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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 05-11-2011, 02:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,359
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: fabric pots - 2011

30-gal Dirt Bag w/ dwarf orinoco.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-05-2011, 10:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,881
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: sick ice cream bananas

thanks! i am actually going to move it in place to get more direct sunlight. it gets morning sun and then filtered sunlight through the shade cloth.

here's a pic facing south. the ice cream...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-03-2011, 01:48 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,881
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: sick ice cream bananas

that's what i think, too. i saw a leaf today that is pushing its way up. it can't be seen in this pic, but this is what i was talking about.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-03-2011, 01:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,881
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: sick ice cream bananas

that's what i think, too. i saw a leaf today that is pushing its way up. it can't be seen in this pic, but this is what i was talking about.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-01-2011, 03:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,881
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: sick ice cream bananas

will do stumpy!:08:
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-01-2011, 12:15 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,282
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: I Think I Scored a Coup

i do not see any images clare.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-01-2011, 12:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,282
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: I Think I Scored a Coup

thanks clare! i was just going to ask where i could find one. LOL
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-01-2011, 11:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,282
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: I Think I Scored a Coup

thanks olaf for documenting so well the comeback of the musa ornata and also your patience. i will wait longer for my ice creams.

now i wonder where i can find m. ornata? hmmm...

your photos of...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 04-30-2011, 01:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,881
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
sick ice cream bananas

hi nanerteers,

i have a couple of ice cream bananas that i transplanted many weeks ago. they have been in a state of folded leaves since then. the leaves are holding on and still have some green....
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-05-2011, 01:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,696
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: Cut old Mother?

okay. i will just leave them be and fertilize. thanks!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-05-2011, 11:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,696
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: Cut old Mother?

i have a related question. the mother plant pushed out three pups last growing seeing. everything died back this winter. the mother plant started to push out growth. then, the three pups came...
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 04-05-2011, 11:03 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,492
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: After a 2 year wait, dwarf orinoco started to flower!

that is neat to see that it is growing in a 15-gal container and flowering. thanks for posting. that has me encouraged.
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 03-11-2011, 04:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,359
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: fabric pots - 2011

thanks dean!
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 02-27-2011, 02:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,359
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: fabric pots - 2011

where would i go to see these pots? and what are EE's? i feel like i should know that.
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 02-24-2011, 10:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,359
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: fabric pots - 2011

thanks nannerfunboi! i will have to check them out. i grow some amorphophallus.
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 02-24-2011, 10:24 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 29,348
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: MH Vs. HPS Vs. LED Vs. Fluorescent

thanks for the tips hollyberry lady! :goteam:
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 02-22-2011, 12:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,359
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
fabric pots - 2011

hello everyone,

i've been searching the threads for info on smart pots. lots of entries from 2009 when ppl were thinking about using them and some had started using them. i was wondering if anyone...
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 02-22-2011, 11:48 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 29,348
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: MH Vs. HPS Vs. LED Vs. Fluorescent

you're welcome Hollyberry Lady. i have been quite surprised by these CFL's. they cost almost nothing to power and have good light ouput for the plants. :woohoonaner:

i tried two products for gnat...
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 02-21-2011, 07:04 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 12,725
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: what are your creative cheap and resourceful sources for big pots?

you can also check a local hospital for the 30-gal drums. they hold the soln used for cleaning surgical instruments. it helps to have a friend on the inside. that is, working at the hospital.

i...
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 02-21-2011, 04:05 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 29,348
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: MH Vs. HPS Vs. LED Vs. Fluorescent

here are some ice cream pups. all of the growth you see is from being grown under CFL's. i started out with a 2700K 68w bulb. then, i changed the bulb to a 6500K 125w bulb. light stays on for 16...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-18-2010, 12:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,700
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: Compact fluorescent lights

hi darman,

is there a local hydroponics store in your area? you might want to go visit one. they usually will have lights set up for display and for plants that are in the store. i went to sea of...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-15-2010, 11:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,700
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: Compact fluorescent lights

good set-up blake. you can do so much better now with the newer bulbs. i picked up a 68w CFL (~ 300w incandescent) at home depot for $16. the 5100K and 6500K bulbs are available online for...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-15-2010, 10:12 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,700
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: Compact fluorescent lights

thanks for your comments. i am going to try and get the 5000K bulb. i have the 68w light very, very close.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-15-2010, 10:10 AM
Replies: 216
Views: 122,546
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Re: Water suckers

very informational thread. thanks for posting pics for the newbies.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-14-2010, 05:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,700
Posted By tucsonplumeriaz
Compact fluorescent lights

i am just getting into artificial light with them. i have poked around on the internet to get the skinny but originally i came away confused.

i heard ppl say that "warm" light is for blooming and...
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