Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-03-2020, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 515
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-13-2020, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 327
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Forum: Other Plants
02-23-2020, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 754
Re: Nepenthes Pitcher Plant
Now, blooming:
http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/NepentheseFlower1_2-23-20.jpg
http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/NepentheseFlower2_2-23-20.jpg
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
01-26-2020, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 6,236
Re: Resilient little lasiocarpas.
The pseudostem is 24" and the flower diameter is 14". It may interest you to know that the flower has a lot of nectar that sort of tastes like corn syrup on...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
01-16-2020, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 6,236
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
12-26-2019, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 591
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
12-23-2019, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 866
Re: Spider Mites
I spray all of my potted plants once a month, whether they need it or not, with
Avid 2 ml/gal
Bifen XTS 1 ml/gal
Triton X-100 2 ml/gal
If the plant is a food crop, I substitute Dragnet SFR for...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
12-06-2019, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 866
Re: Spider Mites
https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3727944/has-anyone-ever-completely-eradicated-spider-mites-from-an-ivy
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-22-2019, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 515
Re: The Effect of Uniconizole on Dwarf Namwah
http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/NamWah10-8-19.jpg
During the summer, I gave it many additional doses of uniconazole without additional effect. I am pessimistic about it not outgrowing my...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-18-2019, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 989
Views: 94,482
Re: What did you harvest today (other plants)?
Regarding the unwanted rotation, if you used File Explorer to "rotate" the JPEG file to an upright position, it is probably the fault of Windows 10. The methods used differ between Windows 10 and...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
07-18-2019, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,049
Re: E. 'Maurelii' versus E. 'Montbeliardii'
Just to be clear, I don't think that the intermediates are crosses between maurelli and mantbeliardi. I suspect that they are self-crosses of Maurelli because Maurelli is relatively common.
Just...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
07-15-2019, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 1,282
Views: 94,049
Re: What Are You Listening To?
Although I typically dislike country music, I listen to a lot of Patsy Cline because she has the clearest female voice that I have ever heard. In her most popular songs, her southern accent is...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-14-2019, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 515
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-13-2019, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 515
Re: The Effect of Uniconazole on Dwarf Namwah
It's so that it will fit into my greenhouse during the winter and possibly fruit there.
I bought uniconazole (I misspelled it in the title) on Ebay about 3 years ago. There were many sellers, but,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-12-2019, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 515
The Effect of Uniconizole on Dwarf Namwah
Only the one on the left was given a soil drench of 1 ppm uniconazole on 12/16/18. The plants were identical at the time, in identical pots. The treated plant was repotted on...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-12-2019, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 754
Re: Nepenthes Pitcher Plant
Update:
I repotted and moved it outdoors for the summer:
http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/Nepenthes1_7-11-19.jpg
It is doing well despite full sunlight and low...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
06-28-2019, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 866
Re: Musella Lasiocarpa Flowering
Please, post a few wide shots of the entire plant to put things into perspective.
Is it your experience that musella lasiocarpa attracts mites more than other banana plants? It is mine, and I have...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-13-2019, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 854
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Forum: Tiki Hut
04-15-2019, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,511
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
04-06-2019, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,312
Re: DIY Biochar
Do you have empirical proof that biochar improves the growth of plants? I would like to see a side by side comparison of plants grown in soil or potting media with biochar versus perlite because I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-10-2019, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 546
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-09-2019, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 961
Re: Guttation
Guttation is a sign of good health because it requires a healthy root system.
I've noticed that lemon plants, which do not guttate, are prone to getting edema, as evidence by necrotic spots on the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-09-2019, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 546
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
02-25-2019, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,767
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Forum: Tiki Hut
02-13-2019, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,910
Re: It's to cold!!!
Don't worry. The World will end in 12 years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI-rhPkUag0
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