Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-21-2019, 11:37 AM
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Re: Fill in time for raja puri?
I'll be able to see the bananas soon! Its a long flower that didn't start falling till now.
http://www.bananas.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=3302&stc=1&d=1566405292
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-15-2019, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,245
Re: Fill in time for raja puri?
Thanks! Sounds like it'll definitely have to be moved, I think I'll clean out my greenhouse (from dwarf Cavendish) and plant these is the ground in there, I like how short they fruit!
If you don't...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2019, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 30,770
Re: Donetta
I'm still learning and I'm not even sure what I'll do this year but last year I bare rooted than kinda dug it in the soil, they were too big to put in pots. I'll probably do something like that again...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2019, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2019, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 30,770
Re: Donetta
You definitely don't want to cut it if you want to fruit to fill out, looks like I'll have to be digging up 5 or so plants 10+ feet tall! If they all have fruit on I'll dig them up and lay them...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2019, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2019, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,245
Fill in time for raja puri?
Does anyone know what the shortes time for raja puri fruit to fill out?
http://www.bananas.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=3295&stc=1&d=1565658420
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2019, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 30,770
Re: Donetta
Yes I took pictures as a flower came out and it did drop fast!
I've sold a couple hundred here in this area as well and I know if a few that got "addicted" but as far as I know no one has got fruit...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2019, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 357
Views: 30,770
Re: Donetta
Congratulations on the bloom!
Nope its already starting to open! I figure you'll see the bananas soon! That was so exciting for me, and still is when I have a new one!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2019, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,336
Re: Super Dwarf Cavendish
The male flowers have started now so it's done, haven't counted them to see what the total was.
http://www.bananas.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=3291&stc=1&d=1564913816
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2019, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,336
Re: Super Dwarf Cavendish
Hello
It's around 8" in diameter.
I did have it in a pot for some of it's growing time... but it has been in the ground for 3/4 year? (Somewhere there) I planted it in the greenhouse so thats why I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-28-2019, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,336
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-27-2019, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,336
Re: Super Dwarf Cavendish
I can't remember the age... not more than 1 1/2 years, should go check pictures and see if I can get a better idea. As for the size of bunch I think it'll be over 200 bananas, the first hand has...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-26-2019, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,336
Super Dwarf Cavendish
This flower is huge! I'll take a picture with something to compare with! This plant is in the ground and is around 3 1/2'...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-22-2019, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,469
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-20-2019, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,469
Iholena for trade or selling
I've got some extra Iholena plants, I'll post pictures of my adult plants and fruit.
They fruit around 10 -11'
I'd be glad to trade for shorter fruiting varieties, but would take up to 15' just a...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
06-12-2019, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: This difficult to add image?
It took me about 1 year to figure it out! It sounds like your problem is that your MB are to high, It can't go above 2MB, the only way I get that is just crop of a little and it really lowers the...
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-11-2019, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 18
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Re: Hi. Im sylvia from Arkansas z 7b
Welcome!
I live is southwest Missouri (6b) and I planted out some banana plants and dug them up for the winter, they did stop growing, I think I should have cut off the top and let it grow out...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-07-2019, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,102
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-26-2019, 02:57 PM
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Views: 278,207
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-25-2019, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Re: An Experiment
Thanks! I will remove it then! Than I'll wait and see what will happen.
This kind of weather makes me want to plant out my young plants but... I know I'd better wait or they'll really get set back...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2019, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Re: An Experiment
This is how I trimmed it. Now I need to wait and see what will happen! I'm curious what other people do but should I take off the flower? I normally do because that's how the commercial people do,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-13-2019, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,740
Re: An Experiment
I was gone two weeks in Belize and Mexico when I got back this is what I found. The flower is fairly big by now! ( That pot its crushing is 1/2 gallon pot ) I need to start pruning it, I'll keep the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-15-2019, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 791
Re: SDC blooming indoor in MTL, Canada
This is the same one, after I cut it.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64368&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64368)
This one I released way down, it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-13-2019, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 791
Re: SDC blooming indoor in MTL, Canada
Welcome! and Congrats on the flower!
Yes definitely looks like a choke! I had one about exactly like that one and cut the stem open and let the bananas out, they are doing ok but are not growing
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