Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-15-2020, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
I did remove the pups. I would like for Mother to go ahead and do her 'thing. It was when I saw she was making pups that I noticed that her growth declined, like her strength was being sapped. ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-15-2020, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Yet another new guy?
I assume the small bananas are male ones?http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=66039&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=66039&ppuser=27877)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-15-2020, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 213
Re: Yet another new guy?
Your pictures could be too large....has to be below 200mb to be posted. When I take a picture to be posted here, I step back a ways so I can downsize the picture.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-14-2020, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
Could someone tell me what is going on with the Dwarf Cavendish....it doesn't seem to want to push the leaves out of the stem. I finally cut the old overwintered leaves off and it did start to push...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-31-2020, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
I took the advice and bought the small bunch of bananas in from outside. Have already eaten a few off the bunch and they were delicious. Only wish there were more. Going to share tomorrow with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-30-2020, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
The Orinoco bunch that was overwintered in the basement (Illinois) (and now outside) is ripening ....very exciting for northern people (anyway me). I have picked a few ripe ones and they are very...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-26-2020, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
The d. cavendish has been in the ground about 3 weeks now and the middle leaf doesn't seem to be growing any. It has been ground fertilized and I have foliage sprayed it with fertilizer. Is it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-26-2020, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
Can anyone tell me what is wrong with the Basjoo leaves? So far, they are coming out with a ripple to them. Could it be lack of water? ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-21-2020, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
The hardy Basjoos one month after uncovering from the winter. So glad so many of the 'Mothers' made it through the winter....hoping for blooms on them this year. Think I will call them the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-21-2020, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 318
Re: Dwarf Cavendish Leaf Clump Problem
Is this what you are talking about? ...This happened to one of my Dwarf Cavendish.....rather than cut the clump off the stalk, I took a knife and did surgery. Just cut into where it was...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-21-2020, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
I planted the Dwarf Cavendish and since it wasn't 'pushing', cut into the stalk....afraid of cutting into a bloom, but found that it had rotted. So.....should I just pull the plant up as the bloom...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-01-2020, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65932&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65932&ppuser=27877)
Looks like all the Basjoos made it through the winter except 2...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-26-2020, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
This is the first year I have had Mother plant make it through the winter. Part of it is mushy but the center has a firm part which I believe is the center leaves. I'm wondering if the mushy part...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-26-2020, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
Not for sure what to do with the overwintered Basjoos. Do I leave them alone or give them a fresh cut? Any help would be appreciated.http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65921&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-21-2020, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65909&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65909&ppuser=27877)
The bunch hasn't changed much but the leaves didn't do so...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-21-2020, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
After trimming some of the mush off mother seems to be okay....do I continue to get rid of more mush or leave it alone for now. http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65908&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-21-2020, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
I've started uncovering the Basjoos (the 10 day forecast has 60-70*'s-lows 40-50*) for the next 10 days. They are mushing down to the corm....can only hope the mother corm is...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-05-2020, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
Thanks geissene, I see the icon now, didn't realize it was there.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-05-2020, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
How do I report the above post from celestexa18.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-28-2019, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
I only wish they were ripe....seems since I brought them in last fall, they stopped growing. I haven't fertilized them and don't water much. Think they need some warm sun and hot weather which...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-27-2019, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65586&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65586&ppuser=27877)
It is 9:30 p.m. here and the temp inside the straw is 38*. ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-23-2019, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 1,651
Views: 191,545
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-22-2019, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
Thanks for posting this, I saw it before, but had forgotten about it. I might try something like that next year.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-18-2019, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 260
Re: Banana leaf half green, half yellow-ish?
At first, I had the problem with posting a pic, and they were too large. Got to under 2MB for size. When I take a pic to post here, I always step back and take the pic and then 'edit' it to a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-17-2019, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 293
Views: 13,089
Re: Donetta
Thanks for pointing that out to me....it seems the corrected temp is 37* this morning under the mulch and tarp. Thinking the plastic tarp is holding the cold temps in, our outside temp now is 45*. ...
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