Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-05-2015, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,353
Re: Making Bigger Bananas
High soil fertility and warmth. I regularly see huge fat bunches with long fingers on plants that aren't receiving much care, but are in a perfect spot. Also, your irrigation has to be done right.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-13-2015, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,589
Manini at almost 3 months.
Here's a pic of my Manini at almost 3 months. It was planted on June 23. I haven't done anything special as far as fertilize etc is concerned. i lost all but two varities last winter and will...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-07-2015, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,347
South Florida Farm
Hey! so im moving to south florida. I just got 5 acres made available to me to start a sustainable agriculture project. I am setting it up as a demonstration site, where we can help people create...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-06-2015, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,085
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Forum: Other Plants
08-29-2015, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,935
Re: Anybody growing pineapple in ca ?
I bought my Sugarloaf Variety from Wellsprings and can highly recommend them. Plants are beautiful, but they have not fruited yet, so I can not comment if I really got what I have ordered.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2015, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 0
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The NARITA hybrids
NARITA hybrids | Promusa (http://www.promusa.org/NARITA+hybrids)
NARITA photos (http://www.musarama.org/en/tag/naritas-1.htm)
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-15-2015, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,061
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-23-2015, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,394
Re: Taking the Thailand chance!
Bananas can be imported into the US. I've brought corms from the Philippines before. The only requirement is that the corm or plant is free of any soil or chemicals. If sent by mail or carrier,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-22-2015, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,394
Re: Taking the Thailand chance!
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/permits/downloads/q37-1circular.pdf
Looks like all mailed plants need a permit and have to be sent to a USDA inspection port of entry location (Miami, etc)...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-22-2015, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,394
Re: Taking the Thailand chance!
From what I gather , as long as your under 12 plants your good to go as long as a phyto certificate is included. Lol its definitely a shot in the dark , but to me the GM is worth it.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-22-2015, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,394
Taking the Thailand chance!
Well, I did it! I ordered a Gros Michel from the people in Thailand on eBay . They have perfect reviews . They are very good a communication answering all my questions in a timely manner. They are...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-13-2015, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,029
Re: Highest yielding bananas?
I think the answer depends on your climate. In mine, any of the Namwah varieties would top the list (like Lau said), with "Fake Ice Cream" topping the list. With a warmer climate the varieties with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-11-2015, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,029
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-11-2015, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,029
Re: Highest yielding bananas?
FHIA-17
FHIA-1
Williams
Those would be 1,2, and 3 for me. By far the heaviest bunch I have ever harvested was a FHIA-17.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-10-2015, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,029
Re: Highest yielding bananas?
You might want to think about a banana plant that will produce fruit every year. I'm in Zone 10 and the Namwah, Raja Puri and my fake Goldfinger produce every year. Out of those three plants I like...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-28-2015, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,532
Re: shade fruits in zone 9 ?
You are thinking of true mangosteen (garcinia mangostana) which is ultra tropical. The ones I have listed will grow in the subtropics and take some freezing temps. I think the lemon drop mangosteen...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-23-2015, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,438
Re: Aged chicken manure compost or rabbit compost?
I'd start with rabbit; you can use it immediately. If I had access to chicken aged or not, I'd put it in my compost bin; it really is quite "hot" fresh and I hesitate to trust how someone else cooked...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-23-2015, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,554
Re: Avocado Time to Ripeness
Species is a subdivision of Genus.
Race is a subdivision of species.
Cultivar (or variety) is an individual selection of a species, propagated by cutting (grafting), and might represent one or more...
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Forum: Other Plants
03-10-2015, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Canistel: Tropo vs. Oro
I've never had a dry canistel, moist yes, dry no. If canistel were like mango I wouldn't eat them.
I have a Fairchild #2 canistel, and it's delicious, albeit moist not juicy!
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Forum: Other Plants
03-02-2015, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Canistel: Tropo vs. Oro
I've never tasted this fruit until early this year when I visited Larafarms
his canistel were sweet & moist not dry.
A week or so later I found a roadside "wild" tree...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-27-2015, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,554
Re: Avocado Time to Ripeness
Adding your location to your profile would help us all. Ripening times for several fruits -- including avocado vary greatly between central CA, southern CA, central and southern FL, PR, CR, and...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-26-2015, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,554
Re: Avocado Time to Ripeness
Information on Wurtz is here:
Panorama Database Query:AvocadoDB/form (http://www.ucavo.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/Panorama.cgi?AvocadoDB~form~Search)
A whole lot more information on Avocado Varieties is...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-26-2015, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,554
Re: Avocado Time to Ripeness
Avocado (Persea americana) varieties - TopTropicals.com (http://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/fruit/varieties_avocado.htm)
maybe this will help.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-16-2014, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,828
2 in 1 - Twins ?
Found this guy while visiting a wild patch of bananas
http://i.imgur.com/XqzioRv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JnKwD2M.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/88mYted.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bf2XwtA.jpg
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-18-2014, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,137
Re: Is there anything I can do about raccoons?
I use a live trap. Had to bump up the size after I got a giant possum. He filled the cage from end to end. Tail was like 16 inches long.
I found that pieces of apple are the best all around bait...
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