Forum: Other Plants
09-21-2010, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 1,422
Views: 170,965
Re: What did you plant today (other plants)?
Not sure if I mentioned in April I spent two weeks planting about 50 trees on my new property in southern Costa Rica. Mostly fruit and shade and a few flowering things and bamboo. Google "Santiago...
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Forum: Species Bananas
08-22-2009, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,741
Re: Musa Nagense Black Stem
So apparently, I have cheesmanii instead of nagensium. The seed was from Chiltern's and it was not white. The ps. is a beautiful black. My question is, will it ever produce pups?
stan
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Forum: Other Plants
08-15-2009, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 1,422
Views: 170,965
Re: What did you plant today (other plants)?
I just potted up 70 seedlings of Magnolia macrophylla all from seed from my tree planted about 1962. This has the largest leaf of any deciduous tree in continental US, up to two feet here, larger in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-07-2009, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,995
Re: Bananas of Costa Rica
Hi /simply bananas, thanks for your reply. I bought a lot in the Santiago Springs development (Google it) south of San Isidro, overlooking the Valley of the General. I'm hoping it is large enough...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-05-2009, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,995
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Forum: Other Plants
10-02-2008, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,797
Re: Who can claim these plants!?!?!
Randy, this will be my 3rd or 4th attempt to send a photo of the C. patens seedlings from your seed. 8 out of 10 sprouted after filing and soaking until they germ. Photos from several weeks ago they...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-23-2008, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 1,422
Views: 170,965
Re: What did you plant today (other plants)?
Took 6 cuttings of Babaco Papaya. Anyone else growing them successfully (fruiting) in the greenhouse? Mine only fruited once. MsKitty, I also just got white variegated Monstera ,finally ($15), saw...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-05-2008, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,223
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Forum: Other Plants
07-29-2008, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,797
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
07-15-2008, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,496
Re: Germination after 1 yr or more
Another surprise. Just found an Ensete superbum sprout which I planted in 9/06; first one to sprout out of ten seeds planted, acc. to my label. Like I said before -= don't throw anything away! I...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-08-2008, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 1,422
Views: 170,965
Re: What did you plant today (other plants)?
Today I replanted 60 little plugs of various greenhouse plants which I rooted in the last three weeks from my own cuttings. By using 1/2" to 1" cuttings I got 288 per flat of 1" pockets. I was able...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
09-06-2007, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,496
Re: Germination after 1 yr or more
I just located the photos of the "Bordelon" -like plant and fruit. The trees are the ones in the background right at the base of the big tree on the right. It is fairly clear if you zoom in.
Kylie,...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
09-06-2007, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,496
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
08-31-2007, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,496
Germination after 1 yr or more
I have just been surprised :flouenaner: by 4 simultaneous sprouts of unidentified seeds I planted March or April of 2006. They have been inside in winter, on heating pad around 72 F. and outside and...
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Forum: Species Bananas
08-24-2007, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,043
Re: Is M.laterita the same as M.ornata bronze?
Thanks for clearing that up. I saw this banana at Lancetilla Bot. Gds. in Honduras and thought it was M.ornata "bronze". Then I ordered M. laterita from Transpacific after seeing the "upright"...
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Forum: Species Bananas
01-23-2007, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,910
Re: Musa sikkimensis
I have just ordered 100 M. sikk. 'Red Flash' and 100 M. itinerans from Ortanique in CA. at about $15 each following Erlend's advice. If I get 15 plants, I'll have enough. Is this a good source?
I...
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Forum: Other Plants For Sale & Auction
01-11-2007, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,481
Re: Gingers Red torch
I've been interested in the torch gingers too. A year ago in Honduras I got to see lots of them - the pink right outside my dorm and the red across the Lancetilla botanical garden mixed in with...
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-23-2006, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,656
Re: New Member
Thanks, Steelviper and wim, for your welcome.
Am looking forward to future contacts.
Just bought 'Hua Moa' this week.
Stan
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-18-2006, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,656
New Member
Hi Everyone!
I've been lurking, reading posts and finally want to introduce myself. I am surprised to be the only Ohioan on the map. I've been growing bananas most recently for the past 8 yrs. and...
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