Forum: Other Plants
10-11-2010, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 12,293
Re: who can enlighten me about sugar cane?
hey beth...good to see your posts
in my area of mexico, the cane producers are up a bit in altitude, but in a rain shadow...
looks like processing is an issue without a good grinder...maybe one of...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
05-26-2010, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,526
Re: TC Workshop - San Jose, CA August 7th
FYI - Carol with the nonprofit Kitchen Culture Education Technologies is now taking registrations for the workshop schedule at Prusch Park on August 7th. Details can be found at Home Tissue Cutlure...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
05-25-2010, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,640
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-24-2010, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,341
Solar heated Hot tub
Well, rather then clog up my Greenhouse I figure I'd start this thread
I should have done this before
Here is the greenhouse thread with info
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
05-19-2010, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,526
Re: TC Workshop - San Jose, CA August 7th
Carol will be keeping the registrations but I'll try to get an update from her once in a while and post here, if I remember. PM me if I forget. There were originally 8 people, including myself, of...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-18-2010, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,017
Re: 5-gallon Pot
You can put any banana in any sized pot, but it depends on what your goals are. If if its just to let it grow for a bit, then a 5gal is fine, but it will only be able to grow to a certain size before...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
05-17-2010, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,526
TC Workshop - San Jose, CA August 7th
I'm helping Carol Stiff of Kitchen Culture Education Technologies and the Tissue Culture Group organize a workshop at Prusch Park in San Jose to be held August 7th, 9am-4pm. Cost for the workshop is...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-10-2010, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 3,329
Views: 312,842
Re: Share an image!
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Bloomed this morning!!!
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Forum: Tiki Hut
02-17-2010, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 58,609
Re: Dumb Jokes
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top">Hell Explained
The following is an actual question given on a University of Arizona chemistry mid term,...
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
01-10-2010, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,368
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-08-2009, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,389
new here
Hey! I'm new to this forum, and new to Bananas. I only have one - a dwarf Orinoco, which grew like crazy this summer, and I'm trying to keep it going inside over the winter. I already 'see' some...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
11-03-2009, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,207
18-flat propagation bed saga
Here's what I'm going to start building in the next few days.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26169&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26169)
There's a...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
11-03-2009, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 58,609
Re: Dumb Jokes
Three men married wives from different states.
The first man married a woman from California . He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days but on the...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-30-2009, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 22,143
Mangos
Yesterday in the chat room I was encouraged to start a thread about mangos. Anyone else here grow them or is maybe interested in them?
I have had a couple of mango trees myself. At one point I had...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-30-2009, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,340
Re: T.R.E.C. tatse test info
I don't believe this is the complete taste trial data, but its as much as is in the major germplasm evaluation study that was conducted. Email me if you want the full...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-28-2009, 03:07 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,084
Passive Solar Banana Farm
Might sound quite odd, but I just happened upon some information about one of my favorite scientists. Amory B. Lovins. Little did I know, homeboy has some bananas farming in the middle of the Rocky...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-27-2009, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 30,613
Re: Siam Ruby Banana Fruit
Spoke to Brian Williams this afternoon, this is what he had to say about the Siam Ruby. He had purchased two plants from a friend of his in Thailand, and Tony Avent had purchased one plant from a...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
10-26-2009, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,687
Re: root bound nana questions?
You have the right idea ... root bound will slow them down. A wood stove can really lower the humidity: check the pot moisture early and often.
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Forum: Other Plants
10-25-2009, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,192
Re: Pineapple opinions...
The 144 is a large tray, typically trays are 72 plantlets. The 3 varieties shown are all good, although Elite Gold is rated as zone 10b plant. Smooth Cayenne is the common Dole pineapple grown in the...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-25-2009, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,192
Re: Pineapple opinions...
I boght the same 3 from ebay(not the 144's though) early in the summer. Growth was slow but steady and are supposed to be good flavored.
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Forum: Other Plants
10-25-2009, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,192
Re: Pineapple opinions...
*Elite Gold - 5-6 lbs fruit, yellow flesh, commercial variety
*Sugarloaf - 5-6 lbs fruit, high sugar, very low acid, white flesh, no woody core
*Smooth Cayenne - 5-6 lbs fruit, yellow flesh,...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-25-2009, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,192
Pineapple opinions...
I am thinking of ordering a tray of pineapples from agri starts...
Anyone have some opinions or input about the different varieties?
Pineapple
Ananas cosomus 'Elite Gold'
Ananas cosomus 'Elite...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-24-2009, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 6,091
Re: California Gold Bud ?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25638&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25638&ppuser=2868)
12 HANDS
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Forum: Tiki Hut
10-23-2009, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 58,609
Re: Dumb Jokes
Anyone remember Abbott and Costello with "Who's on First"
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
10-23-2009, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,302
Member's Question Spotlight...
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Hello Banana Buddies:
This thread will be a...
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