Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-15-2012, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,277
Winterizing early?
Ugh. I'm having neck surgery in 3 weeks. And I'm thinking of my bananas and canna plants.... last year I winterized mid October, and I won't be ready to do any work like that for at least 6 weeks...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-24-2012, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,381
Japanese beetles
They are eating the HECK out of my bananas! I don't have any of those bag traps people use, simply because I've read many places that having them ony attracts more than you'd get anyway....and not...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-12-2012, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,122
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Forum: Tiki Hut
06-13-2012, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,058
Re: Hammocks
Well, I've been lookin'...and I think the Tropical Siesta family hammock will be the way I go. I'll keep doing a little research...but may be ready to order tomorrow!
I have had a very stressful...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
06-13-2012, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,058
Re: Hammocks
Thanks for the input! I recently saw "Tropical Siesta" hammocks and they look like they are virtually the same as the Hammocks Rada ones. I am just leery to buy one from them, if they can't even...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
06-12-2012, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,058
Hammocks
Hope it's ok that I post this here....I thought there might be someone who could give me some ideas! I have wanted a hammock for YEARS. Well, I have decided THIS year I'm DOING it!
I am wondering...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-26-2012, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,402
Re: When to transplant to outdoors?
The "indoor" and "outdoor" leaves is a good way to describe it. I was horrified last year when that happened to me...now I'm prepared! They didn't miss a BEAT being inside. Some store them...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-24-2012, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,402
Re: When to transplant to outdoors?
I got my basjoos last year as pups, and planted them outside when they were around the height of yours. They did very well....although the acclimation process apparently didn't work so well. The...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-17-2012, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,428
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-17-2012, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,428
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-16-2012, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,428
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
05-16-2012, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,078
Re: banana plant going brown
When I got mine as babies last year, they, too, went brown. For each new leaf they let up, another one shrivelled up to nothing. I watered them more, less, didn't seem to help. It was February, I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2012, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,428
Re: acclimating to outdoors...how cold at night?
Thank you, appreciate your quick reply! I figured they should be ok. The basjoos, definitely. The maurelii, I wasn't sure, but thought it would be ok. I've just put so much work into these plants...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2012, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,428
acclimating to outdoors...how cold at night?
So I've been getting my bananas (ensette maurelii and basjoos) and cannas used to being outside on nice days. (oh...and my colocasia gigantea, and brugmansia).
It's quite a chore bringing them in...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
04-26-2012, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,534
Re: how to use planter bench
Here's a link to persian shield...
Proven Winners | Persian Shield - Strobilanthes dyerianus (http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/strobilanthes/persian-shield-strobilanthes-dyerianus)
My mom had it...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
04-26-2012, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,534
Re: how to use planter bench
I haven't planted it yet...but I did find some great, square planters that fit in the boxes perfectly! So I plan on doing it that way. I'm wanting to plant my persian shield in it this year....
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-30-2012, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,019
Re: when can I plant basjoos outside?
Gonna hold out for now....definitely didn't plan on doing it quite yet...but if the weather pattern continues to be similar over the coming weeks, I may try. I got them a year ago. I very much...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-29-2012, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,019
when can I plant basjoos outside?
Yes, it's March, and I'm in southern WI, but we have had an incredible winter! My hostas are coming up well, raspberries are leafing out, strawberries are popping up out of the ground like they...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-24-2012, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,369
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-24-2012, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,369
separating pup from potted banana
My basjoos have been in my basement this winter, I will be planting them outside when the threat of frost ends. One of them has a large pup on it (last year's pup), and I'd like to separate them if...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-19-2012, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,461
Re: Basjoo pushing up already
This WI winter has been amazing, hasn't it!? My basjoos (and maurelii) are still in the basement....I plan on leaving the basjoos out next winter. But they've been growing like a weed all winter,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-13-2012, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,707
Re: My Ensete Maureli flowered!
love your chickens!! We have chickens too....but I wouldn't mind some more color and get a couple barred rocks, (we have Rhode Island Reds and Black AUstralorps)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-12-2012, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,707
Re: My Ensete Maureli flowered!
WOW Andrew!! You could perhaps try the "forced pupping" with your maurelii....I think it was Sandy (NOrthern Tropics) on here who had a post about that, and she got a lot of pups! I got my maurelii...
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Forum: Other Plants
03-11-2012, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,738
Re: Giant colocasias
I'm glad, Sandy! Of course, just to let you know, I consulted your website first about these and some cannas I'd like....and was bummed to see you didn't have them. I'm getting a thai giant from...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-08-2012, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,417
Re: Mild Winter!!
Just loving this winter, and driving me nuts that it's so nice, but I can't put my bananas and cannas outside yet! Next week we're looking at near 70! That's insane for March in Wisconsin!!!!! If...
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