Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-15-2019, 06:13 PM
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Re: Banana varieties fastest bearing
From the far away picture it looks like it could be a common dwarf cavendish. (Very popular in Mexico also) If you can take some pictures of the actual pstem. Does it have lots of black or is it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-20-2019, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 968
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-09-2019, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 5,776
Re: Hitting Reset and refocusing a bit
The new field planted in 2017
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7856/32794129778_898d1bda1c_z.jpg
I did a replant in the old field this summer and it looks great.
Back in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-21-2018, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,148
Re: My New 2160 sq ft Musa Research Greenhouse!
Woooohooo!......WOW!......8 Paggi's (GM Subgroup) transplanted to the Greenhouse!.....Definitely Steve is moving to the Greenhouse!.....LMAO!......:ha:......Just joking Steve, don't get serious!........
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-21-2018, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,148
Re: My New 2160 sq ft Musa Research Greenhouse!
Thank you everyone for the comments! It has been a lot Of work getting it all planted and going! Steve I did plant about 8 or so GM Paggi in there! I can’t wait to try them. Some should bloom this...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-20-2018, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,148
Re: My New 2160 sq ft Musa Research Greenhouse!
Awesome build! My wife and I are saving for a large chunk of land to build a small farm, and horse stable. This was one of the things I wanted to do - not just for bananas (I've got a bunch of other...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-21-2018, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,482
Re: First banana ever bought! What variety?
Looks like a dwarf Brazilian to me for sure!
I totally agree! Raja puri has a larger bud..
Always shorter than DWarf Brazilian!
The fingers on Raja Puri seem straighter to me and I agree more space...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-20-2018, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,482
Re: First banana ever bought! What variety?
In my yard at least, when grown side by side, Rajapuri has a proportionally larger male bud and the bunch has a little more spacing between hands. And Rajapuri is a couple feet shorter. Since all...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-20-2018, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,482
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-20-2018, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,482
First banana ever bought! What variety?
Hey guys, I'm a Florida boy born and raised and so I've been around bananas and seen them around a lot of my life. This was the first banana plant I've ever purchased from an orchid/plant show I was...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-18-2018, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,828
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-14-2018, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 996
Re: FHIA18 or SH360?
I can’t see the pstem too well but does it have the dark brown splotches on it? If so then it’s sh-3640. Here is how you tell the fhia-18 from the SH-3640!
Fhia-18 is all reddish green with NO dark...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-07-2018, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 801
I'm going to The Big Island!
So, I have finally been able to finagle a business trip to Hawaii in February 2019. My wife and I put together and audit Food Safety programs for watermelon growers in the Eastern US, it accounts...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-03-2018, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,099
Re: Dwarf Brazilian flower-Zone 7a...now what?
Congrats! Dwarf Brazilian has a very long filling period! About 4-5months in warm weather! So I would take it slow and keep the temp as average as you can! Don’t look for ripe fruit over winter! Just...
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-25-2018, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 833
South Florida Banana ID, dwarf braziliian?
Hey guys, so I have a relatively dwarf banana plant in a new house I've just moved into in Southwest Florida. Just wondering what kind of banana this is, it looks most to me like dwarf brazillian,...
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-21-2018, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,520
Edible Banana with SEEDS found in Assam India
I found these bananas in the city of Guwahati, located in the North Eastern state of Assam. I bought them for a review series that I do and was surprised when I bit in to one and got a mouth full of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-13-2018, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,164
Re: Got Namwa
Congratulations. It usually takes about 6 month in San Diego for a bunch to fill in and ripen. If you are really lucky with ideal weather conditions, this might be your first harvest in 2019.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2018, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,713
Namwah bananas finally ripening in Philly area!!!
Good morning all,
First I want to say that I love being part of this group. I don't post a lot but I read a lot and have learned a lot since I bought my first plant in 2015. I thought I bought an...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-18-2018, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,542
Re: I'm still alive and still around
No, I have epilepsy and had recently switched medications, the medication I had switched to basically caused my body to attack itself. Once I quit, it didn't get any worse, but it took a few months...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-17-2018, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 19
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I'm still alive and still around
I'm not dead, I'm not in jail, and I haven't quit growing bananas and plantains. I am just on the road all the time now.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1810/43292741692_ef92e5a044_z.jpg...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-11-2018, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,296
Re: Japanese Beetle attack
I'm in Illinois and the beetles are the worst this year than I have ever seen....out of the 4 different kinds of banana plants that I have, they like the musa basjoo's the best. They don't seem to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-30-2018, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 299
Views: 26,106
Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2018!
That would be awesome my friend!.....LOL!.....But seriously as you mentioned, Nanas are showing some amazing growth!.....
Praying Hands got toasted , it never recovered, but there is a replacement...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2018, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 1,848
Views: 264,485
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-26-2018, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,013
Re: Picking unripe bananas
I have always used murate of potash and have great results. It does have some chloride. Not chlorine in it and I’ve read a few studies that show plants love it but I have also read reports saying it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-23-2018, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,013
Picking unripe bananas
Hey guys, new to bananas.org. I would like to say that it's refreshing to see a forum that doesn't consist of a bunch of people arguing and being rude to each other. Have'nt seen much of that on...
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