Forum: Banana Identification
10-17-2019, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,156
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-17-2019, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,156
Yet Another "Ice Cream Banana" To Identify
Here are some pictures of the "ice cream banana" I transplanted over a year ago. It's finally making some nanners!
Any help in getting the true ID would be most appreciated. Thank...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-15-2019, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,316
Re: Banana Circles
If you're dumping fresh yard waste you might be doing your banana a disservice. Fresh waste ties up nitrogen as it composts. Instead, compost your yard waste separately and, after you have finished...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-15-2019, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 761
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-12-2019, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 761
Re: My banana plant. New here
I had the same issue when I bought an "ice cream banana" a year ago. It's finally flowered and I'll post for an ID soon. There are many knowledgeable folks on this forum who are happy to help.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-03-2019, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,017
Re: HELP SAVE MY BANANA PLANT! (Pictures)
I don't think this is the source of your problem but, as a digression, I'd recommend against putting fresh organic material in your soil that isn't composted. Fresh organic material, such as banana...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
05-01-2019, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,706
Spam!!!
Here's another spammer (note the suggestive numbers in the screen name). They appear to have just joined and sent a random, obnoxious PM:
Bananas.org - View Profile: bananalover69420...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-29-2019, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,227
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-29-2019, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,237
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-27-2019, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,787
Re: Drooping Leaves!
I've been giving your suggestion (and excellent deductive skills) some thouoght and took a look around the yard. Here's what I found:
Broken Dracaena...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-26-2019, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,787
Re: Drooping Leaves!
I'm in south Florida so mine has been in the ground and exposed to the wind since fall. I don't think we've had any particularly strong winds lately.
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-26-2019, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,787
Re: Drooping Leaves!
There are squirrels around but not a ton. I don't know why they'd start jumping all over the banana plant all of a sudden in the past couple of days but I'll try to keep an eye out for them. There...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-26-2019, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,787
Drooping Leaves!
My alleged ice cream banana plant leaves are drooping. A few were drooping yesterday but I thought it was the usual course of things and trimmed them off. Today, more are drooping and I'm not sure...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-24-2019, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 848
Re: Cavendish question
I'm new as well so I'd defer to the more experienced folks on this front. Things to consider/discuss:
- Proper fertilization
- Cutting the flower (not sure what the thoughts are on this practice...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2019, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,227
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2019, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,083
Re: Help me choose
It doesn't get quite as tall as you'd like (about 7 ft vs 8-10 ft) and I'm not sure about the trunk thickness but you may look into Musa velutina (hot pink banana). It's fairly cold hardy (not as...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2019, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 848
Re: Cavendish question
Cavendish bananas are dessert bananas - edible without cooking. In fact, Cavendish bananas are the bananas you've been buying from the grocery store your whole life.
I've never tried an Ice Cream...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2019, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,227
My First Banana Plant! Alleged Ice Cream Banana
This is my very first banana plant ever. I bought it as a 3 gallon from a fruit tree nursery. I was told it was an ice cream banana though, after discussing with some helpful people on this site,...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
03-10-2019, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 19,094
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
03-06-2019, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,372
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
03-05-2019, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,372
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-05-2019, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,553
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-03-2019, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,273
Re: Banana gives birth
She doesn't like bananas. Yet, I married her anyway.
Hopefully, once I start harvesting some blue java bananas (or possibly some other variety since I bought the plant at a fruit tree nursery and...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
03-03-2019, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 19,094
Re: Creating Albums & Posting Photos
I'm having the same issue. I can create albums and it says the upload is successful when I upload one photo at a time but the album remains empty of any pictures. I've used two different computers...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-03-2019, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,273
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