Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-10-2020, 10:50 AM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-18-2015, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,911
Re: Possible winterizing solution???
I've had no luck saving stems here in central Indiana. My best results came from a cage around the plant made of garden fencing, filled with 8-10 or so inches of black mulch bought bulk and a local...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-11-2014, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 0
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Fall 2014
I' sure gonna miss my nanner foliage
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Forum: Other Plants
10-08-2014, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 9,170
Re: Plumeria Blooms
After four patient years I finally have some blooms starting. I'm in central Indiana and had to already bring er in. Some of the tips look like they are dieing off. Hopefully I'll see something. ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-08-2014, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,631
Re: Fall is here, time to get digging.
Longwoods - Do you just plant the bare root stumps in pots and keep inside for winter then re-plant in the spring?
And - do they do well that way?
I'm curious and thinking of my very near...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-23-2014, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 2
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Any New Ideas ?
Hey cold hardy growers, any new ideas, tips or tricks for over wintering basjoos this year? Last winter was pretty rough for a lot of us so now that fall is under way I was wondering what was going...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-25-2014, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,380
Re: My first year basjoo
Nice! My potted indoor basjoos pups look pretty bad by the time spring rolls around but once planted they take off!
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-29-2014, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,994
Re: Replanting Basjoos late in season
How deep did you plant it? I used leaves with a cage and tarp last winter here in zone 5/6 but the ground froze too deep around it. I had another I planted a food deep last summer and it didn't...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-29-2014, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,994
Re: Replanting Basjoos late in season
I'd bring them in too. My lighting isn't that great either. I bring in pups in pots and by the time April/May rolls around they look pretty sad but once outside and replanted, they take off! Some...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-29-2014, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,308
Re: Musa basjoo not coming back
Here in east central Indiana I lost all my Basjoos planted in the ground. One was over three years old. I used leaves too (for the first time / for the last time). I'll either dig the new ones up...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-09-2014, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 992
Re: Who's growing eggplant ?
I tried some this year for the first time ever. They've doubled in size in two weeks but aren't near as big as those yet
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-09-2014, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,738
Re: Making progress in Nebraska
Lookin' good! I found that Bayer Advanced Weed and Crabgrass Killer wipes out Creeping Charlie. I was an Ortho Weed-B-Gone man for years but not any more, that stuff is great. One day I was in...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-28-2014, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,336
Re: Who has Moles?
Here's an idea. Pack a cooler and take the garden hose and flood them out. It might take a few.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-28-2014, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,650
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Forum: Other Plants
05-21-2014, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,655
Re: Who ?'s growing canna
I started with a handful about 12 years ago. I have so many now I give them away. I've tried to identify which red flowering cannas I have and came close to presidential. I still really don't know...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
05-15-2014, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,990
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-13-2014, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,008
Re: Are my Basjoos dead?
I had a few potted pups too, I've got one on the ground already. My largest was in it's 4th year and I had visions of an awesome plant this year. I guess the last few warmer winters made me...
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Forum: Member Introductions
05-13-2014, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,308
Re: New member
If you listen to The Range we will get along just fine! Welcome!
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-13-2014, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,008
Re: Are my Basjoos dead?
My basjoos took it pretty hard too. I have no signs of life yet either. I chopped the stem way back to the ground on my largest and it was a total sponge. The one I planted a foot deeper as an...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-11-2014, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 147
Views: 35,355
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-08-2014, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,579
Re: Time to put the bananas outside for spring!
cannasrus - I planted a 2-year sheltered pup a foot deep last summer, insulated it good (so I thought) and after the winter we had I'm thinking dry root this fall. There is nothing but a big hole. ...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-01-2014, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,648
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-24-2014, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,607
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Forum: Tiki Hut
03-12-2014, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,469
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