Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-23-2013, 09:22 PM
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Re: What a spring!
It's going to get to 41 here tonight, enjoy your warm climate! Won't hit 80's again until after the weekend. 60's Saturday, 60's Sunday, 60's Monday, 80's Tuesday. So typical for Indiana lately,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2013, 07:17 PM
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Re: What a spring!
Sailfish, that's awesome to hear. I know we've had 2 months of good temps after a mild winter, but I'm amazed to see so much going on so quickly for you.
How old are your plants?
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-16-2013, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 148
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Ele Ele
<a href="http://s1311.beta.photobucket.com/user/rmplmnz/media/EleEle_zps300c86aa.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s674/rmplmnz/EleEle_zps300c86aa.jpg"...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-23-2011, 02:21 PM
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Musa sikkimensis growth in 8 hours...
This is a Musa sikkimensis manipur I have cut leaves off (except one for a friend to see) so that I can mail it out after work. The two black lines indicate the amount of growth in the last 8 hours...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-26-2010, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Thread last year on freeze protection
Try my thread posted in Jan '10.
"Frost Protection in South Florida". This may be the one you want.
I still have all the frost proof material and black clips stored for the next...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2010, 09:38 AM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-26-2010, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Growth so far
Good pics. When I hear about tree rat damage I feel lucky to have resident neighborhood bobcats. I just trapped the first squirrel I noticed in the 5 years I'm in So Fla and have not seen another...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-26-2010, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,477
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-26-2010, 03:39 PM
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Forum: Other Plants
07-26-2010, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Other Plants
07-26-2010, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 3
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Re: latin name for this tropical
I believe this is a kalanchoe and this one with the very large leaves is commonly called "flapjack" around here. The more sun they get the more red will be in leaves. Here is a google search...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2009, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 25
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Re: First harvest
Ha ha...well if this is a successive generation from...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5894&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5894)
It is definitely...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Re: First harvest
I learned something everyday. I may have seen them both in the market and I always thought that they were saba. I don't recall seeing any praying hands in my lifetime. But what do I know?
Chong:
So...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Re: First harvest
Very cool! Congrats on your first harvest! That one yellow one looks so cool in all the green. How fun! Enjoy!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Re: First harvest
Great job with the fruit! Hope they are tasty! I agree, they don't look much like the praying hands fruit I've seen, but I'm sure they will be tasty!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Re: First harvest
I have had those show up top, middle, and bottom of bunches. The last Hawaiian Apples I harvested that made it through the entire last winter had one whole side from top to bottom like those. It...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Re: First harvest
'Praying Hands' is basically just a fused-finger variety of 'Saba', every once in a while a normal 'Saba'-looking bunch is produced, but that does not mean it is not true to type. Perhaps next time...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Re: First harvest
Wow nice bunch of bananas. the bunch dont look like what i see in the pictures of praying hands.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2009, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Plant Orinoco's Deep?
I would measure it from the bottom of the plant to ground level, so just dig a hole that deep and toss it in.
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