Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-09-2022, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 831
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-05-2022, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 831
Re: Opinions on the price of variegated bananas
I saw some dummy on ebay selling cmv infected bananas as variegated. People are desperate. Though, even for the real varieties, it's not even worth it. A few hundred at the most.
There must be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-17-2021, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 855
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
12-02-2021, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 8,950
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
11-08-2021, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 373
Re: Veinte Cohol is sick (indoor grow)
That looks like one of the handful of forms of banana leaf streak. Did it have mealy bugs on it? They spread that virus. If it is, you need to destroy the plant by 2ft deep burial or by burning...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-05-2021, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 933
Re: Are these Corm Borers??
Try mixing diatomaceous earth, or granite dust into the soil when you do your planting. It tears up the flesh of grubs/larvae.
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-19-2021, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 773
Re: Is this Namwah or Blue Java?
If the banana's blue up, it will be Blue Java. I don't think it's the "Ice cream"/Namwah (USDA "Fougamou 1") because the fruits individually meet the peduncle at a knuckle. Namwah fruit hands meet...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
06-20-2021, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 714
Re: fiber from juicer
I would use it in your compost pile first. Let it break down, and you'll have great soil amendment.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-20-2021, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 651
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-29-2021, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,636
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-19-2020, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 373
Re: Winterbloom zone 9b Jacksonville.
FYI, Jax is 9a. Cut down on fertilizer once the highs are under 70F, Water less, and wrap a frost cloth around the pseudo stem once winter actually arrives. I'm on the far-west side, and I've got a...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-09-2020, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 587
Re: Red Banana Identification
Make sure that you sterilize them in a bleach water solution. You don't want to bring tropical diseases into your area.
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
10-04-2020, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,484
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-17-2020, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,005
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-17-2020, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 732
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-14-2020, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,001
Re: FarmBot
These seem like they would be ideal for a microgreens operation.
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-14-2020, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 930
Re: Namwah are Blue Java
I ordered internet blue javas two years ago and two of them recently fruited as a Namwah. The USDA-TARS book matches them as a Pisang Awak type "Fougamou 1."
Some people get Namwah, and some people...
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-04-2020, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 682
Re: Tissue Culture Blue Java
most "icecream blue java" TCs are going to end up as Namwah type bananas, or Orinoco. I did get one that appears to be a Gros Michel type. If you really want a Blue Java, then you should probably ask...
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-01-2020, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 374
Re: Help Identifying?
The fingers look similar to plantains. However, someone with more experience might be able to tell. Have you browsed the USDA TARS catalog?
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-25-2020, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 422
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-25-2020, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 422
Re: Please Help me Identify this "Ice Cream"
The "Fougamou" Namwah type is listed at 3.4m tall. So, that would be nice to have. I hope that it is. I have the "Bom" variety already. The mat that I got my Bom from was atleast 15ft high, and the...
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-25-2020, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 422
Please Help me Identify this "Ice Cream"
So, I figured these were Namwah and got a real Blue Java from a fellow member. However, I still can't ID this thing. I've been using the Crop Diversity's accession listing, and USDATARS catalogs. I...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-30-2020, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 386
Nematode Control Methods
Hey all,
I am curious as to how some of you may be working against root knot nematodes. What do you use to keep them at bay? Are there any safe liquid solutions to use? I have spread some french...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-20-2020, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 674
Re: Edible Taro Root
I have whatever variety of Taro that my local Rowe's IGA sells. I bought them, soaked them for a day, and then just planted them in some dirt. Some failed to sprout, and some didn't. I also did this...
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Forum: Other Plants Wanted
03-09-2020, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,230
Re: Loquats
I am always looking for Loquat scions. I’m air-layering my Big Jim right now. In a couple of years I’ll have numerous Big Jim scions to sell if you are still grafting them then. I’ve got two dozen...
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