Forum: Tiki Hut
08-27-2011, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,551
Re: Hurricane Irene
I was a little let down that we didnt even get any rain from it. I have been hoping we get hit with a tropical storm this year. Just because we need some good flooding, our water table is still very...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-26-2011, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,575
Re: Another Dragon Fruit
Beautiful photos of the bud! I have several cuttings (too many to be honest) of DF. My one pot of self pollinating and self fruiting varieties contains red, purple and white fleshed varieties. Then...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-26-2011, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,575
Re: Another Dragon Fruit
Yellow,not a good pic
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36955&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36955&ppuser=2868)
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-26-2011, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,551
Re: Hurricane Irene
I want to wish all of us affected by the storm the best of luck. Things=replaceable. People= not.
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Forum: Other Plants
08-26-2011, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,575
Re: Another Dragon Fruit
Congratuations, Patty. You must be thrilled about your red and yellow dragon fruit plants. I hope both of them fruit well for you this year.
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Forum: Other Plants
08-26-2011, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,575
Re: Another Dragon Fruit
Erred, meant red and yellow. Matters not, the end result is what we want. With all of the seedlings we have we will be able to exprement with different ferts and see what makes a difference. We have...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2011, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,305
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Forum: Other Plants
08-26-2011, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,575
Re: Another Dragon Fruit
Sure have some long buds. How big do you think the fruit will be? (contest?)We have quite a few seeds that germinated, both red and white, and are hoping for the end result. Not four or five years...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2011, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,305
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2011, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,305
Re: Hurricane Banana Defence
Well I don't have a wind gauge so my guestimate would be 60mph + - I could still walk against it. But the rain on the mountains caused more problems for the country than the wind.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2011, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,305
Re: Hurricane Banana Defence
Well it looks like the eye will go right over my house,I will do some before and after pics. I have had some good luck digging around the rootball and tipping the plant over going to try this again...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-25-2011, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,305
Hurricane Banana Defence
Tied up the Ae Ae’s and the tallest bananas with Irene winds coming today and tonight. After Wilma and Fay I added 6” marine cleats to the fence posts to support leaning naners, as well as...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-25-2011, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,551
Re: Hurricane Irene
Not missing us here! In fact, I have to be in the Hamptons (on Long Island) next week and I'm not sure what will be left since it will be a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph when the center...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-24-2011, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 50,524
Re: Dumb Jokes
I was in a public toilet and had just sat down when a voice from the next stall said "Hi, how are you?"
Embarrassed, I said, "I'm doing fine"
The voice said "So what are you up to?"
I said,...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-23-2011, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 171,482
Re: Dragon Fruit
Here's an animated GIF made up of 17 photos I took from 6:32pm to 10:06pm last night of my 'Condor' pitaya
http://www.chestnuts.us/CondorBloom.gif
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Forum: Other Plants
08-16-2011, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 2,490
Views: 252,798
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-13-2011, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 50,524
Re: Dumb Jokes
Two guys are sitting on a bar stool. One starts to insult the other one. He screams, “I slept with your mother!” The bar gets quiet as everyone listens to see what the other weasel will do. The first...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-11-2011, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 2,490
Views: 252,798
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Forum: Tiki Hut
08-11-2011, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 50,524
Re: Dumb Jokes
During a recent password audit, the IT technician found that the blonde receptionist was using the following password:
"MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDew<WBR>eyDonaldGoofyTallahassee"
When asked why she...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-09-2011, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 171,482
Re: Dragon Fruit
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44967&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44967&ppuser=2868)
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Forum: Other Plants
08-08-2011, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 171,482
Re: Dragon Fruit
This is the red flesh variety. I did not save pollen,probably should.I've got 30 buds on this one plant I'll collect pollen tonight.
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
08-06-2011, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,652
Bronze flag leaf!?!?!?
Is this a flag leaf? If so its the first one I've ever had on any of my bananas :woohoonaner: I'm really excited just saw it today!!!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44911&size=1...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
08-05-2011, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,627
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Forum: Other Plants
07-31-2011, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 171,482
Re: Dragon Fruit
Dean I water twice a week. I think Richard suggested Copper Sulfate for the fungus.
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Forum: Other Plants
07-31-2011, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 171,482
Re: Dragon Fruit
You must be irrigating a lot? It's been so dry here that nothing seems to be growing.
Some of my Dragon Fruit plants have the fungus or whatever it is. You know it's the brown spot kind of...
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