Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-29-2010, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 90,617
Re: The cold hardy list
There is not a species called Musa yangtze. They are all M.yunnanensis varieties collected from valleys along Yangtze river. Some of those varities are quite cold tolerant and I have seen them up to...
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Forum: Banana Recipes
08-07-2010, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,087
Banana flower salad
We heard this on Good Food this morning and it sounded mighty tasty. She failed to mention that not all flower buds are great tasting, but with the right kind this might be a very nice...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-07-2010, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,988
Re: Ensete Ventricosum Flower
The Seeds For The Green Rib Are From Thompson And Morgan I Have Also Grown Banana Tree Ones They Are All Red Ribbed, It Seems That The Green Ribbed Ones, Grow Taller And The Leaf Is Slightly...
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-05-2010, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,148
Is this Orinoco?
Hi everybody,
just by wondering the streets of Skiathos town in Greece I passed a beautiful garden and found beautiful nanners growing in this garden.
So I walked in the other day and talked with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2010, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,212
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Forum: Species Bananas
07-26-2010, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,017
Showing off
Just thought I'd show everyone the plants I've grown from seed
Formosana with 5 pups and a darjeeling giant in the background
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34792&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-15-2010, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 391
Views: 55,957
Re: Bananas.org Members Yard Photos
My Work in Progress :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31598&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31598)
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-14-2010, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,353
Re: Basjoo seed
Thanks for all the posts Gabe.
Dean W: Will keep you posted if ever I find a source of reliable basjoo seed!
Found this very interesting article on M. basjoo, "The truth about Musa basjoo" (2007)...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-14-2010, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 15,722
Re: Dwarf Brazilian vs Tall Brazilian
Also have both dwarf/tall and even that temperatures here in South Florida don’t get too cold for comparison , this year we had ( here in Miami Beach)low/mid 30s with strong wind chill factor and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-14-2010, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 391
Views: 55,957
Re: Bananas.org Members Yard Photos
We've been working a couple of years on our yard here on Mindanao Island in Southeast Asia. We work on it, take a week or so off then return to see how many weeds have taken over!...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-06-2010, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,705
Two in one
Has anyone seen this before? It's a first for me. This is a Golden Pillow that has 1 P-stem at the base then branches into two. It would be cool if it produced 2 fruit...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
02-19-2010, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,376
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
02-18-2010, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,376
Re: "geothermal" greenhouses
Unless you live in the land of perma-frost or near-surface aquifers, 6 feet down in solid ground the temperature is 60 F or higher throughout the year. When I took an environmental engineering course...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
02-18-2010, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,376
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
02-18-2010, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 9,137
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-18-2010, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 26,316
Re: Genetically modified bananas
Wow,
Apparently I missed out on a really heated GMO conversation. I have a vested interest in the whole GMO debate, which comes from my own health and the reality of food production. I live across...
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Forum: Banana Identification
02-16-2010, 03:03 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,791
Re: Banana pic from malaysia :)
My own bananas..
My Musa paradisiaca L (pisang Awak)
Nama (Malay Name) Pokok Pisang Awak
Keluarga (Family) MUSACEAE
Nama Saintifik (Scientific Name) Musa paradisiaca
Musa acuminata x...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-28-2009, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 935
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-17-2009, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 90,617
Re: The cold hardy list
Here is a list of Edible Bananas sorted by estimated USDA Cold-hardiness Zone. Your mileage may vary:
Name USDA_Hardiness_Estimate
Texas Star 7.0
Amistad 7.5
Carolina King 7.5
Golden...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-09-2009, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,408
Re: Awesome Producer- Ty Ty Gold
I did not look at it specifically. I can tell you that specimen ornamentals are their main business and they are all well cared for.
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Forum: Species Bananas
07-03-2009, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 14,795
Re: Musa Formosana = Musa Basjoo?
There is a four-way confusion here between the species Musa basjoo, Musa itinerans, Musa formosana and Musa balbisiana.
David Constantine's site is usually very reliable, but he is obviously wrong...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-25-2009, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,062
Breakthrough in Colocasia Breeding
Link to a Colcocasia breeder in Hawaii
Greenhouse Grower: Breakthrough In Colocasia Breeding (http://www.greenhousegrower.com/news/?storyid=2382)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-23-2009, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 22,102
A new DVD about growing bananas is available
You may read about it at my website:
News: "Growing Bananas" DVD is now available – The Plant Doctor (http://www.plant-doctor.net/site/index.php?page=news&type=view&id=14)
DVDs are...
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Forum: Banana Identification
06-19-2009, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 6,763
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
06-17-2009, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 55,769
In Memoriam: Tog Tan
Tog Tan, known to many members of the IBS as an indespensable font of banana and tropical knowledge, passed away on 16 June 2009 of a heart attack, while driving home with a new load of bananas and...
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