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Showing results 1 to 25 of 66 Search took 0.04 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: sman87

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-11-2015, 09:37 PM

Replies: 39 What am I doing wrong? Views: 5,832 Posted By sman87 Re: What am I doing wrong? I had the same exact problem my second year of growing basjoos. On 2 particular TC clones I bought that year they did a really sub-par job growing during the summer. Narrow leaves, burned edges, and...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-11-2015, 09:12 PM

Replies: 55 Outside Basjoo - when did your corms start growing this year? Views: 9,067 Posted By sman87 Re: Outside Basjoo - when did your corms start growing this year? My basjoos got crushed by the arctic winter last year. Of the 12 I had prepped for the long outdoor cold, only 3 corms survived... I mulched, wrapped, covered as much as I could but nothing could...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-11-2015, 08:50 PM

Replies: 9 Will trimming lower leaves help basjoo? Views: 3,116 Posted By sman87 Re: Will trimming lower leaves help basjoo? From my experience I have seen some improvement on growth. I also do it for a tall "tree" like look to them, and help expose sunlight to emerging pups below. Yet on other basjoo plants it never...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-08-2015, 01:29 PM

Replies: 12 This is why you cover ur plants... Views: 2,452 Posted By sman87 Re: This is why you cover ur plants... If you ohio guys are interested, I just bought some small but nice basjoos TCs at Hirts gardens in granger township ohio (near Medina and Hinkley) off the 271 exit south. they got them as low as...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-24-2015, 02:22 PM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,973 Posted By sman87 Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter You might have to try storing just the corms or the bulb of the banana. If leaving them outside is too risky or not an option this can be a solution storing the corms will take up a lot less space...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-24-2015, 02:15 PM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,973 Posted By sman87 Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter What is the soil temp of those bananas under the house? Last year I bought a heat mat and thermostat to "reactivate" the soil so the corms and roots begin regrowth. If the soil temp is hovering...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-22-2015, 02:16 PM

Replies: 12 This is why you cover ur plants... Views: 2,452 Posted By sman87 Re: This is why you cover ur plants... Ya those roses might have had some damage but hopefully the snow shielded them from the harsh open air. Up here we also have a lot of vineyards near the lake. Usually the lake gives a milder winter...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-19-2015, 10:57 PM

Replies: 12 This is why you cover ur plants... Views: 2,452 Posted By sman87 This is why you cover ur plants... -20F here tonight in northeast Ohio.. and a town (Rome twp.) a few miles east of me is at -27F according to their local Weather Underground station.. This getting ridiculous.. This is really gonna...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 07-05-2014, 10:51 PM

Replies: 4 What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos) Views: 2,765 Posted By sman87 Re: What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos) Unfortunately this experiment did not go successful. Due to the extremely cold prolonged winter of -30 F temps, a 25 week indoor dormancy and cold spring I lost 12 of 15 plants to heavy corm rot and...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 07-05-2014, 10:30 PM

Replies: 5 Problem with Musa Basjoo leaves, Help needed Views: 2,940 Posted By sman87 Re: Problem with Musa Basjoo leaves, Help needed I also have this problem, Last year I noticed the same exact "burning". Hopefully we can both find out the real answer to this.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-14-2014, 08:23 PM

Replies: 28 Are my Basjoos dead? Views: 4,122 Posted By sman87 Re: Are my Basjoos dead? From the look of the pics on the outside they look gone, but everyone is right, underneath all that nasty dead material should be a firm bright looking corm when you start inspecting cutting into it....

Forum: Tiki Hut 05-02-2014, 06:06 PM

Replies: 3 Weather forecast Views: 1,540 Posted By sman87 Re: Weather forecast That's on my agenda too mulching and potting but if the soil temp doesn't even out up here soon ill def be behind on the rest of my gardening and banana planting. It's more like march here than May...

Forum: Tiki Hut 05-01-2014, 07:09 PM

Replies: 3 Weather forecast Views: 1,540 Posted By sman87 Re: Weather forecast Send it this way please!! Its almost May 2nd and the leaves aren't even on the trees yet in northeast Ohio low 50's every day with rain.... ugh

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-28-2014, 12:10 AM

Replies: 52 Time to put the bananas outside for spring! Views: 7,816 Posted By sman87 Re: Time to put the bananas outside for spring! glad to see another Ohioan drag their grizzled indoor survivors out!

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-28-2014, 12:02 AM

Replies: 4 What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos) Views: 2,765 Posted By sman87 Re: What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos) Week one has gone well we had one hard freeze so far last Thurs (26 degrees!) but I was more than prepared. I double covered all bananas with weed blocking sheets, burlap and tied them all up. Each...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-27-2014, 11:13 PM

Replies: 3 New guy with annoying question Views: 1,792 Posted By sman87 Re: New guy with annoying question Welcome. Basjoos are rather tough even the small ones starting out and tolerant to chilly temps at night that are close to freezing. A good rule of thumb is to watch when the temps fall into the 30s...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-19-2014, 08:15 PM

Replies: 3 Can bananas cause damage? Views: 1,215 Posted By sman87 Re: Can bananas cause damage? I grew some Mekong giants last year, the runners they sent out aren't too invasive for a young plant. they sent out about 3 runners each. When dug up they look similar to what a daikon radish looks...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-19-2014, 07:57 PM

Replies: 4 What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos) Views: 2,765 Posted By sman87 What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos) Saw the weather outlook for the next two weeks up till the end of the month. and decided to replant my Basjoos that were dormant in the basement since late Oct. Looks like the temps will stay above...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-07-2014, 04:28 PM

Replies: 15 spider mites Views: 2,488 Posted By sman87 Re: spider mites Spider mites are definitely a nuisance. soapy water and the insecticidal soap works well. In my opinion though, spider mites are inevitable when growing indoors. They multiply like crazy, travel from...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-06-2014, 06:35 PM

Replies: 15 Basjoo Bye Bye???????? Views: 2,460 Posted By sman87 Re: Basjoo Bye Bye???????? That p stem will be frozen hard as a rock after this artic blast... lets all prey for a banana miracle and hope we can scrape through this without massive damage. It's gonna be upsetting hearing...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-03-2014, 06:37 PM

Replies: 39 Bitter cold on the way Views: 4,944 Posted By sman87 Re: Bitter cold on the way Yeah good luck to everyone as well as growers in the south. Monday evening into Tues morning temps could be -10 below zero as far south as Kentucky Tennessee and Arkansas. This along with single...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-18-2013, 04:05 PM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,973 Posted By sman87 Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter No, unfortunately I chickened out this year on keeping them outide. lol Partly because I wanted to keep as much Pstem alive as possible and start off tall when I put them back in next April. The...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-17-2013, 09:21 PM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,973 Posted By sman87 Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter From the look of the picture it looks good so far. That temp range should be sufficient, humidity at or under 50% seems to help as well negating a breeding ground for mold/ fungus. Is the Pstem...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-17-2013, 09:02 PM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,973 Posted By sman87 Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter That fungicide powder does wonders! After using it this fall its really controlled the drying process and let each pstem and corm go into dormancy without too much mold or fungus resistance at least...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-15-2013, 06:47 PM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,973 Posted By sman87 Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter I have a dozen Basjoo and Mekong Giant bananas dormant in a basement crawlspace bare root. Its been about 9 weeks since I put them in dormancy. So far they have dried out without any signs of mold or...

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