Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-07-2016, 11:40 PM
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Disease Article
Disease may wipe out world's bananas – but here's how we might just save them (http://theconversation.com/disease-may-wipe-out-worlds-bananas-but-heres-how-we-might-just-save-them-54082)
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Forum: Member Introductions
10-11-2015, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Hello
So what plants are you pushing aside from bananas? Here in SE PA my 'indestructible' Basjoo gave out after about 12 years and much abuse. At one point it recovered although, when I tried to move it...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-31-2015, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 1
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Re: Passion Fruit Advice Wanted
The two sources with which I am most familiar are Logees and Georgia Vines. I can't give advice on fruit since the only passiflora I have fruited are weeds, but both companies have tempting catalogs....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-28-2015, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,334
Re: I am now a PhD
Congratulations from someone who did it 43 years ago. I'm imagining that it is as difficult and frustrating now as it was then.
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-13-2015, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,844
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-30-2015, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,501
Re: School Wants Banana Plant for Greenhouse
I couldn't figure out exactly where you are located, but Logees in Danielson CT might be fairly close, though they do have a large mail order business. They have a half-dozen varieties in stock and...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-08-2015, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 8,791
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Forum: Other Plants
02-26-2015, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,246
Re: Who's growing...
Luffa. I did rather badly on these until last summer. I planted the seeds in the ground in a small area where I grow squash and, I wish, edible gourds and I let them climb on a lattice. The Luffas...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-14-2015, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,129
Annonas
For any annona lovers out there, here's a new one. I don't seem to be able to make this a true link.
New Genus of Flowering Plants Discovered in Gabon, Named after Sir David Attenborough | Biology |...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-04-2015, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Dawn redwoods
I love the plant. I planted two about 15 years ago when we inadvertently killed an old oak by enlarging our driveway. The Metasequoia that replaced the oak in our front yard is now a magnificent...
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Forum: Other Plants Wanted
01-15-2015, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,235
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Forum: Tiki Hut
12-07-2014, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,654
Re: questions for usa forum members
I had hoped to move to southern Dade County when I retired, but my wife was never interested. I think that she was worried about the weather, though Florida has lately been spared major hurricanes....
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-01-2014, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,867
Re: Shazam! 32F in the Dirty South!
Last winter I did nothing (no cutting) but dumped more greenhouse waste on them. I thought that I had lost them because of the cold winter (which did seem to discourage fruiting on my tender kiwis),...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-01-2014, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,258
Re: Expanding what I am growing
Unlike most cucurbits it seems to be a pretty good indoor plant. It fruited and competed with my passionflower in my greenhouse. Unfortunately, I do not know what cultivar the passionflower is. It...
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-25-2014, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,485
Re: Hi from Flora99
Inverewe Gardens in Scotland has bananas according to an article in the Christian Science monitor. I tried to visit it about 10 years ago but it was closed due to storm damage. If you google...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-11-2014, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 3
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Re: Expanding what I am growing
Melothria scabra also seems to leave its seeds in the ground to come up next year. I had about 20 fruits from a few plants that seemed to come up spontaneously.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-24-2014, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,588
Re: My first year basjoo!
As I have noted, my basjoos survive well under a pile of greenhouse trash here in West Chester, PA. However, I don't expect them to fruit. If you are looking for a real thrill, try 'tender' kiwis....
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-19-2014, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,493
Re: Greetings from PA!
I'm in West Chester PA near Philly. Much to my surprise my Basjoo, which lives under a pile of greenhouse waste made it through last winter. wish me luck with a Texas Star.
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-08-2014, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,167
Re: Fyi
The url doesn't work for me. Apparently a password is needed.
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Forum: Other Plants
05-22-2014, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 1
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Re: Who's growing Rosmarinus officinalis ?
The so-called hardy cultivars of rosemary aren't very. In SE Pennsylvania Bay Laurel, which isn't supposed to be as hardy, not to mention 'tender' kiwis, and Musa Basjoo usually do better than...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-30-2014, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,883
Re: Who's growing mulberry ?
We have had mulberry trees for the last 30 years. Our best is a Romanian black mulberry tree bought from edible landscaping. Many people find white mulberries insipid, but the best mulberries that I...
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Forum: Other Plants
02-14-2014, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,137
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Forum: Tiki Hut
12-14-2013, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,368
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-08-2013, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,664
Re: Hello
Good to see you aboard. I actually have been in Timisoara - It was the first place we stayed when we drove from Pecs to Transylvania while we were on a scholarly trip to Hungary in 1989. I have been...
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Forum: Fruit
11-08-2013, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,756
Re: whats the differnce between girl and boy kewi?
It's nice to hear from a fellow Pennsylvanian in the last post. I have a few hardy kiwis myself and got a small amount of delicious fruit from them. I also have had 'tender' kiwis for almost 20 years...
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