Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-24-2021, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 26
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Re: Royal Hawaiian (AeAe) Growth Updates Thread
I panted the AeAe I got from Rene in late fall last year and the cold collapsed all the leaves. Dug it up and potted it in Pro Mix with high porosity mycorrhrizae growing medium. Liquid fertilizer...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-11-2021, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Mice eating harvest!
What I do is cut down the bunch when the fingers are green and have filled in. Then hang it in the house or garage to ripen. The tree rats, aka squirrels, are the main culprits and will eat up the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-16-2020, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,015
Re: Royal Hawaiian (AeAe) Growth Updates Thread
I got a nice Ae Ae from Rene this year. When the weather turned cold the big leaves browned up. Planted it in a sunny location and applied 6-3-16 - the "Super Fruiter" fertilizer.
Watering with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-22-2020, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 965
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-14-2020, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 134
Banana plant definition
Here is what I got on a quick search -------------
"A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus...
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Forum: Other Plants For Sale & Auction
09-25-2020, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 1
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Lula avocado seeds for rootstock.
It's that time of year again. The 40 ft Lula avocado has lots of fruit.
The seeds are reputed to make very good rootstock.
Taking orders now.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-08-2020, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 1
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Re: How to know when to harvest banana?
I cut the bunch down when the fingers are fully filled in and before any turn yellow. I have missed a bunch now and then and the tree ratzz - squirrels - have chewed up the fingers that turned...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-04-2020, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 516
Re: Mangos Galore
The Glenn is the last of the three to fruit. Just harvested all the full size fruit to save them from the tree rats, aka squirrels. Excellent flavor!!!
Have to do some trimming as the tree is...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-30-2020, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 159,322
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
Just cut down a 33 lb bunch of SH3640. Always has produced heavy big bunches. Just hung it in the house to ripen. The wife, 3 dogs and I will eat as much as we can stand and the rest goes to the...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-17-2020, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 516
Mangos Galore
Have been stuffing my face with mangos for 4 weeks now. The big Sweet Tart held a lot of fruit this year and the taste is fantastic. Same for the Pickering. The 20 ft tall Glenn is starting to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-22-2020, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 636
Re: Fertilizer for banana plant
Where are you located Lady Cas? The stuff I use is perfect for naners.
Super Fruiter 6-3-16 is formulated by Diamond R Fertilizer Co.
Naners love high potassium!!!
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Forum: Other Plants
02-23-2020, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 2,490
Views: 252,439
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-16-2020, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 660
Re: Will banana bags keep out vermin?
My Min-Pin can spot anything in the backyard that is messing around in the banana and mango areas. He runs straight to the critter and will kill it if hangs around. Greatest watchdog there...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-11-2019, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 335
Morado from PR
Is any one growing the Morado but me? Has been one of my all time favorites. Pstems are red.
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Forum: Other Plants
11-20-2019, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 1
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Big harvest of Lula Avocado
Just finished topping the big tree. Lowered the height by 5 feet.. Harvest was about 80 fruit. Great tasting cado but enough is enough. Will be bringing a few boxes to the Treasure Coast Rare...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-02-2019, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 246
Another bunch pops!
Another bunch pops! The Pisang Raja has a buncho now. That makes it 5 bunches within a month.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-01-2019, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 635
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-25-2019, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 635
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-24-2019, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 635
When it rains it pours, bananas that is!
Three bunches came in at the same time!!!
SH3640, Pisang Ceylon and FHIA2 Mona Lisa. Have been running around to the neighbors giving fruit away. And the big Lula avocado still has over 50 fruit...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-25-2019, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,075
Re: Veinte Cohol
I still have 5 pstems on the VC mat. Excellent tasting little naner! People at the TCRF club like the pstem coloration.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-04-2019, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 382
Re: Hurricane Prep for Bananas
If a pstem gets blown over just stand it back up and tie 3 ropes to it with stakes --- 120 degrees apart. It should have roots enough attached to keep it growing. Trim off dead leaves for looks and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-03-2019, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 432
Re: Stupid Hurricanes
We dodged the bullet completely!!! :08::nanadrink: No damage except sore muscles from installing steel shutters. Harvested an FHIA2 bunch and will have them for bkfst. Big SH3640 bunch to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-01-2019, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 432
Stupid Hurricanes
Well here comes another one! The FHIA2 has 3 bunches hanging and the SH3640 has a huge bunch. I wish the timing were better. The SH and the FH2 have pretty much mature bunches so I'll cut them...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2019, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 863
Re: Banana vs squirrel--need I worry?
I call them tree rats! I like to wait till the first few fingers turn a bit yellow and then cut down the bunch. Then hang it indoors.
On the last bunch of FHIA2 I let it hang too long and the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2019, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 397
Re: Thank you, bananimal. Sh-3640
Nice to see it doing so well. Suggest that you plant it inground when you see roots coming out of the drain holes. Did I give you some 6-3-16 when you visited?
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