Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-05-2015, 08:27 AM
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Re: Broken trees!
Do you do this after it breaks, or try to put one on all fruiting trees?
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-03-2015, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 3
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Broken trees!
(yeah, I know they aren't really trees)
I've had 3 out of 4 trees with fruit stalks recently break about halfway up the trunk. I think one of them was from a thunderstorm, but most seemed to be for...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2015, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,510
Re: cutting hands at different times
Timely subject. I just found that the top hand of a bunch is almost totally yellow. The second hand is mixed yellow and green and the bottom one is all green. I harvested the top (9 lbs) hand with...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
01-22-2010, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 18
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Freeze damage in Florida
we had temps down to 27 here in tampa Florida USA last week.
I have about 15 pounds of bananas and 50 lbs of papayas(mexican) on some trees. The foliage is pretty much frozen dead, but the trees...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-16-2008, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,163
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-16-2008, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,163
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-05-2008, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,822
Re: the banana is dead!
where did you find that? he doesn't give any details on hydro solution to use. and it looks like the air bubbles traveling up the tube create enough flow to rise to the top of the medium. that's a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-04-2008, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,822
Re: the banana is dead!
we only had one minor frost in february this year, but we're way past winter. this plant was in fine shape up until a few weeks ago. it's now into the 90s here. (Tampa FL)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-03-2008, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 14
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Re: the banana is dead!
i don't think the water wicks up too much. the earthbox company says that any kind of plants can work although they don't mention bananas.
to have water run down would require a pump and plumbing, a...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
06-03-2008, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 4
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Re: mini earthbox from kittty litter pails
nice design. what they call leca is porous clay marbles sold at hydroponics stores. i don't see the point of it except to keep the floor fabric from collapsing. i also think if the water gets low it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-03-2008, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,822
Re: the banana is dead!
sure
kitty litter earthbox post (http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?p=39214#post39214)
the earthbox design keeps a reservoir of water that is available to wick up into the soil at all times so...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
06-03-2008, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,006
mini earthbox from kittty litter pails
i have made two mini earthboxes from two square kitty litter buckets each.
- i cut one about 3 inches from the bottom,
- cut slits along one side of each corner. these will overlap so it
will go all...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-03-2008, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 14
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the banana is dead!
long live the banana!
i noticed that my dwarf cavendish in my homemade earthbox was developing some serious brown leaves. upon closer inspection, the daughter plant was still looking a good, and i...
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Forum: Member Introductions
04-13-2008, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,718
New member in Tampa FL
I am near Busch Gardens and have about 15 or 20 banana plants in various stages from 3 truly tinys in pots to a couple 15 ft unidentified ones.
We live near the river and are in a nice warm...
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