Forum: Member Introductions
04-17-2016, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,525
Re: New to Banana's
Welcome! Being in a similar zone (8a/7b line, north of Atlanta) I would recommend trying to find accurate plants if you can. Coming out of my first year experimenting with overwintering bananas, I've...
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Forum: Member Introductions
03-23-2016, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 961
Re: Hello. im completly new
Good luck! I have the same inclination...practically nothing in my garden is actually zoned for me anymore. (:
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-20-2016, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 14,390
Re: Dwarf Namwah cold hardiness
[QUOTE=Pancrazio;284285]I see what you mean. Acute and extended damage are definitively two different things. I think that the key point is to have at least some daily temperature above 32F. I think...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-20-2016, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,614
Re: What type of blade do you use?
I have a big plastic serrated knife designed to cut tomatoes. It saws right through a big fat stem. Was very helpful when cutting down stems after winter to "find the green."
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-19-2016, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 14,390
Re: Dwarf Namwah cold hardiness
I completely agree. I left some out this winter as sort of an experiment - I wrapped and bundled three six-foot trees to see what would happen. Our lowest low was 17, but we got extended periods...
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Forum: Member Introductions
03-12-2016, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,199
Re: Newbie.
Welcome! I'm jealous of your Florida garden. Hoping to move down there in a year or two. Heads up - I feel like I've been spreading the word lately on this company, but I had bad experiences with my...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-12-2016, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,456
Re: Looking for musa Veluntia seeds
I could split you off a pup if you like, once the season gets rolling. I have an established mat of them. I also might get seedlings soon, I composted down the bunches when frost hit and man, those...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-12-2016, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,709
Re: Edible variegated red banana?
Haha, yes you will! It's nothing like those. I eat those as well, but these seeded bananas aren't like that...way more seedy. And the seeds will crack your teeth. But you can try if you want - I had...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-11-2016, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,709
Re: Edible variegated red banana?
I grow velutina. They are stunning - my flower and fruit at 4-5 feet in just a few months - here cold kills them to the ground but they will grow up in the spring and fruit by August. The fruit is...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
03-10-2016, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,824
Re: ceylon banana
This nursery sells healthy plants, but they are not correctly labeled. I bought three bananas from them awhile back, and all three grew out to be wrong. The 'California gold' was obviously a dwarf...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-06-2016, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,310
Re: Florida Orinoco history ???
Orinoco is from Venezuela, so I would assume they came with cross-Caribbean trade and migration, and since they are well suited to floridas climate they stick around a lot longer and with less care...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
03-05-2016, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,194
Re: Wanting Dwarf Brazilian
I got mine from a forum member, merce3...reasonable price, sturdy plant. It is growing out nicely from winter storage. I would recommend.
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
02-25-2016, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,412
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-25-2016, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,266
Re: Chima Meta Chimera
That nursery is reaaaaaaally dodgy. You can order those, but you'll never be sure what you actually got.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-25-2016, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 18,318
Re: Notice Regarding Spam Posts
Thanks, everyone. I don't post much here because I really don't know enough to have much to say, but I'm definitely an avid reader, and the forum has allowed my banana gardening to go from a naive,...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
02-24-2016, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,545
Re: Please Help, my dwarf Banana is losing leaves
It's possible that the radiator is causing a problem, yes. Also, will it be going out in the spring? My experience is that bananas do not love the house. Mine don't. They pout all winter, and the pop...
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Forum: Member Introductions
02-23-2016, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,418
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Forum: Member Introductions
02-22-2016, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,188
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Forum: Banana Identification
02-22-2016, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 8,988
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Forum: Species Bananas
02-21-2016, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 14,115
Re: Musa ingens in West Papua
The person is standing reaaaally close the the plant on the right, and the people are standing further back down a small gully. So the scale of the left plant to people is accurate but the right one...
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Forum: Banana Identification
02-21-2016, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 8,988
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
02-21-2016, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,595
Re: The jungle 2016
I think it'll look great. I think the thin green needles of the cypress will be a great contrast to banana leaves - you don't want it all the same, just like any design. I also say plant what you...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-12-2016, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 16,425
Re: Soloman Islands bananas
This all makes me so jealous! Clearly I picked the wrong masters degree. I want to study bananas in the Pacific. Like, right now.
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
02-11-2016, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,621
Re: Looking for new Cold tolerant bananas
Thanks for the share. These look great! I may have to try some. Luckily storage space isn't an issue, but unfortunately yard space is. I don't have enough yard for everything I want to try. Luckily...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
02-11-2016, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,621
Re: Looking for new Cold tolerant bananas
Thanks! May have found what I was looking for. I'll post more info/pics when I can determine my success or failures in match. I'm sure it'll be helpful to someone else growing in a similar zone.
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