Forum: Contests!
09-13-2012, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 27,382
Re: 100% Free Ice Cream 'Blue Java' Contest!!!
Blake, you somebitch you did it! Congratulations. Now don't count yourself out do to the weather because down here in zone 10a I don't always get fruit thanks to late bloom time. I have 2 bunches now...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-29-2011, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Re: The voice of freedom descends on Wall Street
Free huh? No killing? (another time) The information and the truth are right in front of you if you are willing to see it. <3
Taxation without representation?
Sep. 22nd Day of Action + Police...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-29-2011, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Re: The voice of freedom descends on Wall Street
(MSNBC covers NYPD Brutatilty) MSNBC on NYPD Police Brutality during Occupy Wall Street Lawrence O'donnell with "The Last Word" - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgr3DiqWYCI)
13 days...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-25-2011, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Re: The voice of freedom descends on Wall Street
Thanks Momoese,
They are forming a democracy and voting on demands among the thousands in attendence as we speak. You can all catch the live feed here:
globalrevolution - live streaming video...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-22-2011, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Re: The voice of freedom descends on Wall Street
This is a protest for freedom, but mainly from economic oppression and banking crimes that have gone without prosecution.
The protests have grown since the 17th, at one point there were 10,000+...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-22-2011, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
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Forum: Fruit
09-22-2011, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,155
Re: Banana Fruit
tall banana varieties do best in the ground with good drainage. If the water pools when it rains, not good. Ice creams also don't mind sandy soil like mine in Pinellas.
If you stick with container,...
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Forum: Fruit
09-21-2011, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,155
Re: Banana Fruit
Tony (Sunfish),
Nice bunches! How tall do your mysore grow? And it looks like the mature leaves loose their pink underleaf? My young plants are very pink, but also fade to a waxy green color as...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-25-2011, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,733
Re: Aphids!
I am curious to learn if homogenization of the "soup" has any effect on removing Tobacco mosaic virus?
I don't recall bananas being susceptable, but this could be big trouble for people who get...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-25-2011, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 52,273
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-24-2011, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 30,906
Re: Leaves browning around the edges
Agreed with Nanaman, Little cavandish are troopers in the cold, but like most bananas, they are not "cool" tolerant.
My bananas will not lose leaves if overnight temps hit 30's. But if the temps...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-10-2010, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 8,860
Re: Kru
I have a young Mysore, its about 3-4ft tall. It has the pink powder coating under leaves and very pink midribs top and bottom. The P-stem has pink green and a lot of black in it, very dirty looking...
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Forum: Contests!
09-10-2010, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,462
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Forum: Contests!
09-08-2010, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,462
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Forum: Contests!
09-04-2010, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 9,265
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
08-21-2010, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,806
Re: My new garden project...
Excellent pollination strategy Martin, the squash look awesome. I tried to container some last summer but the white flies kept killing them. No whites this year but lots of aphids and a gigantic fire...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
10-14-2009, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,463
Re: An Interesting Webpage
I have recently acquired km5, although, the sucker has red spots on the leaves, the psuedostem color seems to match and is also showing the black discoloration of the mature plants.
It has a tan to...
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-18-2009, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,071
Re: Please ID this banana.
It looks exactly like my ice cream. If I have a namwah I will be very upset. Gabe may be right because my fruit is still not bluish. But I have one reaching 15ft of pstem and growing. I didn't know...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2009, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,009
Re: How tall do suckers need to be?
You can root them to become their own mat in the future, or you can destroy them. It sounds like you have quite a few. Most members agree that 3 to 4 pups per mat is ideal for fruit production. If...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-18-2009, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 144,531
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
My experience over-winter was identical. There are virtually no signs that sigatoka was ever present. I did like the banana farmers do, and removed only the infected leaf parts rather than the entire...
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Forum: Contests!
09-12-2009, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 27,382
Re: 100% Free Ice Cream 'Blue Java' Contest!!!
To move it, a handtruck will work.
I can think of three ways to get it out of the pot in spring. Before you do, try to dig the hole about the size of the barrel.
1. You can cut the barrel, but if...
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Forum: Contests!
09-11-2009, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 27,382
Re: 100% Free Ice Cream 'Blue Java' Contest!!!
Blake, the depth looks perfect. The advice the other members gave you about watering is good, you should keep the corm dry when its stored through winter. But right now, its still warm enough to grow...
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Forum: Contests!
09-08-2009, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 27,382
Re: 100% Free Ice Cream 'Blue Java' Contest!!!
Well, I'm glad it finally arrived. I was hoping Mem.D wouldn't delay shipping, but it looks like it made it there without getting broken! I was stressed because its 50 inches.
If you haven't already...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-29-2009, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 839
Views: 92,987
Re: A thread for hot pepper-a-holics...
Last summer I grew jalapeno 'mammoth' beside my Jolokia. Is it at all possible the two could have cross pollinated?
I realize the jalapeno is Annuum, and jolokia a Chinense, so I didn't think it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2009, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,514
Please help Blake09 with planting his new IC corm?
Hey Blake, the corm choice sounds like a good one. I will definitely send it to you with a couple of the lower leaves intact. I've heard some of the other members mention that leaving a few leaves...
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