Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-21-2018, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,055
Re: my pad has spread too far
Thanks, have given away a bunch of pups over the years. I guess I just need to be careful spreading herbicides because I don't want to kill everything, just specific areas.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-21-2018, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,055
my pad has spread too far
Over the years my basjoo pad has spread into areas that it doesn't belong in. Any suggestions on how to reduce the size. Digging it up is not an good option because of my age and arthritis. Hoping...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-04-2017, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 18,685
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-02-2017, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 18,685
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
How to tell the difference with mature plants. I bought 2 or each about 12 years ago and I've always assumed the basjoo was what I was left with but don't really know. I'm just a few miles south of...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
12-26-2016, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,200
Re: Thinning my musa basjo mat
Doug, I'm located in Clayton, just outside Raleigh. I usually let the pups grow up on their own and they have seemed to spread into my wife's "area". I'm thinking next spring to cut back the...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
09-16-2016, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,200
Thinning my musa basjo mat
I have had two mats of musa basjo for about 10 years and they are doing great here in North Carolina. My problem is they are too prolific and the mat needs to be thinned. The are purely ornamental,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-02-2015, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,004
Trouble ahead!
Your Favorite Banana Is Facing Extinction As Deadly Fungus Spreads (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bananas-extinction-cavendish-panama-disease_565eb2d3e4b08e945fed6712)
This article claims the...
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Forum: Other Recipes
11-19-2013, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,073
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-29-2007, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,325
Re: Basjoo flowers zone 6b
Thanks Red. The credit goes to the plant-not me. I planted them too close to the house and too close to the hot tub which is why the trunk looks a little strange. Sitting in the hot tub at night...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-28-2007, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,325
Re: Basjoo flowers zone 6b
My Basjoo flowered for the first time here in North Carolina but am curious what to do with the banana's. Mine look very much like yours but are now hanging in the garage due to a mild frost. I...
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-24-2007, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,350
New member in NC
My name is Tom and I've been growing banana's as a part of my backyard landscaping. I wanted a little tropical look so I bought some frost hardy giant banana plants a few years ago. They're great...
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