Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-10-2024, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,394
Re: Veinte Cohol Pups Arrived - It Begins!
Alot of Bananas look similar when they are young.. VC's top out around 4 ft of p-stem and are very citrus'y. They are one of my Fav's.. Key for them is don't expose them to any temps below 50F.. They...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-21-2023, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,041
Re: Banana pups for sale, will ship
I'm not shipping anything any longer.. I went to Steve's and got a DB monster Corm and its doing awesome.. I got a replacement Goldfinger too.. Its healthy and doing well.. I think next year I get a...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-14-2023, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,551
Re: Is this a Blue java?
Easiest way to tell if its an Orinoco is if the fruit have 3 sides like a triangle.. No triangle its something better than an Orinoco.. Alot flowers look like this. Orinoco's can have a crapload of...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-14-2023, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,551
Re: Is this a Blue java?
Looks pretty short for an Orinoco.. Everyone I've seen fruits beyond 7' and mostly @ 10'.. Could be a number of types in that group.. I don't have my banana book on me.. If your lucky its a Namwah...
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-14-2023, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 510
Re: New to site
I think my Best Potted fruit was from a FHIA-02.. Good Luck..
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-09-2023, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,912
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-12-2023, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 715
Re: Reputable Sellers
Hey good luck with that. Shipping for decent sized plants is @ least 30 bucks alone now days.. Certainly alot higher than when I 1st arrived here.. lol The last one I shipped was 2 years ago.. The...
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-12-2023, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 700
Re: Good to be here
Welcome, that being said u can grow any banana in a pot, especially a 30 gal pot..
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Forum: Banana Identification
06-12-2023, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,056
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-12-2023, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 529
Re: New Here from Zone 8b
If your lucky you will find a few folks cleaning out their beds soon, and some u just have to go pick up.. Nothing like a drive South..on the weekend.. :^)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-20-2022, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,308
Re: Ice cream bananna
If your plant has indeed started to fruit I would put up something to block the wind. I don't know what kind of soil you mixed so I could tell you if your corm is going to make in your climate. Your...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-20-2022, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,215
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-20-2022, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,136
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Forum: Other Recipes
08-15-2022, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 13,961
Re: Pindo Palm Jelly
Pics don't matter what matters is setting up your pindo to grow like a Banana if your going to grow one That means soil prep.. I have 2 monsters.. and I might plant some more. The flavor of the fruit...
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Forum: Member Introductions
08-15-2022, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 809
Re: Newbie
If your Atlanta or further South you should be able to grow Dwarf Namwah, Namwah, Saba, and CaliGolds in the ground there and have them come back reliably..
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-14-2022, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 609
Re: A little list of questions...
If you killed 2 banana's from over watering in Florida you need more peet and Perlite in your mix of soil, and make sure the other soil doesn't have any water holders for like Roses and such..
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-11-2022, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,573
Re: Fungus?
Some leaves come out like that.. and turn green a zone might helpful or continent.. indoors or out.. The leaf gets greener when it opens up.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-11-2022, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,136
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
08-10-2022, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,850
Re: Variegated Florida or Ae’Ae
I don't believe that to be true.. Depends on how your setting your banana up for success.. I'd say if you had a semi shaded south side of you house open for a banana that would be best w/ lots of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-08-2022, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: What Banana love shade?
Most Banana's will grow where you are.. I've had namwah, saba, and cali gold come back reliably in S. Ark. You could grow goldfinger easy. Most gingers will comback too..
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2022, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 508
Re: Posting photos in Gallery issues
I thought by deleting a bunch of old pic's I'd have room for more current pic's but it is what it is. I know I have some picture stuff on this computer but to busy to look and spend time trying to...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-03-2022, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 391
Views: 65,181
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Forum: Member Introductions
08-03-2022, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 998
Re: new to bananas
Welcome.. I believe once you get a soil mix down that doesn't hold water is the key cuz once it gets cool water is the enemy of corm. Cold Hardy like Caligold which is basically a Dwarf Burro or...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-03-2022, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,099
Re: Pup Question
If you have viable corm it will grow roots.. I put them in a pot or in the ground w/o much worries.. Especially when its hot. Alot of shade for the 1st 2 weeks. I tend to mix in morizie fungi ( I...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-02-2022, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 94
Views: 16,806
Re: Rant of the Day..
So I have this short-bus Pineapple(s) that had fruit have 2 tops on One and 5 toppers on the other.. I still shaking my head..
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