If you have a pup inside, all won't be lost either way. Growth is so much more impressive if you can over winter in the ground.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-29-2014, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,416
Re: Zone 5, Urban center Basjoo?
Everything has to come in other than the basjoo. I am in the same boat as you. Last winter was unbelievably cold here as well and I lost my basjoos. Been rebuilding stock to plant in the ground next...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-29-2014, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 23,342
Re: Dragonfruit.
I can ship you some AB cuttings in the spring, as well as purple haze, and physical grafitti. Although u can probably get really cheap shipping from some in the US.
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Forum: Other Plants
10-29-2014, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 23,342
Re: Dragonfruit.
Toss them. If you are going through the trouble of growing DF in Nebraska, then get the "American Beauty" cultivar. Someone here might offer you cuttings, or you can buy them rooted from the Pine...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-05-2014, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 105
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Re: Pineapples....
My research disagrees with your statement: Top-bottom Sugarloaf, Walmart, Cayenne. My serrated blades are much more pronounced in Sugarloaf and Cayenne than w/e walmart grocery sold meee. While the...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-04-2014, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 23,342
Re: Dragonfruit.
Today I was driving around in Homestead, I saw this and had to pull over.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/scashaggy/20141004_131415.jpg
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
10-02-2014, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,555
Re: Esente Questions
Hi Nat,
I am re-posting below an original post of mine from: http://www.bananas.org/f10/wintering-e-maurellii-hz8-7-6-a-18700.html
It all relates to a great picture report by a German, documenting...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
10-02-2014, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,555
Esente Questions
Hi there, pretty sure this is my first post here but I have been lurking around for a while.I didn't want to hijack anybody elses post to ask some questions so I thought it best to start a new...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
09-16-2014, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,669
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-02-2014, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,701
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-27-2014, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 615
Views: 59,138
Re: Climate change hoax exposed?
5 years later this is still going On ???
Can't anyone understand the statement that we can agree to disagree ?
Climate is changing, which way who knows & for how long......
I've read where the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-16-2014, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 9,949
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