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Forum: Member Introductions 02-20-2013, 03:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,142
Organic Banana Sleeves

Hello everyone I'm pretty excited to join this group because I'm normally talking to Big farms about banana's i never even knew this forum existed and i just fell across it by accident. First and...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 02-19-2013, 03:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,137
Posted By radar4075
Re: fungus nat problem

What up Louis .I read a lot about the sand .
I went and got some and ended up with little sand castles all around my plants the gnats loved it .I guess my bugs love the beach lol.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 02-19-2013, 01:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,137
Posted By LilRaverBoi
Re: fungus nat problem

I've had plenty of issues with spider mites and fungus gnats during winter with my plants. When I was living in St. Louis, I was using Miracle Grow soil and this is when I had the issues. Not sure...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-16-2013, 06:26 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,339
Posted By George Webster
Re: Anyone use heating cables?

We are relative we are a couple of years into bananas and still learning. I made a lot of mistakes last year. I did manage to save a couple of small pups brought in last year.

This year we managed...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-14-2013, 09:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,339
Posted By Abnshrek
Re: Anyone use heating cables?

I use heat-tapes, but I think heavy duty christmas lights do a good job. This heating cable keeps the soil @ 70F where as heat-tapes keep the plant or pipe between 38-45F.. :^)
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-13-2013, 06:01 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,339
Posted By shular1
Re: Anyone use heating cables?

Just get Musa Basjoo and forget it. They will come back every year with lots of pups.
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 11-06-2012, 03:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,672
Posted By jmoore
Re: Questions about PH buffers with TC

You just need to adjust the pH. Why do you want to use a buffer? A buffer resists pH change, this would be a problem. You can use distilled vinegar and sodium bicarbonate just as easily, why...
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 09-04-2011, 08:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,436
Posted By jmoore
Re: Composition of the media.

Try this:

To make 1 litre of media, use distilled water.

2.1 grams MS medium
30 grams sugar
5 mg of BAP (5ml of stock 1000 mg / L solution)
8 grams of agar
1 ml PPM
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 08-18-2011, 11:37 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,395
Posted By Gabe15
Re: 2 TC questions

You can get good, pre-formulated Musa proliferation medium here (it has everything you need in it): MUSA (BANANA) MULTIPLICATION MEDIUM - Media, Basal Salts, & Vitamins - M462...
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 05-13-2011, 06:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,406
Posted By ImperialExotics
Re: Age of 'donor' plants?

it's really not that hard.

Just read, check and double check your work and go.

Phytotech even sells banana mixes already to go.
Forum: Banana Identification 04-26-2011, 05:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,113
Posted By MissStress
Re: Another Banana ID

It's located in Canada zone 8b. I will see about getting a better pic.
Forum: Banana Identification 04-25-2011, 09:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,113
Posted By MissStress
Another Banana ID

As a newbie I have NO idea what this is..
Sorry for the crappy pic.. It's a picture of a photo taken with my phone.. :|
http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae9/YukonChick/IMG00808.jpg
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-19-2011, 07:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,724
Posted By stumpy4700
Re: Has any one pruduce bananers from a Blue Java in a cold climate?

I plant mine in the ground around mid april, then dig them up in Oct. and overwinter them in the back of the garage.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-19-2011, 07:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,724
Posted By sandy0225
Re: Has any one pruduce bananers from a Blue Java in a cold climate?

I have one small bunch of fruit that I just cut the last ripe bananas off yesterday. And another one that's still getting a little bigger and not ripening yet. i think it's about 2 months behind the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-18-2011, 09:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,724
Posted By stumpy4700
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-18-2011, 09:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,724
Posted By kaczercat
Re: Has any one pruduce bananers from a Blue Java in a cold climate?

around a year in warm climates I've been told- zones 9-10
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-18-2011, 08:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,724
Posted By nph
Re: Has any one pruduce bananers from a Blue Java in a cold climate?

I cut off all leafs and had mine in the garage over winter but I made the mistake of putting black plastic bag over the top and forgot to take it off so they started to rot at the top and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-18-2011, 06:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,724
Posted By kaczercat
Re: Has any one pruduce bananers from a Blue Java in a cold climate?

Bob, Patty and of course Sandy. they've done a great job.
http://www.bananas.org/f2/i-either-have-flag-my-12107.html
Bob's...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-18-2011, 09:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,769
Posted By momoese
Re: Can Bananer Tree Roots Hurt Your House's Foundation??

Not a problem but they will move brick planters with ease as the corms slowly push against them over the years. I've lost one to dwarf cavendish and another to giant bird of paradise.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-17-2011, 09:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,769
Posted By hydroid
Re: Can Bananer Tree Roots Hurt Your House's Foundation??

Not like a pine tree that will destroy your sewer field lines and such. I've got sabas all over my sewer laterals going to my grinder pump, never had a problem. I know that bananas also love...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-17-2011, 07:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,769
Posted By Richard
Re: Can Bananer Tree Roots Hurt Your House's Foundation??

Well, the banana plant is not a tree. What appears to be a tree trunk is actually left stems coming out of the underground corm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corm). It is an herb that flowers.

If...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-17-2011, 05:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,769
Posted By Orinoco_Sicily
Re: Can Bananer Tree Roots Hurt Your House's Foundation??

No, they can't, eheh!
They can't neither hurt the foundation of the bed of your's dog! :08:
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-17-2011, 05:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,769
Posted By fishoifc
Re: Can Bananer Tree Roots Hurt Your House's Foundation??

I will say no, I asked this question before and most agreed It would not,since then I now have plants every six foot or so down my concrete no issues.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-01-2011, 05:16 PM
Replies: 1,651
Views: 191,544
Posted By sunfish
Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41304&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41304&ppuser=2868)
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-25-2011, 01:04 PM
Replies: 1,651
Views: 191,544
Posted By sunfish
Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/?action=view&amp;current=Picture323.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Picture323.jpg"...
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