Forum: Tiki Hut
05-15-2009, 10:31 PM
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-15-2009, 10:02 PM
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
05-15-2009, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 130
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Re: Need a large pot ASAP
Patty, if you want to give it some strength in recovering, use a mild solution of Alaska fish emulsion and foliar feed it on the leaves and the trunk. From my experience, a plant in such a condition...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Help with details
If anyone is still interested, here is our wiki entry on 'Bordelon' with some photos of the inflorescence.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Like This Site! :)
I doubt if Nichole will get any result on this species. Let her know there's another species of fully aquatic toad from here found only in one of the big lakes complex in Central Southern M'sia. A...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Like This Site! :)
Gino, Jarred aka Mediahound is the brains behind it. You can show your gratitude and go congratulate him on his first born at :http://www.bananas.org/f9/congrats-new-daddy-jarred-7902.html
Well,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Help with details
See, and you have to come to me for the toxic true frogs. Poison-darts are native to my jungles, and I practise catch-and-release with them occasionally (usually when I have darts to tip, truth be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Help with details
There's a big diff between toads and frogs. Except for the Poison dart frogs from South America, all others do not have a gland which can secrete poison. On the other hand, all toads are...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Help with details
Treat yourself to an early Christmas/Anniversary/Birthday Present(hey whatever excuse you can pile in:ha:) and get either the AeAe or a Variegated Kluay Nam Wah.
I am sure you know the AeAe,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Help with details
Gino, what are you really looking for? If you want edible cultivars, there is a limit to the ornamental quality/look of the bloom. They are all pendulous and look similar except for the color of the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2009, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Help with details
'Bordelon' does not produce edible fruit. Not sure what the flower looks like. If you do a search for it under the photo galleries you may come up with something.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 33
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Re: Tastiest banana?
Yeah, I'm Weird Frank! Been called worse I suppose, lol. The other bananas I've tried were good, I just still like the taste of the store bananas the best. Then again, it's the store-bought (Gran...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
That's wierd Frank. I think the worst banana to come from my garden was way better than any grocery store banana, including my Dwarf Cavendish, of which I just got through eating several a few...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 33
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Re: Tastiest banana?
manzanos are small bananas in hands of around 12-18 and are nicely sweet with a fruity aftertaste. Caimito is commonly called STAR APPLE is generally green or purple and has a sweet plummy/citrus...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: regeneration
i live in zone 8 im in central ga. its true summers last longer down here warm weather can last untill early oct/nov..the winters can get cold and wet. temps drop into the teens and there is freezing...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
Spark, if you've ever eaten the bananas from Chiquita, you've had Gran Nain too...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
My favorate thus far is Pisang Klotek. It has a very distinct Pineapple after taste.
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Forum: Member Introductions
05-14-2009, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
Google search "purchase tropical fruit online" or something to that effect, only catch is that it is dreadfully expensive and the cheapest place I found, I still paid almost 40 bucks for 2 hands of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2009, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Just purchased....
I've had nothing but the best experiences buying from Sandy. You can buy direct without going through ebay at Northerntropics.com
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-14-2009, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 619
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Re: Dumb Jokes
WHAT CAUSES ARTHRITIS?
A drunk man who smelled like beer sat down on a subway next to a priest.
The man's tie was stained, his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half-empty bottle of gin...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-14-2009, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 24
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Re: Santa Barbara wildfires
I found this site
842,000 acres are lost each year to major fires
The past 2 years have been higher, 2006 was really bad
National Interagency Fire Center (http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-13-2009, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
Man. I've never had anything but the plain old store-bought cavendish. Obviously I need to broaden my horizons! (Which hopefully will eventually include the bananas I'm planting giving me fresh...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-13-2009, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
Well Gino good thread you have started here. Nice to know what the folks like. Here's my favs from Msia.
My personal line up for dessert 'naner which is on the top of my list gotta be;
Pisang...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-13-2009, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
For me, Seņorita and Lacatan for dessert bananas. Saba and Praying Hands for cooking bananas. In both cases, flavor and texture are better than any other that I've tasted.
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