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Showing results 1 to 25 of 31 Search took 0.09 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: diloretta

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 10-02-2010, 05:45 AM

Replies: 7 Lots of long skinny pink worms Views: 4,519 Posted By diloretta Re: Lots of long skinny pink worms That's what I thought. They seem to really dislike soapy water - so I'm using that.

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 09-28-2010, 04:26 PM

Replies: 7 Lots of long skinny pink worms Views: 4,519 Posted By diloretta Lots of long skinny pink worms When I water my potted musa basjoo. Lots of 2 inch long skinny pink worms come up for air. Do I want those in the pot or not? Diloretta

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 07-13-2010, 12:16 PM

Replies: 3 Banana skins on Musa Basjoo Views: 2,240 Posted By diloretta Banana skins on Musa Basjoo I started throwing banana skins on my Musa Basjoo about 3 weeks ago to keep off aphids from a nearby plant . Must have had some benefit as I have a real big pup coming and the plant is growing great.

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 07-01-2010, 06:28 PM

Replies: 8 2 year old Musa Basjoo never had pups Views: 3,382 Posted By diloretta Re: 2 year old Musa Basjoo never had pups It is in a big plastic pot. I can't plant in the ground - don't have any ground. I live in a second story apartment with a balcony. It lives outside all summer.

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 06-30-2010, 06:12 PM

Replies: 8 2 year old Musa Basjoo never had pups Views: 3,382 Posted By diloretta 2 year old Musa Basjoo never had pups My Musa has not yet successfully had pups. It has had 3 beginnings of pups that got to be about an inch high and then turned black and disappeared. Otherwise it is a nice plant, about 4 feet high....

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 01-13-2010, 12:08 PM

Replies: 7 To cut or not to cut that is the question Views: 2,265 Posted By diloretta Re: To cut or not to cut that is the question Okey dokey. I won't cut it.

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 01-13-2010, 11:21 AM

Replies: 7 To cut or not to cut that is the question Views: 2,265 Posted By diloretta Re: To cut or not to cut that is the question I would love more but I live in upstate New York. One is hard enough, but I do love it.

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 01-13-2010, 11:14 AM

Replies: 7 To cut or not to cut that is the question Views: 2,265 Posted By diloretta Re: To cut or not to cut that is the question No, its very healthy (except for the mites and scales but I'm working on that) - I was just thinking that if everyone else's get cut down in winter and maybe a cut might be good for mine.

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 01-13-2010, 10:05 AM

Replies: 7 To cut or not to cut that is the question Views: 2,265 Posted By diloretta To cut or not to cut that is the question I have a musa basjoo - 2 years old - always been in a pot - not very big about 4 feet tall - live in upstate NY - bring it in during winter. Should I ever cut this? Like you would an outdoor basjoo?...

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 01-13-2010, 10:00 AM

Replies: 1 Basjoo - Got rid of mites - now have scales Views: 2,110 Posted By diloretta Basjoo - Got rid of mites - now have scales If it's not one thing it's another. Got rid of my mites but now have scales. Right along the ribs and "veins". I'm using soapy water right now. Any better suggestions? No poison please. Diloretta

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 12-23-2009, 04:18 PM

Replies: 8 So what is this? Views: 2,294 Posted By diloretta Re: So what is this? I was wrong. I cut off a leaf and looked at its underside with a magnifying glass. It is spider mites! Gosh I hate those things.

Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 12-23-2009, 10:22 AM

Replies: 8 So what is this? Views: 2,294 Posted By diloretta So what is this? This happens at least once a year. The leaves get first spots that eventually take over the leaf and then I cut it off because its gets yellow and ugly. Then it starts on the next leaf and pretty...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-09-2009, 12:27 PM

Replies: 13 It's not much - but its my first Pup! Views: 2,236 Posted By diloretta Re: It's not much - but its my first Pup! Musa Basjoo.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-09-2009, 10:31 AM

Replies: 13 It's not much - but its my first Pup! Views: 2,236 Posted By diloretta It's not much - but its my first Pup! I am proud of my first pup. Just replanted it yesterday. Mom is 1 1/2 years old. Diloretta http://www.keukalakeartassociation.com/1008090922.jpg

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-21-2009, 07:37 PM

Replies: 5 Some Basjoo Observations. Views: 1,792 Posted By diloretta Re: Some Basjoo Observations. Just beautiful!

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-04-2009, 06:35 AM

Replies: 20 Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Views: 17,494 Posted By diloretta Re: Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy It's alive and growing again. Yikes, its been like 3 weeks.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-27-2009, 01:20 PM

Replies: 20 Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Views: 17,494 Posted By diloretta Re: Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy I think it was Miracle Grow soil.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-27-2009, 01:04 PM

Replies: 20 Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Views: 17,494 Posted By diloretta Re: Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Let me rephrase that - soil is still damp from repotting.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-27-2009, 12:51 PM

Replies: 20 Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Views: 17,494 Posted By diloretta Re: Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Well, its been 11 days. I had to cut off 4 of its 7 leaves because they were "beyond droopy." Today the 3 that are left are getting "beyond droopy." The leaf that was coming has not done anything...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-16-2009, 05:18 PM

Replies: 20 Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Views: 17,494 Posted By diloretta Re: Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Soaked it good to harden up the soil.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-16-2009, 03:59 PM

Replies: 20 Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Views: 17,494 Posted By diloretta Re: Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy OK, I'll try not to look at it. Thanks.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-16-2009, 02:47 PM

Replies: 20 Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy Views: 17,494 Posted By diloretta Repotted Musa Basjoo - now droopy I repotted my basjoo yesterday and today its all droopy. I assume this is normal?

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-01-2009, 04:25 PM

Replies: 21 OK, so I've got mites on my indoor basjoo Views: 3,844 Posted By diloretta Re: OK, so I've got mites on my indoor basjoo Didn't use any chemicals - just soapy water with a little alcohol. Washed leaves every day for several day. Flushed out soil 3 times.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-01-2009, 01:07 PM

Replies: 21 OK, so I've got mites on my indoor basjoo Views: 3,844 Posted By diloretta Re: OK, so I've got mites on my indoor basjoo A month and no more bugs:woohoonaner:

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-01-2009, 10:41 AM

Replies: 5 What are these white things? Mites? or something else Views: 3,358 Posted By diloretta What are these white things? Mites? or something else I thought this situation was under control but apparently it is not. I have a young potted musa basjoo that was too little to leave outdoors in Upstate New York this winter so its been living in my...

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