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Forum: Member Introductions 07-08-2022, 08:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 753
Posted By Checker55
Re: Hello

Sounds like you are doing something right having those still around after all those years. Overwatering can be a problem with root rot. I would try putting some compost on the top and then mulch to...
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted 09-15-2021, 06:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 749
Posted By Checker55
Re: Banana plants wanted

It might help to let us know where you are located.
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 09-04-2021, 05:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 806
Posted By Checker55
Re: Is it okay to have 2 pseudo stems in 1 pot?

I would let them be till next spring. It might be too much stress this late in the growing season. Just my opinion.
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 08-15-2021, 05:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,583
Posted By Checker55
Re: Does pot size make a difference in height of plant?

One trick I use is to lift up the pot to see if the roots are coming out of the bottom . This gives me a clue to move to a bigger pot. As Smeash is saying too big a pot can lead to problems with wet...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-19-2021, 06:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,143
Posted By Checker55
Re: Brown leaves reasons? Zone 11a (Malta, EU)

Touch the surface area with your hand in the place that your pot is during the hottest part of the day if it is too hot for your hand or barefoot it is transferring that heat to the roots and maybe...
Forum: Other Plants 07-14-2021, 06:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 840
Posted By Checker55
Re: Is my Coconut Palm tree okay or dead?

It looks alive to me . Green at the crown and white on the roots. I would use coarse sand mixed with the peat moss in the future. I’m no expert .
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-28-2021, 07:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,140
Posted By Checker55
Re: When is the best time to water plants?

Frequency of watering really depends on the type of soil
Or planting media. Like everyone says in this group bananas do not like wet feet.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-19-2021, 11:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 493
Posted By Checker55
Re: Banana plant health help!

I would try a totally shaded spot and take it off the cement that may be heating it excessively.
Forum: Other Plants 06-17-2021, 07:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 804
Posted By Checker55
Re: Pindo Palms, I want a fruit bearing one

From what I am reading all Pindo Palms give fruit . From my experience it may take a few years to get fruit. Last year mine put out two fruiting spikes but none of the fruit got large enough to...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 06-09-2021, 10:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,431
Posted By Checker55
Re: Help! I can’t dig in my yard...ground too hard!

Read this in Mother Earth magazine many years ago. Poke some holes in the ground and put some seed corn in each of the holes . Let a couple of hogs loose in the area and they will root up and till it...
Forum: Member Introductions 02-15-2021, 07:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 986
Posted By Checker55
Re: What did you pot today (Bananas)

I think the easiest way to kill your plant is overwatering . If the soil drains good it is better.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-10-2021, 04:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,274
Posted By Checker55
Re: Mice eating harvest!

Nice job with the bracing.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-31-2020, 06:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,274
Posted By Checker55
Re: Mice eating harvest!

If the pseudostem can be isolated from other access points you can place a metal band around it . The idea is to keep them from climbing . The metal
will deter their claws from climbing up. Of course...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 09-21-2020, 09:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,274
Posted By Checker55
Re: Can I use wood ash in soil?

I would not use wood ash unless it was from unpainted and untreated lumber. Some wood was painted with lead paint and some lumber has been chemically treated. Not all charcoal is the same as well.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-05-2019, 07:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,292
Posted By Checker55
Re: Containers and fruit

I have had White Iholena and Raja Puri fruit in 45 gallon pots . I used potting soil mixed with perlite. I would advise staking any fruiting pseudostems . Given our California Santa Ana winds.
Forum: Member Introductions 10-28-2019, 12:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,169
Posted By Checker55
Re: Going bananas for El Salvador, Central America

pineapple, watermelon, mango, breadfruit, cherimoya, sapote, breadfruit,jackfruit, coffee, palms for oil, Lucuma, passion fruit, rambutan, longan, Litchee and of course bananas and plantains to give...
Forum: Other Plants Wanted 10-25-2019, 06:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,572
Posted By Checker55
Re: i have need for a palm tree

Butia Capitata incorrect first spelling.
Forum: Other Plants Wanted 10-25-2019, 05:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,572
Posted By Checker55
Re: i have need for a palm tree

Butia Capitals aka Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm nice fruit.
Forum: Banana Identification 09-04-2019, 06:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,289
Posted By Checker55
Re: Questions about Dwf brazilian

Raja Puri approximately eight feet maximum p-stem from my experience.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-21-2019, 06:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,599
Posted By Checker55
Re: Chronic problems with Sunburn and Rot

Talked with a guy from Pakistan. He suggested planting corn around plants to shade them from the sun. I haven’t done it but it sounds interesting.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-21-2019, 05:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,599
Posted By Checker55
Re: Chronic problems with Sunburn and Rot

I would refrain from using coffee grounds unless they are fully composted first (allelopathic ). Last year 114 F temperatures and afternoon sunshine totally fried some of my banana and avocado...
Forum: Member Introductions 02-05-2019, 08:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 872
Posted By Checker55
Re: new to bananas

Welcome I am not too far from you in North Hollywood.
Forum: Tiki Hut 11-10-2018, 06:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,040
Posted By Checker55
Re: Free seminars 11/14 in San Diego

Richard
Do you know if their will be any vendors selling fruit trees or banana plants at this event?
Forum: Tiki Hut 09-03-2018, 07:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,563
Posted By Checker55
Re: Do You Know Women Like This?

Easy fix . No more pullover sweaters.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-18-2018, 06:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,242
Posted By Checker55
Re: How Well do Banana Plants Grow in California without Care?

Depends on the specific location. Near the coast in Southern California would be the best possible scenario in my opinion.
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