Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-11-2020, 06:38 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-11-2020, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 195
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-10-2020, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
06-08-2020, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 7
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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...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-04-2020, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 2
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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!...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-03-2020, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 12
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Re: where to buy blue java plants
private party with proof of fruit/parent plant pictures or well know banana farm.. any online shop is probably not selling real Musa blue java.... if you can't find them, don't be to upset there is...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-31-2020, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 143
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-21-2020, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,260
Re: Patupi!!!
Update as of May 19, 2020
Patupi is now 28" in height with 10 leaves plus a cigar. Much thicker in the pstem at this point in the year vs. last year. I separated the small pup on the left from the...
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Forum: Member Introductions
05-18-2020, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 208
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-16-2020, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-03-2020, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Did I overfertilize?
Looks good for a moderately pushed younger plant. I get some spotty leaf burn on mine in addition to twisted up leaves so you are still looking ok.
Keep your foot on the gas!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-03-2020, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 335
Re: Did I overfertilize?
Leaves are a trailing indicator, meaning that they follow the vent, and show you what was happening in the past. What a leaf shows, depends on the season: If in winter, or cooler weather when leaf...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-03-2020, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 335
Re: Did I overfertilize?
Yeah, looks like that plant is growing very fast and since we haven't had that much rain, its probably due to fertilizer.
The amount of fertilizer you are putting on the plant is equivalent in N as...
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Forum: Banana Identification
05-01-2020, 03:09 PM
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Forum: Other Plants
04-19-2020, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 278
Re: Edible Taro Root
On one end there is a growing point. You can cut that off and plant it or you can plant the whole thing. Sometimes if you cut the top off it rots. Sometimes it works. I guess it depends if you want t...
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Forum: Banana Identification
04-10-2020, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 341
Re: ok.. so what do i have here..
papaya's hate wet feet, they get root rot easily. The higher and dryer the better they do. any pap that i had irrigation on stunted growth or died back in the day, now I actually mound them up some...
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Forum: Banana Identification
04-09-2020, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 341
Re: ok.. so what do i have here..
It isn't really a GOOD tasting banana, most people think the namwa cultivars are better. Crazy banana and meizzwang as well as Akula grow it.
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Forum: Banana Identification
04-08-2020, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 341
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2020, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,356
Re: Blue Java!!!
Hey neighbor! I’m in Pensacola too. My blue Java just bloomed too!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2020, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 1
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Gas
All gassed up and no place to go!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65849&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65849)
So I guess I'll go down in the basement and...
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Forum: Banana Identification
04-08-2020, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 341
Re: ok.. so what do i have here..
Looks just like my Dwarf Nam Wah pups when they are 1-3 ft range.. seem to loose some red color when they mature or at least the red stays down toward the base more.
dwarf nam wah from what I read...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2020, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,356
Re: Blue Java!!!
I select one pup that emerges between May 15-June 15th to replace the current year’s fruiting plant. I pick the strongest, tallest, biggest and remove all others. Any pups emerging during the rest of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-07-2020, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Hello all!
Welcome to the Bunch.
Q1 ... If green, i would leave the leaves on the plant but some growers trim them off.
Q2 .... that's good
Q3 ... Usually depends on the growing conditions &...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-05-2020, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,356
Re: Blue Java!!!
Hello Neighbor!
You prepared the soil for the plants well. I think your plants will be very happy. I know removing all the roots from the nearby trees is a major effort but it has a big payoff. Good...
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Forum: Bananas.org Site News
03-17-2017, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,807
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