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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-21-2018, 02:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,055
Posted By tcarpenter
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.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-21-2018, 09:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,055
Posted By tcarpenter
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...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-04-2017, 11:17 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 18,685
Posted By tcarpenter
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo

With leaf. I would love a 25 foot banana as I've planted these as landscaping features.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-02-2017, 06:23 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 18,685
Posted By tcarpenter
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...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 12-26-2016, 05:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,200
Posted By tcarpenter
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...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 09-16-2016, 01:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,200
Posted By tcarpenter
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,...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-02-2015, 09:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,004
Posted By tcarpenter
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...
Forum: Other Recipes 11-19-2013, 10:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,073
Posted By tcarpenter
Re: Ages ago I read the directions to bake bread in a paper bag

How do I bake bread in brown paper sacks? - Yahoo! Answers (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060908140804AA5B1u0)
Try this thread.

Tom
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-29-2007, 12:47 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,325
Posted By tcarpenter
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...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-28-2007, 08:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,325
Posted By tcarpenter
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...
Forum: Member Introductions 11-24-2007, 10:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,350
Posted By tcarpenter
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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