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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-16-2011, 11:42 AM
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Views: 1,110
Posted By Tropicman
Red Heat light bulb

Try using it to catch those nasty white flies that like to munch on the back side of your banana leaves in the greenhouse.<a...
Forum: Member Introductions 09-11-2008, 12:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,720
Posted By Dean W.
Re: Greetings!! Finally.

Welcome!:waving::woohoonaner:
Forum: Member Introductions 09-10-2008, 05:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,720
Posted By Chironex
Re: Greetings!! Finally.

Wow, Shawntel, it sure sounds like you got the fever! And a greenhouse too - I am so envious of all greenhouse owners, I want one so much.

Good luck with your bananas, I am a rookie too. I live in...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-10-2008, 08:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,477
Posted By damaclese
Re: Do bananas have to have a dormant stage?

i keep a number of my Bananas in doors all year round like my Ae Ae the are siting next to a north facing sliding glass door and i supplement them with four 48" Silvana Plant bulbs each of thees...
Forum: Species Bananas 09-09-2008, 10:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,961
Posted By bigdog
Musa aurantiaca description and info (Hakkinen, 2008).

http://www.plantsystematics.com/qikan/manage/wenzhang/aps07056.pdf

This is the true Musa aurantiaca, and it is native to Tibet, Northern Arunachal Pradesh, and Northern Assam.

The seeds that...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-09-2008, 07:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,477
Posted By bigdog
Re: Do bananas have to have a dormant stage?

Nice topic! As Kyle mentioned, there are some bananas that have a natural dry dormant stage in their habitat. This includes Ensete gilletii, E. homblei, and probably a couple of other Ensete...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-09-2008, 04:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,477
Posted By Tropicallvr
Re: Do bananas have to have a dormant stage?

The one exception maybe climate created rest period, like the dry season where certain bananas sit and wait for the rainy season.
Some Ensetes have evolved to handle a dry dormant period, and it's...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-09-2008, 04:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,477
Posted By buzzwinder
Re: Do bananas have to have a dormant stage?

Chong, Can you use flourescent lites with soft white and cool white bulbs for the needed light over the winter, or can they deal with inderect lighting four the 5-6 months of winter that we have here...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-09-2008, 04:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,477
Posted By chong
Re: Do bananas have to have a dormant stage?

If you keep your plants are kept in an area where the temps do not go below 60°F, and they are exposed to light, they will not go dormant, albeit, growth would be slower. Below 50°F, they will go...
Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes 09-06-2008, 04:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,160
Posted By magicgreen
Re: Happy Birthday Heavenly Banana's

Happpppppppppppy Birthday!!!!!!!
Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes 09-05-2008, 10:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,160
Posted By saltydad
Re: Happy Birthday Heavenly Banana's

Happy b-day to ya!
Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes 09-05-2008, 07:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,160
Posted By mskitty38583
Re: Happy Birthday Heavenly Banana's

happy b-day to you!!!!
Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes 09-05-2008, 04:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,160
Posted By Kylie2x
Party Happy Birthday Heavenly Banana's

Hey!!
Hope you are having a Wonderful Day!! I say make a weekend out of it...
Happy Birthday!!!
Kylie
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-04-2008, 07:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,023
Posted By MediaHound
Great article from Inc magazine of a banana farmer in Hawaii

Article source:
He Thought it Was Time to Shut Down, Until His Workers Cooked Up a Scheme. - Richard Ha - banana farming...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-24-2008, 06:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,298
Posted By Chironex
Re: Hello and help please

Welcome! I just got 2 Nam Wa Pearls - one is already dead from shipping and the other is not real healthy, but trying to recover. Good luck with banana growing!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-24-2008, 05:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,298
Posted By mskitty38583
Re: Hello and help please

hello and and welcome to the nana org!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-24-2008, 03:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,298
Posted By harveyc
Re: Hello and help please

I meant growing in the ground here in zone 9 where we usually get down into the upper 20s. Last winter was less harsh than typical but January 2007 was colder than normal, getting down to 20.4F for...
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