Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-22-2011, 07:17 PM
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Views: 2,116
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
10-02-2010, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,721
Re: Richard
Nurseries and farms growing Citrus in an "Asian Citrus Psyllid" zone (nearly all major citrus areas in U.S.) are required by the USDA to treat the plants periodically with Imidacloprid or another...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
09-23-2010, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,221
How to Save a Prematurely Separated Pup
Okay, well I'll be honest....I'm not much for separating pups from plants. Usually I don't have anything large enough or enough of them to even bother. So the other day, I was watering one and...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-21-2010, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,794
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-15-2010, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,701
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-05-2010, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,125
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2010, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,759
Re: 'Siam Ruby' flowering
Although we now know it's not edible, I still don't know what exactly it is. It may turn out to be a new species or a new infraspecific taxa of a known species. It is also difficult to know much more...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2010, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,759
'Siam Ruby' flowering
The 'Siam Ruby' I gave to the Denver Botanic Gardens years ago was planted in the conservatory about two years ago and is flowering at last. In line with my predication and what I was observed by a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2010, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,862
Re: How many different types?
No one knows exactly how many different types there are, and the many complexities and issues with taxonomy make it difficult to even define what is worth being called "different". Some differences...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2010, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,152
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-25-2010, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 17,959
Re: Need a large pot ASAP
Been thinking about that & decided to keep it in. There is a deck outside that window but it won't fit thru the patio doorway. Pot is too wide. I'll use 2 500w halogens instead of 1.
We have some...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-15-2010, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,235
Market Bananas
Jimmmy had mentioned that he found Manzano bananas at a market in Austin.
My wife checked a few local San Antonio stores and found. Chiquita Mini bananas (Pisang mas) and Dole Red bananas from...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-15-2010, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 25,719
Water Soluble Banana Fuel Dosages
Several of you have purchased water-soluble Banana Fuel for fruiting bananas from one of the growing number of suppliers. Here I'm referring to the blueish crystals with one of these formulas:...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-05-2010, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,392
Re: Re-introducing to Outdoors
My experience is that it takes about 2 weeks for most bananas to acclimate to full outdoor sun after being under grow lights indoors. I would recommend putting in the spot outside where the plant...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-04-2010, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,392
Re: Re-introducing to Outdoors
My ice cream banana looks very similar after being introduced to the outdoor world. I dont think its as burned as yours because the ocean has been keeping us out of the 80s and in the 70s and 60s...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-04-2010, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,392
Re: Re-introducing to Outdoors
I would stick with your plan. The leaves are burnt, the next leaf will be used to it, and every leaf after that. Might not look great, but its one way to get more growth with the full suns energy...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
04-04-2010, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,392
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-02-2010, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,638
Banana Heaven
I thought of everyone here at Bananas.org several weeks ago when I visited Funchal in the Madiera Islands. This was before the flash floods that sadly, killed at least 42 people and destroyed a lot...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-19-2009, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,575
Re: making it hard
The N-P-K numbers also tell you about dosage.
Suppose you would like to feed your bananas planted in the ground 1/10th of a pound of Nitrogen per month during the growing season. Here's what you...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-11-2009, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,487
Hello Everybody!
Hopefully, I can contribute to this exotic forum in a positive way. I started this adventure 3 years ago - not much time and experience indeed. However, expanding... and with some theoretical...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-01-2009, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,874
Re: Fish Emulsion Fertilizer, Lesson 1:
As for "natural, non-mineral" sources of nitrogen, Fish emulsion and Blood Meal are good sources. The Blood Meal is usually more cost effective.
Fruting bananas grown in non-tropical environments...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
08-24-2009, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,885
Consecutive Posts
Okay...just read another thread asking about people asking repeated questions answered in other threads and it reminded me about something I would like to ask about.
I have noticed that a lot of...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-16-2009, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,690
word from Scot
got this letter from scot this morning thought you all would like to know its easer for me to past it then to try and reidarate ever word
Hi Pauly,
How are things in Vegas? I would like to know...
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Forum: Contests!
08-11-2009, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 28,880
100% Free Ice Cream 'Blue Java' Contest!!!
CONTEST HAS ENDED
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
08-07-2009, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 5,107
Re: Welcome new Moderator - Jack Daw
Thanks for the warm welcome and for the others: I can't have my eyes everywhere, so I expect you to be my hands and let me know when there's something bothering you about threads or any other...
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