Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-16-2019, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,190
Unknown banana
I got an email from Top Tropicals today and they had a banana listed as Musa 'Mini Thimble'. Has anyone heard of it?
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Forum: Other Plants
12-17-2017, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,934
Re: Dicksonia antarctica
I have to laugh, after 7 years, this is still going strong. It took me a bit to remember my post and a lot has changed since then. You're ferns look wonderful and you must have a large place to put...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-30-2016, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,043
Re: How to tell difference
Thank you Richard for those comparisons. It seems that I don't have 'Little Prince' then but Super Dwarf. As the plant itself is 2.5' tall or so. I had to divide it up this year as it had too many...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-29-2016, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,043
How to tell difference
How does one tell the difference between, Musa 'Truly Tiny', Little Prince and Super Dwarf. I get confusing information on these types. As far as I know I have little prince, but it looks more like...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-10-2016, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,238
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-10-2016, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,238
Re: Bananas for free
I'll take your suggestion and give it a try. It worked with my ensets when I had them, so what the heck. If they make it they make it. I still have one to carry one with. But if someone wants one, I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-07-2016, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,238
Bananas for free
Anyone living in the Buffalo, NY area and would like free banana plants, please contact me fast. With the cold weather approaching they won't live long outside the pot. These are large size divisions...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-20-2016, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 845
Re: Double crown
Well I think I answered my own mystery. I was just very curious as to why what was happening to my banana. I opened up the center farther so I could look deeper and I saw all this black stuff down...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-20-2016, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 845
Double crown
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59988&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59988&ppuser=3507)
Has anyone seen a double crown on a banana before?
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Forum: Other Plants
04-05-2015, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,014
Re: Plants from kitchen scraps
Many people out there grow wonderful plants from what they get in the store. Avocados, oranges, grapefruit, dragon fruit, and yes even pineapples. The best way to grow a pineapple is to find one with...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
04-05-2015, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,912
Re: Funky Farmers' Market Find
I know this is rather a late posting to this thread, but, what the heck. I've grown the Enset m. here in Buffalo, NY for several years in the ground. They grew very nicely too. In the fall before the...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-22-2013, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,065
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Forum: Other Plants
02-12-2013, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,248
Re: Is This Guanabana Tree Dead ?
If you still see green under the bark, it's still viable. If you seen only brown then it's mostly like dead in that area. You should use your finger nail and just scrap a small area of bark along the...
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Forum: Other Plants
01-19-2013, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,653
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Forum: Other Plants
01-18-2013, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,653
Re: Colocasia "Giant Thailand" is blooming
Mine also bloomed as well. I had my in a large pot that I bring in during the winter and put it in the window. Some leaves are kept thoughout until spring when it just starts again :) Love the...
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Forum: Other Plants
01-04-2013, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,041
Re: Plumeria in Indiana, USA
There are books out there on Plumaria culture. I'd try and get one to help you along. I have a 'Granny Grape' that I grew of seed. It bloomed for the first time this year. It's only two years old,...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-15-2011, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,712
Re: The last of the unknowns from the FNGLA show.
The philodendron is probably a P. bipinnatifidum varient, not giganteum. Giganteum has entire leaf edges, not lobed. P. bipinnatifidum actually has many varients to it, so pick one. It could also be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-30-2011, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,785
Re: Coffee grounds and gophers
Try planting some castor plants too. I now it's usually for moles, but try it for the
gophers too. The oils in the mint roots might not feel good on their fur besides
the strong scent.
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
05-02-2011, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: severe weather in US south
Even here the weather has been bad, a severe windstorm came through, so much rain has dropped, I'm taking plants in and out of the garage. I see so much devestation on TV in the south and midwest...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-01-2011, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 8,254
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-30-2011, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 8,254
Re: Grafting Mature Banana Pups
And I'll put my 2-cents worth in as well. There is no way for genetic material to be exchanged between plants other than thru sexual reproduction or gene manipulation as in splicing. This cannot be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-28-2011, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,167
Re: Growing Ensete in zone 6
I'd say give it a try. I'm minful of the frost line and how far down the ground freezes here, whch in very cold winters can be as far down as 4'. But what the heck, give it a try. You can always pick...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-27-2011, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,167
Re: Growing Ensete in zone 6
I'm in zone 5 Buffalo, NY, so I know Ensets won't over winter outside here. But I have over wintered Enset m. over winter in the house with no problems.
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Forum: Other Plants Wanted
04-26-2011, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,310
Stictocardia beraviensis
Looking for seeds of Stictocardia beraviensis or Hawaiian Sunset Vine :) Anyone out there that has any and would like to part with them, I'd appreciate it.
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-22-2011, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,704
Re: Getting screened topsoil for new beds..
Hi again Miss, you should actually cut both ends off, leaving a tube and then put it in the hole and then fill with water. :) Sorry should have specified the open ends :2738:
As for the tiller, the...
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