Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-26-2010, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 3
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Re: Bananas for sale in San Diego
I'm in University City.
I've found that Mona Lisa is the fastest to flower, followed by Goldfinger. The fruit on Goldfinger seems to mature faster than any other variety I've tried. And both Mona...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-10-2010, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,703
Bananas for sale in San Diego
Hi All,
I haven't posted for a LONG time, we moved nearly two years ago and it's been pretty hectic. We have quite a few bananas going at the new house and need to thin them out some. All pups are...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2008, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,124
Re: Banana Primer with Pix
Thanks for posting that. I like the "keep it simple" style. It's also nice to see some of the things I've learned myself confirmed by a very experienced grower...scissors for pruning, cutting pups...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2008, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,067
Re: Sword suckers...please explain
Thanks for the links. I think part of my confusion at how important people think this is comes from the fact that I'm in a climate where the bananas can overwinter with no problem. Also, I tend to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2008, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,067
Sword suckers...please explain
OK,
I'm sure this has been discussed here before because everyone is talks about them. When Tony (Sunfish) came by my place he told me about sword suckers and it was the first I'd heard anything...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2008, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,636
Re: What can kill a large established banana?
Thanks,
Dean, I would tend to lean towards the bamboo as well...which would secondarily cause water issues (probably not enough water due to competition). Hopefully no one else is going to jump in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2008, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,249
Re: Flowering Ensete = Danger
Thanks for the sympathy, but really it was flowering so I knew it's days were numbered. I was actually concerned about it blowing/falling over and was going to cut it down within a few weeks if it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-01-2008, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,249
Re: Flowering Ensete = Danger
It was really amazing that there were no fatalities from this. There were 2 broken leaves on the Pritchardia (fan palm in the foreground) and that was it. If you look close in the "after cleanup"...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-01-2008, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,249
Re: Flowering Ensete = Danger
And after a surprisingly short time with a pruning saw. The pile is just part of the leaves, the trunk was piled in sections somewhere...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-01-2008, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,249
Re: Flowering Ensete = Danger
And here is what I woke up to on December 20th 2006
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc146/MattsPalms/IMG_0022.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc146/MattsPalms/IMG_0024.jpg
Note: this was a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-01-2008, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,249
Flowering Ensete = Danger
This is old news for me, but since I just joined I figured I'd share.
A couple of years ago my Ensete 'maurelli' flowered. It had been in the ground about 3 1/2 years from a small plant and was...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-31-2008, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,636
What can kill a large established banana?
I was just out removing a Manzano plant and started thinking maybe it had some sort of disease. It was on the third generation of fruiting stem when the leaves started "backing into the stem". I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-31-2008, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 10,605
Re: Bent leaves
Tony,
Is that one you got from me? I think the plant that I got as williams (not sure if it really is) does this. But my memory is a bit fuzzy. I've definitely seen this before and it's not a...
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-30-2008, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,739
Re: Introduction
Thanks for the welcome everyone. Chironex, I'm glad you found the info helpful. I read the wiki section last night and found a lot of my experiences were similar to what was contained in there. It...
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-29-2008, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,739
Re: Introduction
Ah, there you are Tony. Glad to hear they're doing well.
I like your avatar. Those are one of my favorite sea creatures, ocean sunfish or mola mola. I was out in a small fishing boat this...
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-28-2008, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,739
Introduction
Hi Everyone,
I just joined yesterday. A was selling excess pups to a guy named Tony (from San Diego) and he told me about the site. I'm not sure if he posts here though.
I've been growing bananas...
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