Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-12-2017, 12:37 PM
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Re: My banana bunch was broken by the wind
Thank you all for the suggestions and feedback.
The reason we went with the single pole is the area is literally like a tropical jungle, no room for a 2 legged prop. I think the single leg prop...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-11-2017, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 6
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My banana bunch was broken by the wind
I recently built a support for my beautiful rack of Blue Java banana. But it was still not enough and the inflo stem snapped in a recent crazy Arizona dust storm.
I found the rack with sap dripping...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-31-2017, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
Thank you so much for letting me know! I will leave them on the next time this happens. My banana seem to take anywhere from 5-6 months to ripen also. There are a couple of them starting to show a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-30-2017, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
I was forced to harvest my banana bunch a month ahead of schedule because the stem broke at the "arm" where the spike came out of the pseudostem. This is the first time my banana produce the...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-22-2016, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 943
Re: Can anyone type these peppers?
I have saved many seeds from my plants and are matured seeds, so I can mail some to you if you want to give them a try. The brown seeds in green peppers are immature and most likely not viable. I...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-21-2016, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 943
Re: Can anyone type these peppers?
Looks like Shi****o (damn filter blocked out the spelling) peppers to me. I grow them and they look like these guys. Let's try this again... shi-shi-to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-18-2016, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
I would hate to put my identifying question here, but here are a few photos to show the plant as you suggested.
I think I might post on the other section of the forum to get others to chime in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-17-2016, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-06-2016, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
Awesome! I will start calling it Orinoco from now on then, until I am told otherwise. I knew you guys can totally help me since you all have grown so many different varieties! Thank you!!!!
One...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-05-2016, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
I would LOVE to positively identify it one day. I am curious about it being Orinoco or not since the fruit does not fill out like the Orinoco photos I have seen, the fruit definitely good for fresh...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-04-2016, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
I went ahead and harvested the 2016 Not Ice Cream - Namwah - Banana Crop #2. It has only been a little over 3 months since the flower came out for this bunch. I might be a little early, but wanted to...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
07-15-2016, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,170
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
07-07-2016, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,170
Re: Looking for Musa Hua Moa
Thanks to merce3, I have potted up these two pretty little Hua Moa pups. Looking forward to have some homegrown Hua Moa in a couple of years!...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
06-27-2016, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,170
Looking for Musa Hua Moa
I have been saving a space in my backyard for a plantain and after tasting Hua Moa, I think that is the one that I want to grow. If anyone has corms or pups to sell to this excited Arizona gardener,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-18-2016, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 883
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-18-2016, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 883
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-17-2016, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 883
Re: Help identify banana fruit problem
Thank you for your feedback. I was wondering about that, because the flower was formed and out while we have the freezing temps a couple months ago. However, the fruit came out without any signs of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-16-2016, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 883
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-16-2016, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 883
Help identify banana fruit problem
Hi everyone,
I was all excited to have my first 2016 banana crop, but yesterday, I noticed the young fruit start turning grayish in color on the skin and I wonder if it is disease or some kind of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-26-2016, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 1
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Re: Ae'Ae' (Manini) Progress Reports
I would love to join this thread with progress. But I need to obtain a Manini of my own first. I need to figure out how to get in touch with Keith and order a corm or two.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-11-2015, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
Official taste test, compare homegrown banana that is tree ripen and indoor ripen. Both have excellent flavor! Creamy yet firmer than the store bought variety! Love it!!!!
Skin was very thin, flesh...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-08-2015, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
Thank you Mark! Any help identifying is greatly appreciated! I check the bananas today, both the ones indoors and the ones on the tree are yellowing fast!
The ones harvested green to ripen indoors...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-07-2015, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 158,231
Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)
My very first time growing and harvesting banana. With the help of this forum, I came to realize that my banana plant is not a Blue Java. But I am not totally sure if it is a Namwah either. The fruit...
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Forum: Banana Identification
11-10-2015, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,543
Re: Ice Cream/Blue Java banana?
siege2050, thanks for chiming in on this. When I first researched on which banana to get, it seems like Ice Cream was the best tasting. But now that I am researching on here, most members suggest...
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Forum: Banana Identification
11-02-2015, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,543
Re: Ice Cream/Blue Java banana?
I have similar issue with my supposedly Ice Cream banana purchased from a local nursery. The problem is not all the mature leaves of pink midrib, only a couple of them, and my fruit definitely dose...
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