Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-24-2014, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,225
Re: Dying Leaves
Indoors or outdoors? If indoors - tidy up the plant by cutting off the dead and dying leaves leaving any with green until they are dead. Outdoors - you might want to leave the dead leaves before...
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
02-05-2014, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,062
Re: Worlds Largest Bunch of Banana's
Sunfish - 3260 I believe!! I didn't weigh mine but I don't think they came close to their weight - so they must have been regular bananas of some sort.
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
02-05-2014, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,062
Re: Worlds Largest Bunch of Banana's
Yes - what variety - that makes a huge difference! I have had bunches of manzano/ice cream that must approach that - although I wasn't counting them!!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-10-2013, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,407
Re: 1000 fingers
Not happy!! Cold (26c), wet 6.5 inches today and it's getting dark at 4pm!!! Need some hot chocolate!:ha::ha: I need hot sun!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-10-2013, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,407
Re: 1000 fingers
Pics perhaps later! We are benefiting from TS Chantal at the moment and it has been raining at the rate of 1 inch an hour - up to nearly 4 inches now. But not much wind! I will have a root around...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-10-2013, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,407
Re: 1000 fingers
Luckily it curved south overnight and now will miss us completely in the north, just touching the south coast.:woohoonaner:
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-09-2013, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,407
1000 fingers
The 1000 fingers has a good sized bunch again - probably over a 1000 by now. However with TS Chantal about to grace our shores possibly as a cat1 hurricane, they might not survive the next few days...
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Forum: Banana Recipes
07-09-2013, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,570
Pibil pork - mmmmh!
We recently spent 3 weeks in Central America and the most delicious meal out of all the yummy food we had, was Pibil Pork!
So I cooked it last night and it was awesome. Slow roast pork marinaded in...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
07-07-2013, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 2,183
Views: 124,198
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Forum: Other Plants
05-15-2013, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,690
Re: Jade Vine flower
Ooooh! I am so jealous I could cuss!!! Always wanted one of them - congratulations!:woohoonaner:
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Forum: Other Plants
04-21-2013, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,483
Re: Black Pepper
A friend passed over some peppercorns that they had grown themselves - on a vine? They had processed? them themselves and the peppercorns were so hard that the pepper grinder couldn't cope.
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Forum: Other Plants
04-09-2013, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,340
Re: Cashews
Sorry to be so late to the party - we have a cashew tree that has loads of fruit/nuts. You know of course that each fruit only has one cashew nut which is why they are so expensive (apart from the...
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Forum: Member Introductions
02-12-2013, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,201
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
02-05-2013, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 9,754
Re: A message from Cherokee Greg
Howard - thanks for letting us know - we had been really worried about him as it didn't sound good! Let the power be with you Greg!!
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Forum: Other Plants
02-04-2013, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 662
Re: areca palm seedligs
There must be someone who can give them to you - the dang things sprout everywhere in the lawn. I would send you some but seeds are prohibited to be imported into the USA!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-01-2013, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,278
Re: Saba A Plantain ?
I grew them for many years for their architectural appearance which is spectacular, but although they are heavy croppers (70lb bunches) the flavour is nondescript even when fully ripe, and we used to...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
01-16-2013, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,542
Re: Big bug eating the roots
Thanks Andrew, I am going back to England for a brief visit shortly and I will see what remedies I can find there.
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Forum: Other Plants
01-08-2013, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,472
Re: Making pothos bloom?
Once it starts to climb and gets about 4ft tall the leaves change to dinner plate size, but the early small leaves stay the same. And once the aerial roots come down it really takes off. Mine has...
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Forum: Other Plants
01-08-2013, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,472
Re: Making pothos bloom?
Yes - the flowers are nothing to get excited about and the plant only seems to flower when it has reached 35-40ft, but the beautiful leaves more than make up for the flowers! It's a monster but I...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
01-06-2013, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,542
Re: Big bug eating the roots
It has been pouring with rain the last 2 days, so no pics until it dries up - but I have been out briefly and applied some lateral pressure and quite a few pstems are rocky to say the least!! Hmmm!
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
01-04-2013, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,542
Re: Big bug eating the roots
Thanks K J and Rob for all the extremely useful information and K J for the pictures. Looking at the beetle damage in your corm picture K J, I am struck by the apparent small size of the holes -...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
01-04-2013, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,542
Re: Big bug eating the roots
Sorry - I didn't make myself clear - yes, the corm and lower stem were drilled. If this sounds like weevils - is there a remedy?
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
01-04-2013, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,542
Re: Big bug eating the roots
Well - there is no sign of anything from the outside. I did consider Japanese beetle but there are no damaged leaves anywhere in the garden, and there are no beetles to be seen. The damage does...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
01-04-2013, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,542
Big bug eating the roots
Quite a few of my plants have been looking less good than they used to, and when fruiting have barely made it to ripe bunch time. I had put it down to a soaking wet winter and my inattention to...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-24-2012, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 864
Re: Bougainvillea plant
Matt - bougainvillea root really easily from cuttings - so if someone you know has a nice plant, ask for a few snippings! Semi-hardwood is best!
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