Forum: Contests!
10-30-2010, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,861
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-08-2009, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,517
Re: NorCal deep freeze
It was 24.4 degrees this morning when I left to go to work (on my motorcycle). I'm not worried about any of the corms surviving, I am worried about the stems surviving so I can have fruit next...
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Forum: Musa 'Rajapuri'
09-17-2009, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,788
Raja Puri winter hardiness
I have overwintered a Raja Puri without winter protection and it bore fruit mid July 2009. Carmichael, CA.
Winter temps near or below freezing but warming to the mid 40's to 60's during the days....
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-16-2009, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,965
Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
I'm growing it in Zone 9 central/northern CA, with occasional temps below freezing at night. So far, 3 winters in the cold rain soaked ground and far from dead... I got over 40 bananas from her last...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-16-2009, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,640
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-16-2009, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 4,835
Re: My sheltered Ae Ae
Good to see the new growth, Harvey! It's looking good!! I should bring up a growler of some homebrew for you to sample...
:nanadrink:
Keep up the good work!
Jeff:lurk:
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-10-2009, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,401
Re: Who loves your bananas?
I, too, have found many people parked under my streetside bananas enjoying the shade.
My wife (who got me started with all this).
My cousin. I just gave him a Praying Hands pup this morning. I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-10-2009, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,855
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
02-04-2009, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 25,609
Re: Tissue Culture Workshop Interest
That's a great incentive, Harvey! I sure hope we can pick up those last 10! I thought for sure we'd be able to get 16 people off the west coast to sign up.
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
01-24-2009, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 25,609
Re: Tissue Culture Workshop Interest
Forgot about Craigslist...
If you word it slightly differently each time, it doesn't kick you off. They have spam busting software that targets mass mailings of the same content.
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
01-24-2009, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 25,609
Re: Tissue Culture Workshop Interest
I just posted in 3 of the gardenweb forums under Botany, Propagation, and bananas. I don't have anywhere else to post, that I am a member of, where someone would be interested, and I doubt anyone on...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-12-2008, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,417
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-11-2008, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,704
Re: My winterizing method
That's a wrap! Good job! I wish you luck! Last year I just covered mine with a big trash bag but no lights, and mulched the corms. I had a Dw. Orinoco, Ice Cream, and CA Gold make it through the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-11-2008, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,160
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-10-2008, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,160
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-04-2008, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,479
Re: My Poor Praying Hands
Sounds like we're going to see you on Judge Judy afterall!
And he complained about you being a bad neighbor? What a pric..er..jerkoff!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-01-2008, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Black spots, help!!!
Use Borax for the ants... Bordeaux would be for the fungus (that is if it's effective). When it gets this time of year, I basically write off any leaves left, as the winter will trash them from here...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
11-19-2008, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,915
Re: How to label in-ground banana plants?
I did the map thing for all my fruit trees, but haven't added my bananas to it yet. Seems like I can scrape something up in a computer program.
For out in the yard, I like the conduit/aluminium...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
11-19-2008, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 25,609
Re: Tissue Culture Workshop Interest
I also would like to attend the seminar. Is it banana specific, or will there be other plants discussed as well? March is good for me, as I'd be riding in on my motorcycle (I go everywhere by bike),...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-16-2008, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,778
Re: keeping Bananas warm.
I'm with Chironex on the black plastic. If you want to keep the leaves, you'll have to keep the frost off them, and keep the plants warm enough to use the sunlight hitting the leaves (IE: growing...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-02-2008, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,783
Re: Bubble Wrap Outside? Good or Bad
If you can keep the moisture out, BW is a good insulater. Perhaps some Christmas lights inside the BW will help on those really cold nights.
You can cut it down to whatever height you'd like, but...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-03-2008, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 255
Views: 34,365
Re: Explain your screen name.
Ok, I had to chime in again.
On topic, pertaining to my screen name, the tomatoes are wonderful, the onions and potatoes are dug, the hops are harvested, peaches, cherries, apricots, and nectarines...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-17-2008, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,739
Re: Fay, West Florida Landfall possible?
You've heard of a scathing report, yes? Scathed also is defined as: Defloration - an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something...
among other things
scathed - definition of scathed by...
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