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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 07-24-2021, 11:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,695
Re: Dwarf Namwah is fantastic and most cold hardy desert banana

It looks great! And Namwa are very cold hardy like you mentioned!

But the thin trunk and tall stature reminds me of Tall Namwa, not Dwarf Namwa. Here’s my Dwarf Namwa. Very thick trunks (Tall Namwa...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-05-2020, 08:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,865
Posted By wstrickland1
Re: cold weather advice

Yes information like this never becomes outdated. I have a few gran nains that I would love to actually fruit here in 8-B but it's going to take some work I see.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-11-2020, 01:25 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,783
Posted By edwmax
Re: UPDATE 2020 Season of my Nana Patches

Yesterday morning I was checking the nanas in the small patch I found this little bloom. The bloom is slightly less than 1/2 the size of other Orinoco blooms. There are 2 small leaves and the...
Forum: Member Introductions 04-09-2020, 07:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 797
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: New member introduction

Welcome to the Jungle.....:woohoonaner:


Good luck growing,,,,:08:
Forum: Site Help & Feedback 04-09-2020, 05:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,211
Posted By edwmax
Re: Suggest Greenhouse Construction and Accessories Forum

I built my own for about $80. There is a thread showing the details. It comes in great to store potted nanas and starting seeds/plants for the spring garden. Paid for itself several times.
Forum: Member Introductions 04-09-2020, 04:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 797
Posted By edwmax
Re: New member introduction

Welcome to the Bunch. .....Good Luck with the BJs.
Forum: Member Introductions 04-09-2020, 02:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 797
Posted By smeash
Re: New member introduction

Welcome! I am new to the forum as well, and so far have gained a ton of knowledge and help from the members here! Best of luck with your bananas!!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-30-2020, 11:06 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,783
Posted By edwmax
Re: UPDATE 2020 Season of my Nana Patches

Here is another pic of the Raja Puri bunch.


http://www.caironet.com/banana/RajaPuri-03302020.jpg




An update & pic of the Orinoco bunch with no leaves. This bunch bloomed in February after the...
Forum: Site Help & Feedback 01-22-2018, 11:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,211
Posted By aruzinsky
Suggest Greenhouse Construction and Accessories Forum

I suspect that it might be of popular enough interest.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-20-2016, 12:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,622
Posted By Richard
Richard's Guide for homegrown bananas

Updated 2019:

Richard's Guide for homegrown bananas (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q2AHPZ_56nGZGmAsleMfeqdiOqPRom2J_meAMcPQ5BU/edit?usp=sharing)
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-18-2012, 12:21 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 15,468
Posted By venturabananas
Here's what happens if you don't remove pups

You get a lot of bunches of bananas!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51391&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51391&ppuser=7760)

This is my neighbor's...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-21-2009, 02:29 AM
Replies: 609
Views: 241,892
Posted By bananarama2
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

Just a few thoughts on the whole winter storage thing;bananas are all tropicals or semi-tropicals, and don't have a specific dormant cycle in nature. So, when we humans decide to grow them out of a...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-21-2009, 01:32 AM
Replies: 609
Views: 241,892
Posted By bananarama2
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

The fibreglas insulation acts to both insulate and wick moisture away from the plant. I particularly favor the use of bubble wrap, which is re-usable, and much cleaner to handle than the insulation....
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-19-2009, 07:08 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 241,892
Posted By cowboyup4christ
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

just cut the temp in the green house to 45 degrees as a low today, naners are still growing like crazy, if they don't stop soon they will grow through the roof. it is still hitting 90-100 degrees on...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-09-2009, 08:55 AM
Replies: 609
Views: 241,892
Posted By sbl
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

As dormant stems, I think they can handle any lows above freezing.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-19-2009, 05:06 AM
Replies: 609
Views: 241,892
Posted By YAKUZA
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

Hi guys. No im not death but i have a new hobby en its taking mutch time.
My new frend a Hungarian Pointing Dog . A Vizsla for the pro's.
Now im making a little time for my garden hehe.
We have 3...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-09-2009, 10:18 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 118,123
Posted By fredos417
Re: Water suckers

Why do Banana Water Suckers Lack Vigor?

The key word of interest here is "vigor."

Is a sucker from a water sucker always a water sucker? Is a meristem clone from a sword / water sucker always a...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-17-2009, 11:54 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 118,123
Posted By Richard
Re: Water suckers

Water suckers and sword suckers: after transplanting into a 5+ gallon pots and feeding them through irrigation for 3 months ... mine are indistiguishable. I am using 100ppm nitrogen, 25ppm phosphate,...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-13-2009, 11:47 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 118,123
Posted By Gabe15
Re: Water suckers

Roots never form suckers, they only come from the corm.

As Tog pointed out, water suckers form from bits of corm and from chopped down plants because the shoots need to immediately start...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-26-2008, 11:51 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 118,123
Posted By pitangadiego
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...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-20-2008, 11:20 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 118,123
Posted By pitangadiego
Re: Water suckers

They tend to grow well and look nice as small plants because they get true leaves earlier than the sword suckers, but have less well developed root systems and seem to lack vigor throughout their...
Forum: Bananas.org Site News 02-25-2008, 01:47 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 366,010
Posted By MediaHound
BananaBucks

I just installed a new feature called BananaBucks.

You earn BananaBucks for posting and replying to threads. You also earn for referrals and for other actions and interactions with the site (if you...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-02-2005, 03:42 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 241,892
Posted By bigdog
Time to store the bananas, dormant for the Winter

It's the time of year that I dread...time to dig up the bananas. For those of us in colder zones with no greenhouse, we have to do it in order to ever get fruit. Everybody has their own methods of...
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