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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-28-2020, 04:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 615
Posted By NYVet
Newbie Help-I know nothing

Hi

As the title implies I need help and know almost nothing.

First, I am horrible at gardening, I have a black thumb and kill plants by the hundreds. I have very limited gardening knowledge, so if...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-16-2020, 12:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 900
Posted By MarkM
Re: Stopid Question - Can banana leaf grow roots in water?

Nope, non seeded edible bananas can only be grown from sucker plants or pups growing out of the rootstock, or by dividing the rootstock as you would a potato and it will grow multiple plants from one...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-31-2020, 06:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 529
Posted By cincinnana
Re: Transitioning to the cooler/cold months

Do check out this thread....it offers some best takeaways .

.http://www.bananas.org/f15/time-put-bananas-sleep-winter-310.html
Forum: Member Introductions 07-27-2020, 05:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,404
Posted By smeash
Re: Beginner banana grower

Fertilizer is one of those questions, like asking what is everyones favorite banana! Fertilizer, will depend on your goal for the plant, your growing season,soil type, and whether you grow organic or...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-05-2020, 02:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,170
Posted By smeash
Re: new Blue Java in zone 7A

I buy mine at ACE hardware..the brand is red fox. it may run off quickly, but i fertilize weekly so not an issue.
As far as burning your plant, ive used it since mine were that size... i would not...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-04-2020, 03:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,170
Posted By csdude55
Re: new Blue Java in zone 7A

I couldn't find a way to upload pics on here, so I'm using ImgBB... I hope this...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-04-2020, 06:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,170
Posted By smeash
Re: new Blue Java in zone 7A

Hi.. welcome to the site. So im assuming you planted a good sized pup from someones parent plant? If not, and your plant is small.. it may struggle with afternoon sun. Many new plants are grown in...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-04-2020, 01:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,170
Posted By csdude55
new Blue Java in zone 7A

Hi all! I'm a long time gardener / pond enthusiast, but new to banana trees and to this site.

I heard about Blue Java trees for the first time last year, and was super excited when someone locally...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-02-2019, 08:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,517
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's

Here is a thread you might find of interest from a member in zone 6a.

http://www.bananas.org/224017-post1.html

Follow the thread ....in post 47 plants are named which are grown in the sunken poly...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-18-2018, 03:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,636
Posted By Gabe15
Re: Golden Rhino Horn Banana

I suppose that ‘Golden Rhino Horn’ is likely same as ‘African Rhino Horn’ (which is itself a newly made up name from its original, which Im working to figure out...getting close).
However, judging by...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-05-2018, 09:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,164
Posted By edwmax
Update 2018 on my Banana Patches

Banana Patch Update: No Christmas in October!

This was what I had same time last year: I had about 80 to 90 plants growing here.


http://caironet.com/banana/Lagepatch-Oct2017.jpg...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-20-2017, 09:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,013
Posted By Botanical_Bryce
Re: Grand Nain?

Gran nain is reddish at the base. Those are green.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-20-2017, 07:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,013
Posted By edwmax
Re: Grand Nain?

These pics...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 08-14-2017, 01:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,109
Posted By sddarkman619
Grand Nain - Chiquita Banana For Sale

UPDATED: 9/16/2018

Grand Nain - 'Great dwarf' Plants for Sale.

Grand Nain is French for Great Dwarf, you get great bunches on a small tree

Please see our online store for Pricing, sign up for our...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-19-2016, 03:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 15,715
Posted By gmichael403
Re: Dwarf Namwah cold hardiness

Great write up..very well done!
Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself 09-09-2014, 09:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,075
Posted By kubali
Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack

Those pesky bugs that flit about your kitchen, the ones that come from heaven knows where? The American Chemical Society is here to help you get rid of the irritating insects once and for all....
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-29-2013, 01:32 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,801
Posted By venturabananas
Monthan review

For a couple of weeks, I've been eating fruit from the first bunch of Monthan from a plant I got from Jon (Pitangadiego). It's got a lot going for it. Pretty fast to produce, large bunches of very...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-19-2013, 07:02 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 16,273
Posted By GreenFin
My semi-pit banana greenhouse

I dug out this semi-pit greenhouse by hand last fall/winter using my trusty garden shovel and wheelbarrow. It was a ton of work, so if you're thinking about one of your own, I would recommend using...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-22-2012, 04:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,828
Posted By momoese
Re: I finally figured out how to produce big fruit on Nam Wah

They look totally different and the male flowers are less than half the size of the females. You'll know as soon as you see them.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-22-2012, 03:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,828
Posted By Nicolas Naranja
Re: I finally figured out how to produce big fruit on Nam Wah

You will produce fruit even if you leave the bud and male flowers on and just let nature take its course. However, you are dealing with a source-sink relationship and you have to decide whether or...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-21-2012, 10:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,828
Posted By Nicolas Naranja
Re: I finally figured out how to produce big fruit on Nam Wah

Today is a sad day for me. It was my final harvest at my 5 acre Hole-in-the-Wall farm. This is the last bunch of Dwarf Nam...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-29-2012, 04:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,828
Posted By Nicolas Naranja
I finally figured out how to produce big fruit on Nam Wah

It figures that once I had decided to stop growing a variety commercially, I would figure out how to make nice fruit with it.

Over the past month I have been harvesting 8 hand, 45 lbs bunches that...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-21-2012, 02:56 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 123,487
Posted By robguz24
Re: Water suckers

Here are 3 pups I removed from my original A'e a'e. The first two were sword suckers, and the last is a water sucker. The water sucker happens to have more green, which might account for why it is...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-21-2011, 08:38 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 24,522
Posted By Rmplmnz
Rmplmnz Garden Tour

Racemes....

Mysore
Female....Male..Female..bloom
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46887&size=1...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-02-2011, 10:55 AM
Replies: 216
Views: 123,487
Posted By sunfish
Re: Water suckers

Water sucker and sword growing side by side

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44022&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44022&ppuser=2868)
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