Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-14-2014, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,458
Tampa Bay area: Can I buy your bananas?
Anyone in the Tampa area looking to sell their mature crop? I'd be potentially looking for multiple bunches at once, and price would vary depending on the variety and quality. PM me if you're...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-20-2014, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,771
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-20-2014, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,869
Re: Does a dwarf goldfinger exists?
My father just bought a couple of plants from a local nursery labeled "Dwarf Goldfinger". I realize this doesn't necessarily mean anything, but I'm just saying.
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Forum: Other Plants
03-08-2014, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 18,856
Re: Pineapples....
Curious to know if anyone has found it to be true that suckers and/or slips mature and flower faster than the tops? I've heard properly planted suckers can bear fruit in as "little" as 18 months.
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Forum: Tiki Hut
03-08-2014, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,245
Re: Horse Manure?
Thanks for all the replies. I think I will continue to use this stuff, just maybe I'll wear shoes instead of flip flops, haha.
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Forum: Tiki Hut
03-07-2014, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,245
Horse Manure?
I'm seen a lot of arguments lately about using horse manure in edible gardens (or on your property at all.) Some people seem to think that the "deworming" medication is highly dangerous to humans and...
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Forum: Other Plants
03-07-2014, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 18,856
Re: Pineapples....
Lookin' good! I'm jealous of the size of your plants. I got my first one to flower this year, and expect several next year, after that I should be rolling in the things. I work at a grocery store and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-07-2014, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 395
Views: 43,904
Re: New house, new chapter
Trebor,
Please be careful using pallets for BBQ chips, or raised beds (assuming it is an edible garden.) Some pallets may be treated with chemicals, or come in contact with other dangerous...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-02-2013, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,673
Should I cut the bunch?
I have two DCs with bunches hanging, both still green. The first bunch appeared in early August. Some of the fruits are starting to crack now, and temperatures here should be relatively cool for the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-28-2013, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,327
Re: bagging your bananas
I tried it recently and I don't know what I did wrong but some of the bananas started turning black at the very tips. Seemed to be only where the bag was touching.
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
11-17-2013, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,790
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-11-2013, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,684
Re: Removing all leafs on plant that has fruit.
I'm just saying I think it would have been more helpful for you to say what you just said "leaves are not chopped off to promote fruit growth", and most likely would have taken the same amount of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-11-2013, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,456
Re: White flies
I seem to have these on a few plants here in the Tampa area. They have not totally infested, but I'm going to have to hit them with something. I don't want them to multiply!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-11-2013, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,684
Re: Removing all leafs on plant that has fruit.
Well Mother Nature also would not cut the flower off after fruits have emerged, remove all the pups to thin the mat, prop up a heavy bunch of fruit so it doesn't bend the p-stem, put a plastic bag...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-28-2013, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,921
Re: Bunch covers
I currently am using an onion bag (woven plastic mesh) to keep critters off. I'll let you know if it works or not.
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Forum: Member Introductions
10-24-2013, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,905
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Forum: Tiki Hut
10-23-2013, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,958
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Forum: Other Plants
10-23-2013, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,879
Re: Help with pineapple?
I've also read that if you are using the apple trick it helps to cover the whole plant over night with a plastic bag to keep the ethylene gas concentrated.
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
10-22-2013, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,639
Re: Is this a pup?
Unfortunately I think you've just got a root there. The pups will start a bit deeper than that, be larger, and not resemble a root at all. Sorry :/
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Forum: Member Introductions
10-21-2013, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,954
Re: Banana Information- Dwarf Cavendish
You can dig the babies out and replant them elsewhere, but leave the main plant where it is. There are plenty of posts here about how to remove a "sucker" or "pup" as most members call them....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-10-2013, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,767
Re: Flower questions
Is the plant choking or something? My DC flowers are out and hanging down before the bracts start to open at all. Granted I'm in central Florida, but that just doesn't seem right to me. Congrats...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-03-2013, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,673
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-24-2013, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,400
Re: Dying leaves while flowering please help!
I hope so. I'm having a similar problem with a couple of dwarf cavendish plants (one has set fruit already, the other flowering.) I get myself all paranoid that they have sigatoka! I hope it's just...
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