Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-24-2010, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 261
Views: 69,581
Re: Gros Michel
Hi There.
My G.M. is growing fine.....
in two weeks it sprouted two leaves.... ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-23-2010, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,695
Merry Christmas
thoe i dont see or chat with many here any more i still think about you all from time to time
Have the Marryest of Holadys
Paul AKA Damacalese :santananer: :santananer: :santananer:
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Forum: European Section
12-22-2010, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 17,688
Re: Veinte Cohol available from Thailand
Two weeks update
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39455&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39455&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-20-2010, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,293
Re: Last night burned bad
Actually not quite, it depends on where you live. And it mostly affects the regions along the Pacific Rim, though El Niņo seems to reduce, while La Niņa is reputed to increase the frequency and...
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Forum: Hydroponics
12-18-2010, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,188
Like roots? A DWC grow
I started a Dwarf Cavendish in a DWC system (5-gallon bucket) the last week of September. Here's a picture of part of the root system less than three months...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-15-2010, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,293
Re: Last night burned bad
Bananas are a little bit different than other plants, they will actually get damaged at above freezing because the sap congeals at low temperatures. Wind can burn leaves, I've seen it with my own...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-15-2010, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,293
Re: Last night burned bad
Hi Nicolas,
wind or no wind, I cannot see how any plant can sustain that kind of damage at above freezing temperatures. It takes ice crystals, which form within cells and crush their structure to...
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Forum: Contests!
12-15-2010, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 11,432
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-15-2010, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,293
Last night burned bad
Everything that was under 5' tall got toasted last night, so I've got about 1200 very ugly looking plants. On the bright side, the plants with fruit came through OK.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-07-2010, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,583
2011 Winter Update from North Florida!
Here is this year's first frost report. Here are some more side by side comparisons of bananas fully exposed and with no protection. Since we sort of ease into the winter like an old man into a warm...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-05-2010, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,898
Re: Orinoco question?
Well Jamie - it seems to depend which strain of Orinoco you have. I had one plant that was a heavy cropper but with only average flavour - this is now compost. But the other Orinoco is delicious...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-05-2010, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,898
Re: Orinoco question?
congrats!.....but you will soon find out there are better tasting bananas out there.
Once they turn yellow they are good to go and don't let them over ripen.
They make great "tostones" though when...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-04-2010, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,003
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Forum: Other Plants
12-03-2010, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,003
New worlds hottest chili - the Naga Viper
This is an excerpt from an article in response to the Daily Mail story
"Yes, the Naga Viper, the latest claimant to the world's-hottest-pepper crown, outdistances its predecessor, the Bhut Jolokia,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-03-2010, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 261
Views: 69,581
Re: Gros Michel
:woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner:
My G.M. Corm is alive and growing...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
11-25-2010, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,527
Re: Happy Thanksgiving, America!
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0773.jpg
New "traditional" Thanksgiving breakfast......... Waffles with Ice cream bananas!:ha:
Happy football....ah.... turkey day everyone!
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Forum: Contests!
11-21-2010, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 11,432
Guess the Dwarf Brazilian Bunch Size
Wow, I've been super busy at the nursery and almost forgot about my Dwarf Brazilian bud! Guess the correct total number of fingers that form in the bunch and win a prize. Shipping via USPS...
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Forum: Fruit
11-03-2010, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,193
Re: Peach Tree
Christian makes a good point that plants feed on inorganic minerals -- not organic plant material.
Rock dust is a by-product of rock crushers at quarries. They give it away for free. The minerals...
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
09-15-2010, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,056
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
09-14-2010, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,056
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
09-11-2010, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 13,544
I'm In the Hospital
Hi every one. I'm in the hospital. I've been here for week. The doctors have found two growths. One in my left lung, the other in the airway. So far no tests have come back cancerous. They did a...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
04-03-2010, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,055
Poo eating plant
Anyone ever heard of the poo eating plant ? Check this out.
Recent research shows that the giant montane pitcher plant of Borneo -- the largest carnivorous plant in the world -- is designed to eat...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
02-05-2010, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 15,210
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
02-02-2010, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,079
Is This A Banana Forum Or...
a photo storage site!?!?!?! Sorry, but it seems like this site is becoming a place for storing pics from everything from family portraits to many other non related pics!!! Hey, I can appreciate...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
01-29-2010, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,974
Under a hundreds year old Tree
Today i went to Bogor Botanical garden, and take photo myself under giant tree. its maybe a hundreds year old tree!!!...
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