Forum: Other Plants
06-18-2010, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 23,331
Re: Mangos
Amber and Hollyberry, nice looking mango seedings you have there! Mangos germinate easily and grow rapidly up until 1 foot, then growth slows down.
I germinated well over 15 mangos last summer, and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-05-2010, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,862
Re: Bananas And Oil
Hopefully you won't get a huge amount of oil coming your way Tommy. Oil contaminates the plants by coating the roots and leaves to stop gas exchange and block the uptake of nutrients. When oil soaks...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-05-2010, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,414
Re: Here comes the HEAT! :(
That must feel horrible Amber! :( At least in the desert the heat dries you up before you know it. One of my friends told me he went to Florida a few years back and it was so humid one day that he...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-04-2010, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,747
Re: A banana circle ?
That looks like a great idea! But does it make a difference in growth by distributing compost evenly around the banana plant instead of only on one side ,as they have it in the pit?
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-04-2010, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,299
Re: Basjoo spacing?
3-4 feet sounds about right. I plant mine that distance apart and it creates a nice, lush canopy, especially when the pups start coming out. However, I'm no expert, but I don't think all the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-04-2010, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,414
Re: Here comes the HEAT! :(
Don't worry Velutina, I'll also be sharing beautiful weather this weekend! :woohoonaner:
After living here you realize seat belts make a good branding iron, asphalt has a liquid state, the cold tap...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-30-2010, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 6,209
Re: Bug and Pest Ridding Tips...
Richard, I'm talking about Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, which is EPA approved against indoor and outdoor insects. It's also USDA approved as an anti-caking agent for animal feed and FDA approved...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-30-2010, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 6,209
Re: Bug and Pest Ridding Tips...
A great product I've used in the past is Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth. It's a natural powdered rock that does an amazing job at pest control. The powder absorbs lipids from the exoskeleton of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-22-2010, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,099
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-21-2010, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,099
Bunch ripening w/o leaves
It's been windy the past few days and broke off 1 of the 4 remaining leaves on my flowering Goldfinger. Will the bunch still ripen properly if there are as few as 3 or no leaves? Or does it go...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-21-2010, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,596
Re: Passion Fruit
Thanks sunfish.
The weather has been ideal throughout the flowering, and it has been sunny and bone dry. There has not been any rain for a month. I'm not sure about the Boron deficiency, but the...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-20-2010, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,596
Passion Fruit
I've been getting tons of flowers from my Passiflora Edulis this spring, but not one fruit! The flowers last for a few days, fold back up, and dry up, and no fruit.
Does anyone else get this low...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-18-2010, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,695
Burying bananas
My local Food City just tosses old bananas into large boxes next to the shelves, which they just throw away, and I was considering taking it off their hands. Is it a good idea to bury pounds of whole...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-10-2010, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,033
Will pup separation hurt mother?
My 1 year old 11 foot tall Ice Cream has 7 rather large pups (4-7ft) and I want to move some around in my garden. Will cutting a large pup such as 5 feet affect the mother plant's health? I'm also...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-14-2010, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,830
Re: Spring is here??
Spring is definitely here for me. Just this week my mango beautifully started to put out new growth,but I'm still waiting for it to flower though. My bananas have been growing slowly since the rain a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-06-2009, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,779
Re: Dwarf Orinoco timeline
Gadget, how did you handle your banana plants during frost? Did you cover them up or just let them die back and re grow? Temps in my backyard dipped down to 32 degrees a few weeks ago, and only saw a...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-13-2009, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,907
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-01-2009, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,417
Re: Looking for a heat and cold resistent plant
I live in phoenix and my Ice Cream resists the heat the best out of all my plants. Goldfinger does good also, but folds the leaves during the day, Ice cream does not. Next up I'd have to say...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-17-2009, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,177
Re: Stubborn Cigar Leaf
Speaking of humidity, here in Phoenix it is as hot and dry as can possibly be. Now I don't know if this has anything to do with the humidity, but during the past summer months, I used to mist my...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-02-2009, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,796
Re: Planting depth problem?
Thanks a bunch for your help guys. I'll make sure I take good care in the digging and make sure it's ground level or a little higher.
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Forum: Other Plants
08-01-2009, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,479
Re: Cuttings
How do you go about rooting peach tree cuttings? I heard they were only propagated by seed and by grafting. Reason I ask is that I have a peach tree in my yard that produces excellent peaches, and...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-01-2009, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,796
Planting depth problem?
This spring when I planted my fruit trees and had no clue about gardening, I planted them a little too deep, like 1 foot too deep. The idea was to hold water in the basin, but I later figured out I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-29-2009, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,587
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Forum: Other Plants
07-26-2009, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,702
Starfruit anyone?
Has anyone had any luck growing Starfruit, particularly in the Southwest? When Starfruit season comes, I plan to pick some up from an asian market and grow them from the seeds. So I just want to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-26-2009, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 19,704
Re: high temperature banana growing habits
During the monsoon winds, it shredded the emerging leaves a little, but there was no big problem. My Goldfinger leaves browned a little, but the pups look ok and the leaves keep coming about once a...
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