Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-29-2023, 01:08 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2019, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,986
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-02-2019, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,082
Re: Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, FL
Thanks for posting the pics. They have a maps available in the office for the bananas and mangos varieties - my husband picked it up last time he was there. Not sure if they are still accurate or not.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-24-2018, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Pitogo
Mine oddly needs extra calcium compared to my other bananas. I use gypsum and dolomite once a year.
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-07-2018, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,981
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
The Manatee Rare Fruit Council will have its next sale Sunday, May 19th 2019. I went ahead and updated the website for next years sale. Manatee Rare Fruit Council: Fruit Tree Sale...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-22-2018, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,981
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
Lychee trees were a bit more scarce due to the lychee mite which someone imported on plant material from Asia into FL.
We grow Sweetheart, Hak’ip, No Mai Tsze, Ohia, Brewster, and Mauritius. Emperor...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-20-2018, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,981
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
Great meeting you today! I'm older than I look :)
The sale really puts into perspective just how many people grow fruit in FL - and how passionate people are about fruit growing!
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-12-2018, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,981
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
I have asked the tree sale committee for a list, but I don’t think they are planning to release one. I know we will be there (Sulcata Grove) and Starry Nursery, and Wayne Clifton. These vendors have...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-10-2018, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,981
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
BBTV scares me - I believe we have the vector here in Florida. Do you know if agristarts tests material for viruses before tissue culturing bananas?
The state wasn’t aware of everyone who had...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-09-2018, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,981
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
It’s such a great event. A couple of vendors being super rare and multi grafted trees (and multi rootstock trees too). I’ll try to see what lychees are available. We had lychee mite imported to FL,...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-08-2018, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,981
MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
The Manatee Rare Fruit Council's annual tree sale is Sunday, May 20th at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. We will be there with lots of banana plants and grafted fruit trees and Don from Going...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-08-2018, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,353
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-06-2018, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,617
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-04-2018, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,274
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-03-2018, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,274
Re: Anyone here selling Blue Java plants or pups?
I hope to be able to bring several. I will have some little Fe’i too and Pisang Ceylon and some others. Last year, I went home with a Pitogo which was a surprise. The blue Java’s went quick, but I...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
04-29-2018, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,274
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-17-2018, 09:22 AM
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
04-16-2018, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,274
Re: Anyone here selling Blue Java plants or pups?
We sold the plants before I had time to take pictures. This is our busiest season, so we don’t offer tours now. We were available all weekend for customers. Our “nice size pups” are typically around...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
04-16-2018, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,274
Re: Anyone here selling Blue Java plants or pups?
I sent you a private message after you DMed me this same thing prior to posting it publically. I run a tropical fruit nursery and Blue Java bananas are our biggest seller. As I stated in the DM, we...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
04-13-2018, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,274
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
02-21-2018, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Bananas in Maoli / Popo'ulu subgroups
Just now saw this. Thanks for posting! Planning a trip down that way this weekend. I was able to get a TC Mai'a Maoli Eka from TARS which is doing well - 6 nice size leaves now.
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
10-07-2017, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,810
Bananas in Maoli / Popo'ulu subgroups
Would love to find more bananas in the Maoli /Popo'ulu subgroups. Happy to pay for healthy corn/shipping or can trade. Already have Hua Moa. Can pickup within most of Florida.
Thanks!
Celeste
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-12-2017, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,285
Re: Hurricane Irma!
We lost all 25 racemes of developing bananas here in Sarasota. The whole mat of Sabas came crashing down. I've never had he Sabas fall before - but the wind direction was just right this time, I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-01-2017, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Re: At Walmart in Inverness and...
Looks like the batch of dwarf Namwa which recently came out of Agristarts with what seems to be some kind of virus or nutritional issue.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-28-2017, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,969
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