Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-14-2012, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Basjoo's in the heat.
Mine seem to be doing good. they are on the east side of house. it has been around 100 F for the last 2 weeks. they get full sun till around 2pm. I live in the okanagan in BC Canada. We normally get...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-13-2012, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,581
Re: Basjoo's in the heat.
My Basjoo never do well during mild winters and hot summers, they have always liked cold winters and mild summers without the extreme heat .
Bo
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-13-2012, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,581
Re: Basjoo's in the heat.
I hear that Basjoos don't like high temps in general. But they do better in cooler temps where many other bananas start to slow down.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-13-2009, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,200
Re: Green Ruby
I've seen it happen quite a few times, the plants seem to be about as unstable in soil as from tissue culture in terms of colors and patterns.
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Forum: Banana Identification
06-03-2009, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,422
Re: How to tell red dwarf from tall red?
Nate,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. It's very admirable of you to try to save some of his plants. I think figs root fairly easily, so you might consider just taking several...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-10-2008, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 25,033
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-17-2008, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,498
Re: Dwarf Cavendish
Is she the type that checks them daily?
If so, sure, she could wait till the first hand gets ripe on the plant. However if not, the fruit flies and ants could beat her to it. If that were to happen,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2008, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,061
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2008, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,578
Re: Grain nain flower and questions
Grand Nain is the chosen commercial variety because it makes huge bunches of fruit, its normal for them to make a lot. If you can keep the mat alive and healthy, the following bunches will be larger...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2008, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,310
Link to pics of our house in France
Hi all we just got back a few days ago from Europe. We visited our house just North of Paris. The garden is looking pretty good.
I'll post some pics of the plants here in Maryland a bit later...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-11-2008, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,402
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
08-11-2008, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,130
found this helpful
After much searching i found this and thought it might help as i found it very informative, Banana Micropropagation by Ian Maguire (http://litzlab.ifas.ufl.edu/banana.htm)
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
08-09-2008, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,407
Re: Expert Member plaques removed
I think most people here are aware that the underlying software of a site like this is "pre-fabricated" -- the owner of the site chooses a program with appealing features, and then customizes it to...
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
08-06-2008, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,407
Expert Member plaques removed
No more "Expert Member" system.
Hope the change is welcome.
I think its best we do without it. Sounded like a fun thing at first... but it alienates some members, some other members that did...
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
08-06-2008, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,138
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-06-2008, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,930
Re: What's going to be next years Siam Ruby
Looking forward to that M.peekelii myself, and that variegated balbisiana X veluntia hybrid.
If you're going to TC a varigated banana, why not go the whole 9 yards and get a Musa basjoo varigated...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-05-2008, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,930
Re: What's going to be next years Siam Ruby
M. peekelii (30-40ft tall), a few different Fe'i bananas (one with fruit the size and shape of a grapefruit), a new variety of M. beccarii with more red, maybe some different variegated ones (Pisang...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2008, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,311
Re: Growing Praying Hands In zone 9
Musa Praying Hands - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Praying_Hands)
Scroll down and you will see theres a map where a few members pinned their location to that are growing the praying...
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
08-03-2008, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,770
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2008, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,408
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2008, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,408
Re: Show me your Namwah Pearl!!!
I spoke with the producer of the Namwah Pearl's a few weeks ago, and he said they were completely unaware that everyones plant dies and no one can get them past about a foot. They hadn't even grown...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2008, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,692
Re: Compost
Yes, so mixing it up is a great idea -- especially break up clumps of manure and get it distributed throughout. You need a corral to keep it in which you can make out of inexpensive garden fencing...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-01-2008, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,130
Re: Siam Ruby Flowers - Do They Exist???
I'm looking out for the same thing. I have a contact in SoFL that has been growing it for awhile and he says it should be flowering any time now, he knows bananas very well and is going to provide...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-31-2008, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,408
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-30-2008, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 99
Views: 16,603
Freeze Pruf
I don't know about you guys but I will be the first in line to purchase this when it goes public.
Spray Improves Plants’ Cold Tolerance By 2 To Over 9 Degrees Fahrenheit...
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