Forum: Other Plants
09-27-2015, 03:35 PM
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Re: Interesting information for gardeners
You have to be very careful with "natural methods". Salt is usually fine on gravel/concrete/asphalt surfaces as long as it doesn't seep into surrounding grass/landscaped areas. Vinegar can also be...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-27-2015, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Other Plants
09-27-2015, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,041
Interesting information for gardeners
I found the following information in a discussion on Roundup very useful for myself
and for other gardeners in this forum: Your Weed Killer Might Kill You - NationofChange...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-27-2015, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,876
Re: My seeds do not germinate! Whats wrong?
Species like Sikkimensis require some cold stratification before they will germinate well. About 4 weeks in a fridge is sufficient.
Also using small numbers of seeds will lower the probability of...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-26-2015, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,801
Re: Vanilla Planifolia, orchid
No. I never tried hard enough.
It was between Vanilla Orchid and pineapple. Now I have plenty of pineapples growing....
Maybe trying at a later point.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-23-2015, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 13,026
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-23-2015, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,578
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-22-2015, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 13,026
Re: Musa Pisang Ceylon
I think we'd need a proper well-replicated experiment to really figure out if there is a difference between the two cultivars, and neither of us are doing that. Most of the differences you have...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-22-2015, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 13,026
Re: Musa Pisang Ceylon
I grow Pisang Ceylon as well as Pisang Klotek under the same conditions.
My observations:
1) Pisang Klotek easily grows taller than 15' before flowering compared to Pisang Ceylon which consistently...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-22-2015, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 13,026
Re: Musa Pisang Ceylon
Yes, the are indistinguishable in flavor and plant appearance to me. I planted each of these two varieties in a single hole and they are so similar that now, a few years down the road, I can no...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
09-14-2015, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,453
Re: Looking for: True FHIA-1 Goldfinger
The one I bought from him a while ago is one of the two not Goldfingers. That one is good and kind of fooled me because it met some descriptions of Goldfinger, including taste, similarily to DBs in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-14-2015, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,776
Re: Very Nice Looking Namwah Bunch !
I have yet to eat a Namwah that does not taste better than a store bought Cavendish.
Totally disagree with Ed.
I doubt that fish emulsion increases the Brix score in fruits. I once read an article...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-12-2015, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,776
Very Nice Looking Namwah Bunch !
This Plant has been a good performer In My Zone 9, The Taste Might Not Be The Best , But Im Happy To Have Home Grown Fruit For My Family..
Ed
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58815...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-11-2015, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,539
Re: Chini Champa first bunch
Thanks for your kind words.
When I first heard Dan's epic stories of the Chini Champa, I pull up some research papers that stated it was a very popular AAB Mysore that originated in India.
Later I...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
09-07-2015, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,709
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-07-2015, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,539
Re: Chini Champa first bunch
It's 'cute' to imply the sources are somehow equal.
On one side you have...
a banana that originated in India
it's been grown for thousands of years in India
it's the most popular banana in India
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-06-2015, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,539
Re: Chini Champa first bunch
Keith,
Its having been about a year since I last tasted a Mysore--and that having been my very first time tasting a Mysore--I can't make a fair comparison. From memory, though, I'd say that the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-06-2015, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,539
Chini Champa first bunch
Harvested my first bunch of Chini Champa. And the taste is fantastic. They also taste unlike any others I've tried.
Bunch back in June...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-01-2015, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,085
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-31-2015, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,085
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2015, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,217
Re: Fhia 18 -big Bunch,great Outcome
In subtropical trials the FHIA-03 had the shortest cycle times and probably should be the first of the FHIA line to try.
GB do you have a SH-3640?
If so was the seller able to verify it, there's a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2015, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,217
Re: Fhia 18 -big Bunch,great Outcome
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51178 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51178&ppuser=12081)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56398...
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-25-2015, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,828
Re: 3640 Fruit ?
The stalk from the corm to the first hand is the peduncle, from the first hand to the distal end is the rachis.
Bunch Position
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-25-2015, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,828
Re: 3640 Fruit ?
The Rachis Position looks correct and is consistent with the SH-3640.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-23-2015, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,357
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