Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
08-02-2012, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,054
Re: Phytotech Musa media?
That looks right - though it has been a while! I would just call Ken Torres and tell him what you are doing an he will get you the right stuff no problem.
Keith
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Forum: Other Plants
06-13-2012, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,010
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
06-05-2012, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,949
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-05-2012, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,517
Re: $10 vs $30 Banana Plant
TC plants typically fruit a smidgeon earlier than traditional propagules. This is thought to be the result of always having an intact root system whereas corms have had theirs seriously...
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-31-2012, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,597
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-31-2012, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,597
Re: Hydroponic Dwarf Cavendish Progress
Once the thing is really growing you might need to change the nutrient solution more often. Bananas are heavy feeders and will reduce the concentration of the solution quickly. I made the...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-28-2012, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,491
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-27-2012, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 1
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Re: more than double
Apparently this is available from them as a TC plantlet from the National Germplasm repository. Has anyone ever gotten any bananas from them? I have received figs and Cacao, but when I last...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-27-2012, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,491
Re: Unwanted bee colony!
Swarms perhaps, extracting a colony from a building - no.
IF they are in a cavity for any length of time, they are no longer a swarm and the effort goes up exponentially. This is not a swarm...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-27-2012, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,491
Re: Unwanted bee colony!
It is very, very difficult to repel bees off of comb if there is brood. This time of year, and in your area any time of the year there will be comb with brood.
There are repellents that beekeepers...
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-23-2012, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,171
Re: hydro fert
Take a 3.5 gallon plastic bucket. Drill a huge number of holes in the bottom. Nest inside a 5 gallon bucket. rig plumbing however you like.
I used something like this: GENERAL HYDROPONICS:...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-04-2012, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,631
Re: Willis Orchard company
I just got some Loquats from them and they were well packed with excellent root systems.
They are not the same as Ty ty but like Ty Ty there seems to be considerable variation in whether or not...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-30-2012, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,928
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-29-2012, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,928
Re: Is Elephant, Giraffe, Rhino manure good?
I work at a zoo, and we compost herbivore manure, elephant makes up the vast majority of the stuff that goes into the pile. Not all herbivore manures are created equal, but when I sent out the...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-29-2012, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,010
Re: Rooting Loquat cuttings?
Air layering certainly works - if you attend to them and don't let them dry out. Having said that this doesn't help the OP - he has already cut the sticks from the trees in order to make space for...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-22-2012, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 11,861
Re: Sourcing loquat varieties
Early red, Vista white and golden nugget. The fourth tree was unlabeled and an extra. I may use it as a rootstock an try my hand at grafting just to see.
Keith
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Forum: Other Plants
04-21-2012, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 11,861
Re: Sourcing loquat varieties
This is what arrived from Willis: well packed, excellent root development, but I cannot find a grafting scar - think these are...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-21-2012, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,171
Re: hydro fert
It never did, but through no fault of its own, i broke the system down before it had a chance.
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Forum: Other Plants
04-18-2012, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,027
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
04-17-2012, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,581
Re: can i learn tc by myself
You could easily learn to TC on your own. There is nothing inherently difficult about doing it. However, if you are looking for a few thousand plants, I would suggest that the equipment to pull...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
04-16-2012, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,785
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-14-2012, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,171
Re: hydro fert
I used maxi grow by general hydroponics. Grew bananas like nobodies business.
It is easy to use and works well.
Keith
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Forum: Tiki Hut
04-11-2012, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 3,331
Views: 325,252
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