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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-10-2020, 03:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 502
Posted By Best day
Re: Has anyone bought plants from this seller?

Congratulations on your new Namwa banana plant.

Bill
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-04-2020, 10:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 122
Posted By Valor_X
Check out my new Manzano pup!

Got it not too long ago and thought I'd share it here :08:
Was excited to see that it had a NICE amount of roots and a CHUNKY corm attached!

Can't wait to watch it grow!...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-25-2020, 10:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 197
Posted By edwmax
Re: Surprise Ensete Maurelii find

Are you sure that is an Ensete??? ....I can't see the petiole, but I think you have a Bird. The leaf ribs on bananas are straight & near perpendicular to the mid-rib.

search for 'young...
Forum: Other Plants 10-26-2018, 03:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 754
Posted By aruzinsky
Nepenthes Pitcher Plant

Today, I bought it at Home Depot for $12.98.

http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/Nepenthes10-26-18.jpg

The terminal buds of all the plants being sold were cut off. Maybe, that encourages...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 02-11-2018, 01:33 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,799
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Variegated bananas

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51720 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51720)
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 02-09-2018, 04:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 952
Posted By edwmax
Re: Grinding egg shells for your nanners

I agree that adding calcium to the soil is of great benefit for those who's soil and fertilizer is calcium deficient. ... However, i use a balanced fertilizer with micro nutrients which supplies...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-13-2017, 01:12 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,253
Posted By Dalmatiansoap
Party Re: Lost all my bananas

So, it ain't over till its over :)
Have banana comeback! Musa Daijao corm officially has survived -8C and a week of constant below zero temperatures.
Life is good!
:woohoonaner:
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-08-2016, 10:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,151
Posted By Tytaylor77
Re: Poquito Banana: What Is It?

Looks to be some form of a SDC.

Cool little plants but going on 3 years still no fruit here and very cold sensitive like all my other cavendish types.

AG 3, Inc....
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 06-18-2016, 09:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,165
Posted By cincinnana
Re: Do I need bigger pots?

Put the container on its side......... And stomp on it a few times whilst rotating the container.....
Your plant should slide right out.......:woohoonaner:
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-21-2015, 10:19 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,847
Posted By harveyc
Exclamation Help making my handling of spammers easier

I'm basically the only moderator actively addressing reported posts, etc. and this is a particularly busy time of year for me so I can't always address issues immediately. I'd like to ask some help...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-21-2015, 09:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,055
Posted By bananimal
Re: Where should I cut???

When I was in Charlotte I put a naner that size in a pot. Then crack the petioles of each leaf near the trunk. Leave cigar leaf as is till it grows out. It fits in a 8 ft ceiling room in front of...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-20-2015, 06:58 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,957
Posted By cincinnana
Re: Fall is coming, Banana care?

In time your plant will "reset itself" to a depth that it is comfortable with if you do not move it, and so will the new pups thereafter.

From the description of the height of the plant, it has not...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-18-2015, 03:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,047
Posted By Kegas76
Re: My first plant!

It looks like the little guy wasn't a sucker afterall. It was a second, separate plant with it's own roots. I just had to do some un-weaving.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58851...
Forum: Member Introductions 06-09-2015, 02:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,919
Re: So... I bought a banana...

If the leaves are red underneath it's a Ensete Maurelii.:drum:
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-04-2015, 12:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,167
Posted By crazy banana
Re: baby dwarf cavendish made baby's

Kill it or leave it 😉
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-01-2015, 09:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 867
New Zabrina

https://40.media.tumblr.com/469ae4ce685327ffed2abeac3afd4218/tumblr_npaobqX7kM1ux8if5o1_1280.jpg
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-26-2015, 08:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 979
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: don't know if there is something wrong with my snow banana

Welcome to the Jungle!!!:woohoonaner:

Great collection you have started.:08:
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http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57943&size=1...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-20-2015, 07:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,151
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Curled/Floppy Cigar Leaf - Flag Next?

Here we try not to get too excited about those slightly curled leaves, they just mean another huge bunch is on the way... and sure enough that's what it always turns out to be....
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-20-2015, 06:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 927
Posted By sandy0225
Re: Musa Margaritia not happy.

from my experience margaritas are never happy. I've gotten a few to 5-6 feet, but they never do well for me long-term. they are a version of siam ruby which was found in Thailand, which tells you...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-09-2015, 06:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,939
Posted By Kat2
Re: Transplant shock??

I'm a horrible sissy when it comes to plants but I hate to lose one so I pot all bareroots and all recently dug transplants with great soil and drainage holes so they can form a great root ball while...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-09-2015, 06:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,939
Posted By Hammocked Banana
Re: Transplant shock??

Maybe these are questions better answered by someone in your climate...

I would leave the leaves at this point. You said its been a week? If the haven't dropped by now theres a good chance they will...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-09-2015, 04:50 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,907
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: Outside Basjoo - when did your corms start growing this year?

I stuck my finger down the hole and still a little mushy:ha:
In my area zone 6 they start popping mid/late April and are still coming up 5 weeks later. You can almost time them with Daffodils.

What...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-29-2015, 10:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,342
Posted By hanabananaman
Re: Florida Hill contact

There have been a few threads on here discussing the HORRIBLE experiences most people have had with Florida Hill Nursery. I also had a problem with them and advise you to forget about it, there seems...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-27-2015, 09:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,905
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: how big of a container do I need to grow a VC in to get fruit.

Sorry I missed this post......

A container this big is NOT needed to flower a plant....https://www.flickr.com/photos/110357684@N02/15032407102

I believe if I had said an 80 gal container the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-25-2015, 10:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,037
Posted By Foreverlad
Re: Any tips for 1st time banana grower...

Let me offer you some harsh advice, just for the sake of saving your plants.

1. Repot all plants in small containers: 2-6 inches would be best

-You have more control over what the plants are...
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