Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-10-2022, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 862
Re: Wind Resistance of Varieties
Yup, Raja Puri did the best with Ian with wind. Jury is out on salt water damage.
Agree 100% with Akula... those with thick pjstems and wind protection did much better. My Saba and Brazilian took...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-04-2022, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 749
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-30-2022, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,549
Re: Hurricane Ian
My Saba (20 feet+) all snapped, lost most anything that had a rack on them except for one Brazilian. I'm surprised that half actually made it still standing upright.. well, they are shredded and...
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Forum: Member Introductions
08-01-2022, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,042
Re: South Florida
Welcome! I'm in same zone and we are lucky to have almost year-round growing conditions. There are so many varieties to grow so definitely give them a try. My dwarf Cav is an easy grower and...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
06-27-2022, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,750
Re: Fox Farms potting soil
I agree with Gatorfan... Ocean Forest is indeed "hot" and ready to feed plants right away (with bat guano, fish emulsion, and crab meal, etc.). Ocean might be a bit strong for a plant that you...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-27-2022, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 969
Re: Truly Tiny Management
Edited... Sorry, I had a Super Dwarf Cavendish, not a Truly Tiny. Looked just like a tiny bunch of bananas. Unfortunately, it never fully ripened as I had to move the plant as it was in bed that...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-20-2022, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 789
Re: Questions about musa saba
So I've eaten them from food vendor on a stick (cooked in brown sugar and butter) and as tostones (very good) so I know they are very good for cooking. But I've not doen this with ones I've...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-19-2022, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 216
Views: 123,129
Re: Water suckers
Ahh, the issue that growers love to debate. I've been growing for a long time and learned from many mistakes, experiments, luck, hard work as to what works for me. I'm lucky to now live in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-19-2022, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 789
Re: Questions about musa saba
I live in 10B and grow Saba.... It grows fast and really tall, especially during our rainy season. Mine continually push out pups so you have to keep up with removing pups or the mat will spread in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-21-2022, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,143
new growth from stump?
So my friend called me this morning with a mystery. He harvested his banana bunch and cut down the banana stalk down to 6 inches. Now a month or two later, new growth is pushing up from the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-05-2022, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 800
Re: Anyone growing FHIA-03 Sweetheart?
Just planted my first one last month; only about 3 feet tall right now. I sure like my FHIA-01 & 02's so I thought I'd give the 03 a try. Will watch and see...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
02-04-2022, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,824
Re: Bananas available
My 2 cents… others may have different experience. I grow bananas for the fruit rather than variety experience. If after 2 or so generations the fruit isn’t to my liking, I pull them.
You can...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-04-2022, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 582
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-04-2022, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 582
Do your mat maintenance!
So I put in one small Blue Java (yes, the real one) 3 years ago. I didn’t remove pups, just let them grow. Mistake. The matt is HUGE. I now have spent hours digging, cutting, chopping, more...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
02-04-2022, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,824
Re: Bananas available
I'll PM you. Just finished up removing. Have 2 dozen corms and about 6 small pups. Have at them!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-24-2022, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 719
Bananas from Madeira Islands
Doing some research for potential travel to the Madeira Islands (autonomous region of Portugal off the coast of Morocco). Found out they’ve been growing bananas there for hundreds of years,...
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Forum: Fruit
12-16-2021, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,814
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
12-14-2021, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 647
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
12-14-2021, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,824
Re: Bananas available
Indeed the Blue Java is a very tall, prolific, fruit is an interesting blue/green. Glad I grew them...
However, it has a bad habit of leaning and you have to prop it up when fruiting. I have two...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
12-12-2021, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,824
Bananas available
Over the X-mas break I plan on clearing a few banana varieties to make room for more. Recently picked up Sweetheart, Mysore, Dwarf Red from Going Bananas. Going to remove all my Blue Java; has...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-09-2021, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,512
Re: Starting 8 New Heliconias
My yard came with heliconia's that spread like wildfire. Don't know what kind but they do get tall and have orange flowers. Sorry, I've spent the past year ripping them out as they compete with my...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-20-2021, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,496
Re: Best fruiting banana for me?
Welcome!!
Well, I don’t want to be a bummer but Zone 7 is gonna be really tough for fruit with an in-ground plant. I grow Raja Puri’s and I love them, but I now live in South Florida. Zone 7 is...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-05-2021, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 767
Banana in pothole
https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/09/03/fort-myers-man-plants-banana-tree-in-troublesome-pothole/?fbclid=IwAR2r2GLD9U5boMKoro1LIKh1ZEU82VsDmBH_GHfCzqNCYVTQBDW1SMRfoMk
This is great! I only hope he...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-21-2021, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,469
Re: Natal Queen Pineapple plant
It really does work. I wish I had learned a little bit earlier about cutting crowns into quarters. All my crowns have been potted since I harvested and are growing great. I have way too many pups...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-14-2021, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 612
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