Forum: Tiki Hut
01-05-2008, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,919
Re: Getting very cold here (for us!)
Wow Cassie, I'm amazed that 68 is your lowest in that long! Even in the Caribbean I'd have figured it would dip into the 50's every now and then!
I found it interesting to see weather alerts for...
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Forum: Other Plants
01-02-2008, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,534
Re: Palm Seed Question...
Well the Christmas Palm seeds are starting to germinate - 2 have sprouted so far! Hope I'll be able to keep them alive, these are my first intentional seedlings!
~Joe
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Forum: Other Plants
12-17-2007, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,080
Re: coconut tree
Logos, maybe one day when the money is right I'll be looking to move to a nice warm climate! For now I have to make do with telling friends in all seriousness, "yes I'm growing mango, pineapple,...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-16-2007, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,080
Re: coconut tree
I brought two back from my September trip to Florida. One was a fresh green coconut from under a tree on the side of the Overseas Highway. The other I cheated since I bought it already growing....
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Forum: Other Plants
12-16-2007, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,534
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Forum: Tiki Hut
12-01-2007, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 5,423
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-22-2007, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,855
Re: Pups all over the place
Certainly sounds like you've got enough natural considerations to keep things more than interesting, although there has to be a trade off to live in paradise I guess!
For overwintering I simply am...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-22-2007, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,995
Re: Winter Update.
Taylor, whats the cold hardiness of your Butterfly Ginger? I have a Luna Moth Ginger that looks (and might be) the same, which I've brought indoors. Its doing ok for now, but I was wondering if...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-22-2007, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,855
Re: Pups all over the place
Where I am in New Jersey we got about 1 inch of the white *%^$# recently. Before Thanksgiving, which is a bad sign. I guess its payback for having the warmest autumn in memory, almost all my plants...
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Forum: Other Plants For Sale & Auction
11-22-2007, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,580
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Forum: Other Plants
11-22-2007, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,505
Re: Heliconia Stricta Oliveira's Sharonii
Beautiful! I definitely would like to try that one. My psittacorum and other larger unidentified heliconia are currently attempting lo live in a bedroom for the next 6 months. Depending on how...
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Forum: Contests!
11-22-2007, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 215
Views: 21,502
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Forum: Contests!
11-22-2007, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 140
Views: 22,597
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-10-2007, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,112
Re: Take out my Ensete's...
Thanks Pete, I guess I was expecting it to be much brighter, considering it was practically daylight outside! Looking again though I quite like the lighting now.
Benny, I hate to say it but I just...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-10-2007, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,112
Re: Take out my Ensete's...
Robbin, are you able to bring any plants indoors for the winter to grow? I couldn't bear the thought of storing my Ensete after it grew so well this year, my first year growing it. This is it in...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-23-2007, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 11,476
Re: Anybody growing unusual palms?
I have a large Bottle Palm (rare for New Jersey), a Flamethrower Palm, which I'm a little worried about since its new leaf will not open, a Mexican Fan Palm, a small Coconut Palm, and recently...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
10-12-2007, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,471
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Forum: Other Plants For Sale & Auction
10-05-2007, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,907
Re: Rare Red sealing wax palm
I saw one of these at the NY Botanical Gardens and thought it was one of the most beautiful palms I've ever seen! I just wish I had the space and ideal growing conditions needed for such a palm! ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-03-2007, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,269
Re: Zone 8 Bananas for Central Texas
Keep in mind you can grow your zebrina indoors for the winter, next to a south-facing window and then plant it in the spring. This will give it plenty of time to develop a strong root system and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-03-2007, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,361
Re: Super Dwarf
I've never tried storing one of these due to their relatively small size, but I will say that the Super Dwarf Cav, and the High Colour Mini died on me overwinter, while my larger plants survived. It...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-03-2007, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,934
Re: Questions about M.zebrina
I never tried mine dormant, but let it grow very slowly potted indoors overwinter (actually about 8 months). The plant just made it, and it had a very large quick growing pup as a result.
Good...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-30-2007, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,534
Re: Palm Seed Question...
Thank you all for your help and suggestions! The seeds are soaking now and will be planted tomorrow. With luck in a few months I'll have success!
Jarred, while it could have been any of the three,...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-30-2007, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,534
Palm Seed Question...
Gonna really sound like a novice here..
I just got back from Florida. While there I picked up a few fresh seeds or fruits from under palm trees. There were some small white ones from a kind of...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-23-2007, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,082
Re: Nurseries in South Florida
Jarred,
I looked up Spykes Grove that you mentioned, and I'm going to have to make a stop there! It has my entire wish list of palms and tropical fruits! I'm packing light to make more room in the...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-21-2007, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 609
Views: 251,009
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