Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-16-2008, 12:29 PM
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Re: Ok, what do I do now? First winter.
I would guess its in a 3 gallon container now. Gave it a lot of water and probably should have done more fertilizer. Can't plant in ground - don't have any. I live in a second story apartment - but...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-05-2008, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 4
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Ok, what do I do now? First winter.
I have a young potted musa basjoo - was 4 inches tall in April, now in October it is about 2 feet tall and lives on my back porch with south light. I live in upstate New York we have had one frost a...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-26-2008, 07:05 PM
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Help! My basjoo has bugs.
This just happened today because I check my basjoo everyday.
There are little black bugs on the undersides of the leaves. See photo. They are black - about the size of a pin head. Basjoo is small...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-25-2008, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,568
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-07-2008, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,568
A touch of rot
I have a young basjoo about 8 inches - it was 4 inches about a month ago. It has a touch of rot around its base. Some of you folks are saying to give it lots of water, others not so much water. I've...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-15-2008, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 4
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Bananas in Upstate New York
Hypothetically speaking, when would one remove the winter protection from a banana in this area - middle of New York. We don't usually plant anything until Memorial Day. We are zone 5. Warm (65...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-05-2008, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,749
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-05-2008, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,749
What's this little guy's problem?
http://www.victorianpride.com/musa.jpgI got my first musa basjoo plant last Saturday April 26 in the mail. He has grown several inches plus a new leaf and another leaf is peaking out. What are the...
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Forum: Member Introductions
04-29-2008, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,324
Hello
Hello,
I am the proud mother of a 4 inch musa basjoo that arrived from Florida on Saturday. It has already grown 1 1/2 inches. Not bad for 3 days.
Alley Cat
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