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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-15-2020, 08:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 43
Posted By edwmax
Re: Self Watering Containers

Banana plant roots need air! So when the pot soil mix is course & fast draining, as needed by the plants, the soil will not have the capillary ability to draw water up from the bottom of the pot. ...
Forum: Banana Identification 06-13-2020, 06:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 207
Posted By Iowa
My Name - Banana Plant

Local grocery store plant tent has a flat or two of Banana Plants every year, several different ones. They also had 4 or 5 flats that just said Banana Plants. I was there today and those where $6,...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-12-2020, 12:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,535
Posted By thestockmann
Re: Growing Bananas in Maryland

A few years ago 2014, I also had the same scenario. I posted some photos of it. No leaves only bloom on 6 foot tree.

Banana Gallery - Maryland Bananas...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-11-2020, 06:38 PM
Replies: 1,651
Views: 191,544
Posted By hdynad
Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

Pitago is finally blooming, pics coming soon!!

Excited to see her odd looking bananas!

Happy growing, Darla
Forum: Banana Identification 06-11-2020, 03:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 727
Posted By james.world
Re: Help me identify this Banana please

I'll even post an update once it's ready for harvest, I just hope to identify it before then :D

Cheers mate:08:
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-10-2020, 11:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 281
Posted By Greenie
Telephone pole AE AE’s

http://https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/oneeyedmullet/Mobile%20Uploads/E116D09F-CC95-496A-B631-EC9CB29C1C0D.jpeg...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-08-2020, 06:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 284
Posted By Valor_X
Re: My Variegated Florida finally growing

Thanks! It does in fact produce edible sweet bananas - and they're also striped like the plant! I can't wait to try them out one day.

I was able to snag it on Ebay, you can find them there but they...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-08-2020, 06:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 219
Posted By edwmax
Re: Water ?

Short answer ... lots .... Do a forum search for 'water needs'. I've wrote several post about bananas water needs. ... Bananas transpire 1 to 1 1/2 gal of water per day; may be more. So...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-07-2020, 12:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 173
Posted By Valor_X
Exclamation I think I have a Banana addiction...

I just added these to my growing collection... :ha:

Left -> Right: Dwarf Cavendish, Raja Puri, Super Dwarf

:2623:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=66066...
Forum: Species Bananas 06-07-2020, 04:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 822
Posted By anita
Re: Ensete glaucum (snow)

I got the seeds from a jungle in northern Thailand. This grows wild there.
Once it makes bananas I will have plenty of seeds to share.
And maybe because this banana has endured cold weather here it...
Forum: Species Bananas 06-07-2020, 01:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 822
Posted By ljos-alfar
Re: Ensete glaucum (snow)

I got my seeds from Tropical and Traditional Flower and Vegetable Seeds from JungleSeeds (http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk)
Forum: Banana Identification 06-05-2020, 04:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 177
Posted By Akula
Re: Mystery Ditch banana (Blue Java?)

Heads up! Blue Java motherload found in in Tampa!! File your claims!
Forum: Banana Identification 06-05-2020, 11:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 177
Posted By Graycat
Mystery Ditch banana (Blue Java?)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Fwp2fsPwXefmgVa6https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Fwp2fsPwXefmgVa6

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0Ytl3O22cPsVgWYmAYHYeD-KQ

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0Ytl3O22cPsVgWYmAYHYe...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-05-2020, 07:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 226
Posted By cincinnana
Re: Black spot groupings

Just to show you it is a non issue here is an almost daily cleanup of leaves in the fall once the days get shorter.
Some plants are more sensitive to the day length and heat and react faster.

Same...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-04-2020, 08:02 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 667
Joy Re: My Backyard Nana Plants, 2020

I just got some new plants! Thanks Mark!


Taking a bath in bleach water:



https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49971883207_00027ee77a_b.jpg
Forum: Tiki Hut 06-04-2020, 06:42 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 16,096
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: Keep looking up!!

Sometimes these things happen.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4492/37643011106_02057c0d29_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ZmogJS)
Basjoo flower (https://flic.kr/p/ZmogJS)
by
Hostafarian...
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 06-04-2020, 04:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By Katie Thompson
Re: Building/buying a container for a dwarf namwah?

I buy used food-grade blue barrels, cut them in half, and bore drain holes in the bottom and sides. They are super-heavy-duty, and I can slide them around on concrete/asphalt to move them. I can also...
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 06-03-2020, 09:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 515
Posted By aruzinsky
Re: The Effect of Uniconizole on Dwarf Namwah

Now, it is blooming:

http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/Namwah6-2-20.jpg
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 06-01-2020, 11:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 257
Posted By Mikemooreflorida
Re: Two new leaves from the core competing ... why? (With photos)

i'm betting you are gonna have a double flowering plant there.
i've seen it on dwarf cavendish 2 times at a friends property.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-31-2020, 05:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 133
Posted By Akula
Re: Pruning and Forming Thicker Pseudostem

I only prune banana leaves after they lose rigidity and fold down to the pstem and turn brown. I like to see a green pstem so remove old layers as they turn brown and dry out. I try to maintain...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-29-2020, 09:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 226
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: Black spot groupings

Short answer.....your good.
The next set of leaves will be hardened off the outdoors.
And any plant growth after that will be strong and sturdy


Hopefully some more forum members will chime in to...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-27-2020, 09:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 284
Posted By Valor_X
Re: My Variegated Florida finally growing

Only 4 days later... What a beautiful plant

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=66025...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-26-2020, 10:54 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,108
Posted By edwmax
Re: UPDATE 2020 Season of my Nana Patches

The Large Nana Patch, I check yesterday for any new buds and didn't see anything promising. ....But ... this morning the Dwf Orinoco has a new bud. this is the first time this mat has fruited...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-26-2020, 10:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 350
Posted By likesplantains
Re: received damaged banana plants

Update - I cut off the broken stems and put the plants in a larger pot. The 2 blue java plants have begun to sprout in the center of the stem, but the dwarf cavendish has not. The mailing tube the...
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