Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-25-2021, 08:01 AM
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Re: fertilising bananas in winter/spring
farm supplier was what I was going to suggest,, I get 50 pound bag of triple 13 for $15.00. and I can get it with pelleted lime as a filler if needed,, same price.
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Forum: Other Plants
02-17-2021, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,014
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-16-2021, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,155
Re: 14 deg temp next week
well , ,, its been in the single digits here for over a week now,, some lows were 0 degrees f , three inches of ice and now 8 inches of snow,, with 10 or more on the way in a couple of days,,, brrr...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-14-2020, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,643
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2020, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 647
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-10-2020, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 647
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-21-2020, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,793
Re: Winterizing Musa Basjoo
i cut mine off even with the ground, cover with straw and then the leaves, then cover with some kind of net to keep the leaves from blowing off,( I use a throw net for catching fish bait)
no plastic...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
07-16-2020, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 17
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Re: plants growing indoors
no they don't get used much at all,
the plants I moved in last winter did not do as well, just kinda kept dieing off, but they made it through and are doing fine now outside
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-26-2020, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,224
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-24-2020, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 357
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Re: Donetta
I had a couple of Orinoco's do that earlier in the year,, now you can't even tell anything was wrong with them
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-22-2020, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Japanese Beetle attack
Hello all,, mine are under attack right now in S E Missouri,, You all might want to check yours closely, and mine are Basjoo's also.
They seem to be back this year in full force !!!!!
I use...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-17-2020, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,363
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-17-2020, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,062
Re: Free
Sorry,, not really in to the shipping thing, and I think they are probably too big,, stand about five feet tall in five gallon buckets
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-17-2020, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,363
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-17-2020, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,363
Re: crazy temps
poor plants
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65887><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65887 border=0></a>
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-16-2020, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,363
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-14-2020, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,062
Re: Free
where are you located? I have some in Western Kentucky
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
when I got all these out and inspected what I had and where to put them, a couple had rotten parts of the stem and had to be cut back until I saw green in the center, about 10 or 11 in the morning,...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
Yes, I forgot to mention that, they were approximately the same size and were planted at the same time. I don't have a pic of them right after planting but as I remember they were only maybe a foot...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
here is what they looked like before cutting ,,
I think this pic is about a month before cutting.
the one on the left did not grow as good as the other one and im sure that is was due to the soil,,...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
here are the ones I had dug up and stored in the garage that I replanted the same weekend
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65860><img...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
here is a distant shot of where these are planted for future reference
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65861><img...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
Well,,, I made it through the winter,, Whew!!!
and so did my Orinoco's (so far), that I cut off, covered with straw and leaves and a small tarp,
I uncovered them a week ago and this is what I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-10-2020, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,363
Re: crazy temps
Had about four days of high temps in the upper 70's low 80's and lows in the 70's,, (very nice) .
now we are down to the lows in the mid 30's and highs only in the 50's.
Crazy!!!
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