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Forum: Other Plants 06-19-2013, 06:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,141
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Avocado tree disease, need advise

Thanks for the answers,

I was watering enough and gave them some fertilizer,

I more think it could be some kind of fungus, the leaves are some kind of strange curly.

At the stem I see something...
Forum: Other Plants 06-19-2013, 10:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,141
Posted By bananafarmer
Avocado tree disease, need advise

Hello,


I have some avocado-trees in my garden, some are big some are small.

I did not take care a lot with them till now. I was too busy with my banana-greenhouse.

I can call myself an absolute...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-14-2012, 12:34 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,149
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Deleafing and other stuff?

Yes you are right separating pups mostly its a matter for professianal farmers, mostly they left two in order to control growth, later when conditions are good one pup stays.

This one will grow and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-13-2012, 08:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,249
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Video greenhouse, walking through,5min

Sorry I have to cancel my statement,


my bananas are Gros Michel.
Forum: Fruit 06-13-2012, 08:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 112,893
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Arm and Leg for Big Mike/Gros Michel Bananas?

Hello,

I discovered that all the plants in my greenhouse are Gros Michel.

I first supposed they are Gran Nain but they arent.


The plants came from an open air plantation, where they were...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-13-2012, 08:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,701
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Hawaii move update

The chickens look really comfortable and happy, looks you are looking really good for them.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-11-2012, 10:32 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 10,758
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Desuckering Tool

I shoot some videos yesterday inside my greenhouse.

IN this videos a friend of mine is using a desuckering tool .

Desuckering tool for bananas in action - YouTube...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-10-2012, 06:41 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,626
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Creating my own Fert

I would be happy if you stay,

this thread is stil about fertilizer that is not organics, and your opinion is really leading the way here, you have a lot of experience in fertilizers and plants.

I...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-10-2012, 12:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,969
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: More bugs

Take immediately action, do not wait!!

The longer you wait the more your plants will be hurt.

Try to wash them off with a water-soap-mix.

When no effect use something stronger, there are many...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-10-2012, 11:10 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,626
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Creating my own Fert

Are you the guy in the video?
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-09-2012, 04:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,626
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Creating my own Fert

So the best method would be to put the plant into a bucket with mikoriza and then plant it into the soil?

I just can hope these tests are not valid for me, otherwise I wasted 500 g of Mikoriza, my...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-09-2012, 01:32 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,626
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Creating my own Fert

Thank you Richard, I will use your method and check the ph-level,

about the Mikoriza-app, I am using mini-sprinklers that cover all the ground, there are many of them.

The roots are very close to...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-09-2012, 01:05 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,626
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Creating my own Fert

Thanks,

today I used Mikoriza the first time, I used about 500 gr for 3 hectare, gave it through the sprinkler-system.

I am very curious about results, does it take a long time to take...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-09-2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,626
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Creating my own Fert

I would like to use it with 18-46 and K20 (potasyum),the K2O contains about 25%Sulfur.

It would be a N-P-K Formula, would be 10-2,5-15.

The other micro-nutrients I give once a week according to...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-07-2012, 05:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,069
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Anyone knows this insect?

I suppose the came out to make love, as you see on my third picture, when you increase the picture one is on the other.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-07-2012, 05:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,069
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Anyone knows this insect?

Thank you everybody for your help and identification,

let the good beeings making the soil better and the bananas grow better :-)
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-07-2012, 05:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,069
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Anyone knows this insect?

I just found this on google:


Millipedes
Millipedes normally live outdoors but may become nuisance pests indoors by their presence. At certain times of the year (usually late summer and autumn)...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-07-2012, 05:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,069
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Anyone knows this insect?

Thanks,

but it looks for me like mini-centipedes, the insect has so many feet. The insect you described is more a caterpillar.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-07-2012, 05:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,069
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Anyone knows this insect?

Thanks,

yes it looks for me like mini-centipedes, the insect has so many feet.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-07-2012, 03:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,069
Posted By bananafarmer
Anyone knows this insect?

Today ,

I saw this insect in my greenhouse, it was on dead leaves on the ground, ther were many of these insects,

anyone knows this, can it harm the...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-07-2012, 02:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,626
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Creating my own Fert

I went out of Urea and bought amonyum sulfat today, in my next mix I will replace urea with amonyum sulfat,

amonyum sulfat has a content of 21% N, so I have to almost double the amount.

Richard, I...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-04-2012, 10:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,249
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Video greenhouse, walking through,5min

They are all Gran Nain, a very tall version. Yes I sell them to a local distributor,he sends his crew who take the bunches, good for me :-)
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-04-2012, 10:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,249
Posted By bananafarmer
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-04-2012, 02:46 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,249
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Video greenhouse, walking through,5min

Most of the bunches are harvested november-december,the development of all the plants is not the same. I try to manage this as good as I can.

Yes in Winter we also get some fruits.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-03-2012, 05:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,249
Posted By bananafarmer
Re: Video greenhouse, walking through,5min

In winter its not freezing but cold, sometimes drops to 6°Celsius, a greenhouse also protects from sun and wind.

You have much better results when you grow them inside a greenhouse, there is a huge...
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