Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-22-2018, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,098
Re: Volcano Erupted in Hawaii!
Lava tubes don't fill up typically after the initial flow stops. New lava tubes get created by surface flows and so far none have yet. Outside of the limited area of about 1/5th of the Big Island,...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
04-23-2018, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 11,587
Re: First macro propagation attempt
Thanks but we cannot draw any conclusions yet as it has only been four weeks. Another four and things will decant once we have started separating plantlets. I will also inform once the third box, the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-08-2017, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,395
Hurricane Irma!
My prayers and thoughts for all Floridians and adjacent States!...A very huge and strong hurricane its projected to come in our way!....One of the most powerful hurricanes in history!....Please be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-11-2017, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,480
Re: pup root growth
As a general rule, roots aren't inherently required to root a pup, what's more important is enough corm to be able to grow new roots from. I haven't grown 'Helen's Hybrid' yet, but my experience from...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-05-2017, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,132
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
08-04-2017, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,641
Re: Zebrina Rojo, edible leaves?
Any banana leaves are fine to use, they vary in their size and thickness so some avrieties tend work better than others, but all are safe. Especially with an indoor plant, you may have thinner weaker...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-21-2017, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,839
Re: blue java flaging in zone 7!!!
high after the first light frost I trim all the leaves then cot the sudo stem to 4 ft high I get long tubular plastic bags from the uhaul rentel place about 18 in dia and 9 ft long sold for carpet...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-08-2017, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,474
Too funny (or sad) not to share
We have talked about it here on the forum many times that nurseries sell mis-labeled plants.
Today I found a similar example (funny or sad, you decide) on Craigslist. Someone selling a banana plant...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-04-2017, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 887
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-03-2017, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,313
Re: Ice Cream or Namwa?
When they fruit the differences are very clear, before they fruit it can be difficult to tell, they do have different growth habits before fruiting, but like I mentioned earlier these differences...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-09-2017, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,761
Re: Bougainville PNG catalog and report
Must be a problem on your end, so I don't know how to fix that, but here are the links directly:
catalog: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6WMCDtu_Ljpc0VjcGFUQ2FfYWM/view?usp=sharing
report:...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
06-05-2017, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,019
Re: Hardware.
A proper flow hood is nice, but expensive and not really necessary for hobby TC. Some folks get away with just doing it in an aquarium on its side, wiped down with alcohol immediately before using...
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Forum: Banana Identification
05-28-2017, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,658
Re: Super Red Variegate?
Appears to be a 'Siam Ruby', once insanely expensive and rare, now common and cheap. This one looks like it could be a non-tissue cultured very red selection, but maybe not, either way I wouldn't go...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-23-2017, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,201
Re: One of the Things we don't do Here
I don't think I can do anything about iTrader ratings anyway but I suggest you ship the corms and try to work out things with your buyer and get them to change your rating. Most folks would be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-23-2017, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,201
Re: One of the Things we don't do Here
a week ago Saturday I got a pm from jd, it was my bill for 3 corms I ordered. in that bill he said he would ship on Monday. checked the post office yesterday and still no package. figured to pm him...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
05-22-2017, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,420
Re: San Diego cool tolerant dwarf bananas
I would plant a Musa Mahoi, and or a Musa Enano Gigante. Both of these
are plenty cold hardy enough to live in your zone and will produce edible
fruit. They also will stay at a manageable height for...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-06-2017, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 7,255
Re: Florida
Any further posts here are to be about bananas, not attacking others. This goes for more than one person here. Suspensions or bans come next.
Check your egos at the door and try to post things...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
04-27-2017, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,306
(Ornata) Dusky Rose
I first bought this guy around this time last year(4/23/16). I was in Miami with my wife for the SoFlo Cake & Candy Expo (she does cake as a side thing (https://www.facebook.com/BakewithRho/)) so...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-20-2017, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,734
Re: Full Size Fruit Plants
If you consider all banana varieties, there is no correlation between fruit size and use or eating quality factors. Just about every combination of size and use exists out there somewhere, and it is...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
04-19-2017, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,838
Re: What are these ? What is he selling ?
Ensete ventricosum doesn't produce pups in the classic sense, they are normally either grown from seed or from tissue culture. There is a way to force them to make sucker-like plantlets, but few...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
04-05-2017, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,755
Re: Musa basjoo
I agree they are definitely not M. bajsoo, but don't believe they are M. balbisiana.
It's hard to tell from the photos, but from the growth habit of the plants and the few blurry bunches I can see...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
04-03-2017, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,755
Re: Musa basjoo
These two pictures are plants from the two different stands that managed to pollinate each other.
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
03-24-2017, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 62,060
Re: Tissue Culture
There would be no reason to do this and really no way to. When you excise the tissue piece containing meristem, it needs to be put into culture immediately. You would only do this in a flow hood with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-11-2017, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 110,170
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