Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2020, 12:47 PM
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Re: Laura Hurricane
We had tree and plant damage, my poor banana took a lot of wind abuse, but will survive with trimming. We hunkered down in south Central Louisiana (south of Lafayette). Windows boarded up and several...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-21-2020, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 18
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Re: Beauty of Namwah thread :D
Mine started out as a blue Java, then turned into a Namwah. Lol
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65415&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65415&ppuser=31096)
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-21-2020, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 242
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-20-2020, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 242
When to cut flower
I have a plant that's flower is no longer producing bananas. It is about a foot below the last banana cluster. When and where do I cut the flower? Thanks all :0517:
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-31-2020, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 289
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-31-2020, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 289
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-29-2020, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 289
new bananas having problems
I have new fruit growing, and the first few bunches look great, but the newest ones forming look like they ae bruised. They don't look healthy. I did just change fertilizer for the bloom. Can that...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-27-2020, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
Re: Very first banana bloom ever!
The Pstem is only 6ft. The mother was off to a bad start after winter, so the pups are bigger from last year. It grew into.my plastic winter cover, and bent over, so I had to cut to the healthy part....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-25-2020, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2020, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
Re: Very first banana bloom ever!
Planted in the ground. The "box" was to keep grass out, and hold mulch. There is also fencing for winter. I am going to have to expand it and cut out 2 pups of pups this fall. I think the dimensions...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2020, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
Re: Very first banana bloom ever!
Current photos of it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ttS9rWVBbrokqmeZA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KnwxmmiCHMDcUg75A
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PS3G5QzLyAtQieRb6
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2020, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
Re: Very first banana bloom ever!
Thank you! I have it in full sun, and I water every other day. I am in zone 8b-9a. I was feeding every 3 weeks with a fruiting fertilizer, then when the bloom came, I switched to a powder mixed in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2020, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2020, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-16-2020, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-15-2020, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 734
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-22-2020, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 980
Re: Looking for dwarf red
After my husband finishes this job he is working on, we are looking hard at this. Does it do well in the ground there? I am on Oxygen, so travel is hard. How much would one cost?
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-12-2020, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 565
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-04-2020, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 565
Good start for the season
I honestly thought this was damaged as it grew under the plastic this winter, but it appears to be a Hardy "ice cream" banana.https://photos.app.goo.gl/oz3ZBxC6bq2bqDJz6
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
02-24-2020, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 980
Re: Looking for dwarf red
Just south of Lafayette. I would have to put it in the ground yr round, so it would have to handle 25-32 degrees under mulch in the winter. My husband and I are still talking about it, but we...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
02-22-2020, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 980
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Forum: Other Plants
01-16-2020, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 695
Re: Ginger root
Thanks everyone! Great advice, and lots of good information :)
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Forum: Other Plants
01-14-2020, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 695
Ginger root
Has anyone had success in growing ginger root? I wonder if it behaves like other rhyzomes. I am in Louisiana, zone 8b-9a. know to grow it in shade, but during winter I can't take it inside because of...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-11-2019, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 583
Re: Cutting banana plant
I was told I need to overlap the plastic, so going to do that today. You guys are so helpful. Glad I found this place :woohoonaner:::woohoonaner::woohoonaner:
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-10-2019, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 583
Re: Cutting banana plant
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BCCcjtwshEC5pWeJ9
After consideration of a few techniques for winterizing, we decided to do the cut. There were 3 pups on, but because it had already stopped pushing,...
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