Forum: Other Plants Wanted
02-14-2020, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 601
Re: Looking for Pakistan mulberry
I think I saw some on wellspringgardens. If you don’t mind a small TC plant. Can’t beat the price and I’ve never heard of them sending incorrect plants.
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
02-13-2020, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 644
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
02-13-2020, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 418
Re: Corm Maintenance
Beam it’s called Musa Virupakshi. The Indian Hill Banana. Out of all the bananas I have tasted. Including even Tu’u Ghia! Which was good but not as good as I hoped. Virupakshi is my 2nd all time...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
02-13-2020, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,457
Re: looking for several varities
Looking awesome! Your taking great care of them! Keep it up. Wait till spring. They will really take off!! Be sure to try and disturb the root ball as little as possible while transplanting to the...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
02-13-2020, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 373
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-13-2020, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,260
Re: Patupi!!!
Take care of that back! The corm should be fine! Only allow 1 pup to grow and remove the rest all year. It should pup, flower, and fill before next winter. They make it most years here unless we get...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-13-2020, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,699
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Forum: Other Plants
12-13-2019, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 989
Views: 94,482
Re: What did you harvest today (other plants)?
Just leave it and keep growing it. There should be some new ones. They grow from above the soil and along the bottom of the plant. Those on bottom are called “pups” and others grow along the top,...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
12-13-2019, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 378
Re: Musa thomsonii seeds
By immature embryo that usually means not viable. And usually it’s the whole bunch. The embryo stops developing as soon as the bunch is harvested.
Scientific studies show that some Musa embryo...
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Forum: Other Plants
12-12-2019, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 989
Views: 94,482
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-12-2019, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 496
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
12-12-2019, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 512
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-12-2019, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,623
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Forum: Banana Identification
12-12-2019, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 361
Re: ID for this plantain
What’s up John!! Hope all is good down in paradise!
Looks to be either a Musa Congo like Hector said or even a tall superplantain! For sure a french type bunch! The French types are my favorites and...
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-12-2019, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 323
Re: HELP! Banana TC
I am far from a TC expert and only do it as a hobby. But the first thing you need is a laminar flow hood!! If not you can expect a lot of losses! The worst thing is watching your plants grow for 8...
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-12-2019, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 550
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
12-12-2019, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 378
Re: Musa thomsonii seeds
A lot of times you can squeeze them lightly and see if they are still hard at all. They will either smash (bad) or still be hard. The hard ones I would surface sterilized with hydrogen peroxide then...
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Forum: Banana Identification
12-12-2019, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 440
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-12-2019, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 332
Views: 14,768
Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2019!
When someone attacks Hector (Helendez) that puts them at an all time low. He is the most generous, kindest, and selfless person I have met in my entire life. I do not say that lightly. And a great...
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Forum: Species Bananas
12-03-2019, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,173
Re: Variegated Synthetic Hybrid Bananas
Texas Tiger!
I always plant my seeds in the center of the pot. Normally my pups are up in one side of a pot like that. I would be all confused looking for them.
So many seedlings! All my time...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-31-2019, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 548
Re: When it rains it pours, bananas that is!
It’s so nice to hear feedback and a taste report on the real Mona Lisa! My TC from agristarts never got over 5’ and never flowered! In South America the FHIA02 Mona Lisa also called the Cuban banana...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-31-2019, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,623
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-31-2019, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 502
Re: Mekong Giant banana
About the same here in Texas. Mine have a pstem height of about 7-8’ tall. 2nd year mat. It has been proven Mekong Giant is actually Musa itterians var itterians. Not the 40’ monster it is claimed to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-31-2019, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 332
Views: 14,768
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-25-2019, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 922
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