Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
03-10-2019, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,847
Re: need help after 2 year break
Knowing that you use an organic fertilizer the plant is in good shape.
You may actually turn it over(mix it back in) in the soilless mix and that would be more beneficial tp the plant. Certain...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
03-09-2019, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,847
Re: need help after 2 year break
Wow, your plants have really grown and they look very good
My guess with your toadstool issue is possibly the soilless mix used contains some sort of manure or organics when wet create the perfect...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-17-2018, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,620
My Fruiting M. 'Truly Tiny'
I previously posted about my M. 'Little Prince' here:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/my-blooming-musa-little-prince-48387.html
There was a larger plant on the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2018, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 733
Saba Flower
This stand was in flower when the hurricane hit. Lost them. So great to see them recovered.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=63497&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-27-2018, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 985
Re: Transplanting very large plants
http://i68.tinypic.com/2qjd0sm.jpg
Update: It made it, leaves were worse for the wear from dragging on the road(short truck), but it's now happy in it's new home. And if anybody is wondering, the...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-26-2018, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,785
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-13-2018, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,983
My Blue Java /Ice Cream Finally fruited
I have little room anymore where I live to actually plant trees in my yard. I started donating my larger trees to the school my daughters go to so that I can grow them out and resource them as plant...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-18-2018, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,221
My first Blue Java banana
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62962&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62962)
Finally I had my first Blue Java banana to eat.
It has taken at least 12...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-18-2018, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,847
Re: need help after 2 year break
Looks like you got a three for one deal.:)
When I nursery shop I look for the containers which might have more than one plant or an extra pup or two.
I then grow the plant out to a larger size(maybe...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-17-2018, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,847
Re: need help after 2 year break
They are a bit small to try and separate. I would gently remove the soil and see how large the corm is and how they are connected to each other.
Or you wait for them to grow a bit and then try what...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-17-2017, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,656
Re: Manzano timeline
Here is the newest leaf open April 17. By the first week of May it will be going back outside! This is officially the largest I've got a banana plant to grow, pretty exciting... Thanks for looking :)...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-11-2016, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,539
Re: What happened to my banana plant? :(
http://www.bananas.org/f310/richards-guide-potted-plant-care-46311.html#post296980
http://www.bananas.org/f310/richards-guide-homegrown-bananas-46227.html#post296373
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-11-2016, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,539
Re: What happened to my banana plant? :(
Looks and sounds like overwatering. Fungus gnats suck. I hate them. I would water once every 5 days if your doing 3 now. At least for a couple weeks. Let things dry some. Overwatering is the #1...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-18-2016, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,946
Re: Do I need bigger pots?
Here is a photo which might help......
This is a progression of containers which might help your decision...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5575/15034303352_8a4ed83c76_z.jpg...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-18-2016, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,946
Re: Do I need bigger pots?
I planted mine in the biggest pots I could find. 3/4 Gravel in the bottom and a very sandy mix with loads of composted manure. Expose them gradually if possible. They might look a bit damaged at...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-18-2016, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,946
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-18-2016, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,946
Re: Do I need bigger pots?
I keep a habit of periodically popping my plants out of the pot and looking at what the roots are doing. If they are getting packed then gradually upsize. I'm still learning bananas but so far...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-17-2016, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,946
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
06-17-2016, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,588
Re: Banana Care Automation
Interesting idea, the field charts didn't plot in my browser (chrome).
SO i assume you have some kind of microship like a raspberry pi that is programmed to read sensors and drive a small watering...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-16-2016, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,179
double fruiting Blue Java?
Greetings,
It has been a while since I lasted posted.
My various bananas seem to be doing alright.
However, I noticed something about one of my corms that seemed unusual in that it has never...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-16-2016, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 8,450
Re: New Corms
*****An Update of some of the corms!*****
Finally my Manini corm is putting out the first leaf!....My Vanilla Pistachio Swirl Ice Cream Banana growing in brown...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-12-2016, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,398
Vdn
Those corm photos were taken a few weeks ago, here's what it looks like today.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57047 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57047)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-09-2016, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 8,450
Re: New Corms
*****Update of the Vanilla Pistachio Swirl Ice Cream Banana!*****Manini Corm!....
The first leaf should be coming out any time...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-02-2016, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,851
Re: Agristarts and Blue Java
I just got two "Blue Java" from him a couple months ago. They are most likely Namwah... See here:
http://www.bananas.org/f12/what-have-i-here-37825.html
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-02-2016, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,851
Re: Agristarts and Blue Java
My advice would be to cancel the order then ask for a pup in the Banana Plants Wanted area. I don't honestly care about the "special" musas but I would not waste my money and time growing, nurturing,...
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