Forum: Member Introductions
11-02-2021, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,349
Re: Going Bananas in Scotland
^ This.
To make a long story short, when I had a family emergency during a garden "remodel" that had several plants dug up, I tossed my Black Thai into the shallow end of my goldfish pond so that it...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
10-05-2009, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,173
Re: Transplanting in Florida
See the little button at the bottom right of every reply? Looks like http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24421...
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Forum: Member Introductions
10-05-2009, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,064
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Forum: Other Plants
09-29-2009, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 839
Views: 96,343
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Forum: Other Plants
09-29-2009, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 2,532
Views: 307,804
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-29-2009, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 10,239
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
09-24-2009, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,495
Re: From a friend in Florida.....need advise.
Unless that 1 hour was on a bicycle, it would be called "Key Something." Homestead is like the next best thing to the south end of mainland florida.
But yep, sounds like the the big bad "P" disease...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-23-2009, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,211
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2009, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 28,355
Re: Ae Ae Banana for sale
?eh?
Middle 48 states and not in freezing weather. That isn't unreasonable for a tropical plant.
Yeah. That's why I'm not Jonesing for one myself. Fussy. (And my soil is white sugar sand with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2009, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 28,355
Re: Ae Ae Banana for sale
"Proud of it?" I don't get what you mean.
What price of admission does it take to be, "one of us?" Martha IS a member here, she just doesn't hang out to BS, participate in the organic wars, or make...
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
09-17-2009, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 15,335
Re: Chiquita Prices
Interesting. Yesterday they were 69 cents / Lb at Wal-Mart in central FL, same as they were @ Publix late last week. (which surprised me)
I've noticed the opposite. Must be someone in the supply...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-16-2009, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,147
Re: Way back in the Day...
Not much has changed in rural Florida. :ha:
In high school I had a poster....
"In case siren sounds, immediately
1. Crawl beneath desk, table, or other sturdy object.
2. Place your head between...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-16-2009, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,147
Re: Way back in the Day...
That was the dairy industry's doing. They didn't want anyone mistaking that artificial product with real butter. Given how harmful trans-fats are, they may have been more on target than it would...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-16-2009, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,147
Re: Way back in the Day...
I recall a book from a decade or two of you that left out the punctuation. Then the last few pages were rows of periods & commas, and... directions to put them where you wanted them.
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
09-16-2009, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,838
Re: EV Question?
Guttation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttation)
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-08-2009, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,438
Re: Dumb Jokes
Since you brought up bikini jokes...
A redneck American tourist was walking along the beach in France. There are many beautiful women lying in the sun, and he really wants to meet one. But try as...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
08-15-2009, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,369
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-13-2009, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,065
Re: Recommended Fun Science & School Sites...
The homopolar motor should work. I used to use a different version ... Put the magnet on the head of a screw, touch the point of the screw to one end of the battery and let it hang. Hold the battery...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
08-13-2009, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 13,754
Re: The Future of Fertilizer
Yup.
I live in the county that sits right in the middle of the Bone Valley Deposit, the deposit used to produce about 75% of the US supply and 25% of the world supply of phosphate. My county is the...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
08-13-2009, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 13,754
Re: The Future of Fertilizer
I see you are in Florida. Indeed, Florida did pass some legislation greatly limiting the amount of phosphate in lawn fertilizer. (I believe it does not affect commercial Ag.) A handful of midwest...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2009, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,212
Re: rajapuri, dwarf cavendishi slow growing
The idea that bananas grow fast is an oversimplification. But I really doubt anyone has a Rajapuri that grows 2 feet a week. They only get 6 or 8 feet of p-stem when full size so even under good...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
08-12-2009, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,517
Re: Tissue Culture MS Medium Help
It doesn't matter what hormones or media you use if you have contamination. If the fungus or whatever is at the site of your meristem, then that was likely what brought the contamination. Examine...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-10-2009, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,434
Re: Misi Luki advice
We had a spat of questions in spring / early summer about leaves splitting off the p-stem. My siam ruby is doing a little bit of that now. It seems to happen when the temps are up, nutrition is good,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-10-2009, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,995
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