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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-22-2009, 11:47 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,103
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Just in Case Anyone is Wondering what happened to my Veinte Cohols . . .

I'd heard 'GB' had an entire TC batch die off earlier this yr. I know I haven't heard where I sand and I went on the list a yr ago last week!
Cheers,
Pat
Forum: Other Plants 05-21-2009, 06:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,847
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Help with Alocasia Macrorrhizos "Blck Stem"

Mine grows well under the conditions of other "Taroes" and is hardy here in z8b. Partial Sun(for good colour), water every 3rd day, fertilize with a slow release at manufacturerer's directions. Can't...
Forum: Musa Dwarf Namwah 05-04-2009, 01:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,460
Posted By PT DUffy
So Far So Good!

This is my 2nd yr growing this cultivar and have been very Impressed. Strong growth the 1st yr, handled Dormancy in an unheated shed without difficulty and has put out 3 new leaves in the last month!...
Forum: Musa SH-3640 05-02-2009, 07:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,168
Posted By PT DUffy
SH3640 Experiences

I had high hopes for this one. The 1st yr the pup grew rapidly, literally dwarfing the competition. An attractive plant as a juvenile with Maroon splashes on the leaves.
It spent the Winter in...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 05-02-2009, 06:11 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 23,264
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: "Organic" Fertillizer

I've found with Organic Commercial Fertilizers one formulated for Citrus is usually good enough for Fruit-bearing plants...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-02-2009, 06:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,000
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Musa Dwarf Cavendish Help

If they're Potted up then there's very little chance that the the dreaded Panama is the culprit. IME those symptoms are usually due to:
Being Indoors
Low Humidity
Irregular Watering
Too much...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-25-2009, 12:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,612
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: I think I have lost my most prized plant.

It's possible, but it's just as likely that a few hitched a ride indoors and settled down for a WInter snarf. I've never had luck Wintering Inside. This WInter I did half dry stored in a shed that...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-25-2009, 12:35 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 10,032
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant

I've had great luck with both 'Going Bananas' and a local Nursery that does mailorder 'Just Fruits & Exotics'. I've been a customer of 'Logee's' since the 70's but they tend to send small plants....
Forum: Wiki Discussions 04-23-2009, 09:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,189
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Fhia-23

Mine is about as Vigorous as my Dwarf Namwa. The one I'm very dissapointed with is SH2340. LAst yr it grew quickly and did well(I thought) in the greenhouse over the WInter but as soon as I planted...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 04-12-2009, 03:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,161
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Open directory U of H banana diseases

Very helpful. I now Know that it's Soft Rot that's killed the main shoot of my SH3240. Hopefully, the sprouts will be free of it...
Cheers,
Pat
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-14-2009, 01:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,520
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Create your growing Zone Breakthrough

I'm always worried about something that changes how cells naturally work. Personally, I'll stick with dragging my pups at the end of their 1st yr into the shed to Hibernate at 30-32F so that they can...
Forum: Other Plants 03-07-2009, 02:48 PM
Replies: 2,532
Views: 309,021
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: What is blooming in your garden today (other plants)?

Of the Fruiting kinds:
'Cara Cara' and 'Bud's Blood' Oranges
Kaffir Lime
Blueberry
Roddenbury's Snow Peach

As well as the usual Freezias and Narcissi
Cheers,
Pat
Florida Panhandle
Forum: Other Plants 03-07-2009, 02:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,755
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Lotus?

The American Lotus(Nelumbo lutea) that grows locally is in the most Stagnant, nasty water you'd rather NOT wade through. My ASian Lotuses grow in those 20 gallon rope buckets, filled to a third with...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-03-2009, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,325
Views: 152,300
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?

I planted an SH3840 after removing two pups, as well as a Dwarf Namwa and a FHIA23 day before yesterday, just in time for this Cold Snap. All bundled but we won't know if there was any damage for a...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-02-2009, 01:08 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,619
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Great Florida Freeze of '09

Then it's a good thing I never plant out anything in my greenhouse or stored in the shed until at least the 1st of March;>....
Cheers,
Pat
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-02-2009, 01:07 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,619
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Great Florida Freeze of '09

Here in the Panhandle,we got the coldest in a couple yrs, pretty much turning my Ornata to mush. The Passalong Cavandish lost it's leaves but otherwise did well. The rest were dug and stored in my...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-02-2009, 01:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,381
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: 1 mo. old looking shaky

I would take it out of it's pot and inspect the roots and corm for rot. If so, cut off and allow to dry at least overnight, then repot DRY for a day then water normally. An adult can pretty much...
Forum: Wiki Discussions 12-17-2008, 07:32 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,189
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Fhia-23

It's about 6 ft tall not and still has Maroon splashes, though not as large. The cold weather has pretty much stopped all growth of everything except winter veggies and, of course weeds!
Cheers,
Pat
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-21-2008, 12:29 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 26,411
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Surprise Texas Star Banana shipment from Ty Ty Nursery

Yes! Sometimes you'll get not only twigs instead of trees, you'll get something not even close!
Cheers,
Pat
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-21-2008, 12:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,524
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Potting up for winter - problem?

I think it's pretty normal. All of mine that I'm keeping Containerized their 1st yr wilt a bit after being Potted up. I keep them in the Shade and moist(but not wet) and within a couple of days they...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-10-2008, 07:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,176
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: to cut or not to cut

I'm basically in the same zone and I just leave mine alone. Any cutting I do is in the Spring if needed. This Spring I didn't have to trim anything, which was weird since it had been the coldest in a...
Forum: Wiki Discussions 08-17-2008, 11:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,189
Posted By PT DUffy
Fhia-23

This is mine's 1st yr, but I can report that it's a good edition to one's Banana collection. Fast growing but not spindly with maroon-splashed leaves(something the catalogue didn't mention and...
Forum: Other Plants 08-13-2008, 08:59 AM
Replies: 791
Views: 195,279
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Dragon Fruit

Pine Island at least points out that some need a Pollenator. Mine came from a mail-order nursery that didn't. For yrs I thought it was my fault that it wouldn't produce. 'Course, it still doesn't...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-10-2008, 09:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,421
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: Your region's historically grown varieties

Here in the Florida Panhandle there has been a "Passalong" Banana that is ubiquitous in yards here. I've heard that it is a Cavandish but since no one I Know's ever got one to reach RIpening...who...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-09-2008, 03:05 PM
Replies: 1,325
Views: 152,300
Posted By PT DUffy
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?

Thanks for the info! I've tried before to sprout Papayas without success. I'll start soaking some right now!
Cheers,
Pat
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