Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-26-2018, 02:25 PM
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Microclimate for Banana
Moved the banana to the back which gets more wind and chill exposure than the front yard provided. It's zone 9b here, but there's a wind tunnel along the back and side of the house so I'm creating a...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
02-28-2018, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 2
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Touring Costa Rica Food Forests
If you haven't already been watching - Pete Kanaris from Florida is producing some fantastic video tours of Costa Rica farms. Very interesting and in his latest he provides some history on an...
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Forum: Banana Identification
01-29-2018, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,402
Re: ID Help: Bananas in Salto, Uruguay
In watching videos of people tending their Apple banana trees, I noted that the leaves on their plants don't have the red color on the leaf edge as mine does. Not an Apple banana? Or,maybe the videos...
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Forum: Banana Identification
01-29-2018, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,402
Re: ID Help: Bananas in Salto, Uruguay
Okay, I received three nanners that come from the same stock that I am growing. Upon tasting these ripe beauties I detected a slight tart or tangy apple flavor, the flesh is smooth and creamy. The...
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Forum: Banana Identification
01-15-2018, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,402
Re: ID Help: Bananas in Salto, Uruguay
I have more information about my banana now and a new photo of the fruit from the source and a recent photo of my banana, which is growing nicely.
"bien dulces, apenas ácidas y de cascara bien fina"...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-29-2017, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Please help me ID this.
If those don't turn out to be fruiting or edible bananas, use them to improve your soil, chop & drop... trunks can be transformed into planters that don't require much watering as they decompose over...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-27-2017, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Please help me ID this.
I wouldn't know about that specimen, but, as a former landscaper and garden center manager, it helps to know what your USDA Plant Hardiness Zone is and any micro-climate data you might have (winter...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-26-2017, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,402
Re: ID Help: Bananas in Salto, Uruguay
Okay! Thanks for the feedback.
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That gives me something to go on for personal research... I needed a starting point, there seemed, to me, to be so many possibilities and searching for Uruguay...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-25-2017, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,402
Re: ID Help: Bananas in Salto, Uruguay
I've asked the folks that gave me the banana what the fruit tastes and looks like on the inside, in case that might help people take a stab at identifying it.
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Danilo and Dahiana...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-20-2017, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,402
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-24-2017, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,942
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
09-23-2017, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,999
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
09-23-2017, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,843
Re: Had an idea on a greenhouse for bananas
Hi, couple weeks ago I found a tour of the Climate Battery Greenhouse at 7200 feet on a mountain in Colorado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKMi4Vlt_Ys JEROME OSENTOWSKY Indoor Forest Gardens using...
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Forum: DIY - Gardening Do It Yourself
09-23-2017, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Really really thick st. augustine lawn
Why is lawn so important when it does so little in return? Feed it, water it, cut it... or... throw down flattened cardboard, build raised beds, grow food! Unless your local agencies have laws...
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Forum: Banana Economics Forum
09-23-2017, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,999
Re: Looking for partners
and maracuya, guanabana, and other highly prized fruits. Grow a food forest and sell to nearest markets & restaurants. Be local. Anything else (exporting) just supports the disastrous trade models...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
09-23-2017, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,162
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-22-2017, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,942
Re: ID.........???
I came across this article (https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/banana) and I think if you contact the Rainforest Alliance with that video, they may be able to refer you to someone who knows...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-22-2017, 09:45 AM
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Views: 194,377
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-22-2017, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 843
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-22-2017, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 843
Re: Uruguay small banana fruit
Here's a couple photos of the young banana I was given last year (as winter commenced). The youngest sprout is growing, the larger one not. I moved them to a sunnier location with more wind...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-22-2017, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Uruguay small banana fruit
What a warm welcome from all of you. I have typing issues so I won't reply to all of your responses, but I do appreciate every one of you.
I forgot to note the zones I'm in here - Central and South...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-21-2017, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 5
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Uruguay small banana fruit
Hi, I'm Pia and I live in NW Uruguay, subtropical (it feels a lot like Santa Rosa, Calif. though a lot more heavy rain and hotter summer days here). Was given a banana start and told it has small,...
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