Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-12-2020, 05:39 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-12-2020, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-03-2020, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 173
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Forum: Banana Identification
03-21-2020, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,093
Re: Dwarf red?
Looks like it..
Better identification can be had with a photo of the mature parent plant though.
A photo of the parent plant would better ........ the small plant could pass as any red stemmed...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-01-2020, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,093
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
46-0-0 was applied to the plants today in the home landscape.
A general 16-16-16 is being applied to commercially maintained basjoo plantings during the next few months as well as touchup ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-07-2020, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,093
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
This plant works well under low light conditions for overwintering.
My plant is in a shallow (planted low) 14 gal black landscape container.
Indor grow.....which is harder than an outside grow...
I...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-27-2019, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,093
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
I had to go to the mulch store...:08:
5 scoops to the roof of the F-150
I got a few loads...
Photo is through the wind shield
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49076781536_5392f9e5a9_z.jpg...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-23-2019, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,093
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
Just a photo of the plants together.
The plants look the same.....except the mekong has tossed out runners in a few directions
Next season plants will be of same size for comparison.
The area is...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-11-2019, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,093
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
Mulched both plants today....:woohoonaner:
I have a small plant under cfl's.
I had grown the other new plants under cfl till safe outdoor size and had good results...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-10-2019, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,093
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
Plant are next to each other.
Exposed to the same double digit temps a few days ago.
Both plants are a beast in good/best conditions..
Temps were 22 degrees /5 celsius for about 3 hours before...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-22-2019, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,093
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
A few Mekong Giants were planted inground a month ago is a well prepared
tilled 5x5x1bed.
Plants were container grown to increase size over the past year...they did not respond well to the lower...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-30-2018, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 807
Re: Head starting indoor pups during Winter
Thanks, they are all hangin in there pretty decent. I move them around quite a bit to make sure they all get some sun rotation from the south window.
http://i64.tinypic.com/2r2526f.jpg
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
12-30-2018, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,798
Re: Container collection
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64247&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64247&limit=recent)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64246&size=1...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-29-2018, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 807
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-27-2018, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 807
Head starting indoor pups during Winter
I cut the main plant down to just over soil line and split to plant indoors for Winter to see if I could grow a few. Main plant I believe is Mysore. Always a big, beautiful tree, was difficult to...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
12-17-2018, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,798
Container collection
Some of my collection in (hopefully) temporary pots. They are ibc's cut down to 400l. Using liquid fertilizer and soon plumbing in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-17-2018, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 759
My Fruiting M. 'Truly Tiny'
I previously posted about my M. 'Little Prince' here:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/my-blooming-musa-little-prince-48387.html
There was a larger plant on the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-14-2018, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 585
Re: No, not a no go. It's a Pitogo!!!!!
Updated Pitogo pictures!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64195 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64194)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64194...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-08-2018, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 585
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-07-2018, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 585
No, not a no go. It's a Pitogo!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!
Been waiting since last year!!!! Planted this field dug pup from Going Bananas. Don and Katie saved this baby for us. We planted it One week before a hurricane! This pup...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-29-2018, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 624
Winter report
We are now entering the winter season so it's time for a new thread. These bananas took their first frost last week causing minimal damage. I planted them in June so I hope the p-stems are big enough...
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-24-2018, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 642
Hello Banana Group!!
Hello Group, My name is Bill and I live in Roseville, CA. I am a newbie in the Banana and Tropical fruit growing world, but is definitely my new passion. Just built a 25' Dome this year to grow my...
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-17-2018, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 390
Ed
hi, a newbie in this forum. i'm Ed from davao del norte, philippines. i have a farn planted with cavendish bananas and i would like to know the protocols of producing organic banana fruits by...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-12-2018, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 741
Re: Some Cool Pics
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52907 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52907)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-12-2018, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 741
Re: Some Cool Pics
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57198 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57198)
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