Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-18-2019, 12:41 PM
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Re: Looking up in my Texas garden!
Looking great! We did have a very mild winter here along the SE TX Gulf Coast. I just moved about a year ago and took pups of all my bananas with me so all my pups spent last summer getting...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
06-07-2019, 01:30 PM
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Re: Searching for Siam Ruby
Plant Delights out of North Carolina typically has them. I believe they may be TC'd, however, and are often very slow to get going. I purchased one from them last spring and every leaf it pushed...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
06-07-2019, 01:26 PM
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Musa mannii
Looking for a pup of Musa mannii. I grew this around 10 years ago but lost my original plant and pups. Traded with a member on here a couple times but for some reason always lost new plants to rot....
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Forum: Banana Identification
06-07-2019, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 26
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Re: Home depot Blue java or Namwa?
Namwah has certainly been a more reliable fruit producer for me that whatever passes for "Ice Cream" in the industry. My Namwah always fruited more consistently and much heavier that my Ice Cream...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
08-17-2016, 09:13 PM
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Re: Getting zebrina to flower?
I have never gotten mine to bloom and I've grown it for 13 seasons in the Houston, TX area. It does tend to die back to the ground in the winter, even here, so I'm sure that's why it has never...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
08-17-2016, 08:41 PM
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Hello again!
Just wanted to take moment to say hello to all of my friends here on the board. I haven't been on in over a year and have lost touch with most folks on here with whom I used to correspond regularly....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2013, 03:06 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-12-2013, 12:25 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-12-2013, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Rajapuri White Weak Leaf
Is a southern exposure your only option for growing this plant? Maybe somewhere with a little less intense sunlight might help. A southeastern exposure might even be enough with the intensity of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-10-2012, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 31
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Re: Ten more varieties I picked up
Looks like you are going to be busy planting! I dug the Ae-Ae yesterday that I got from you. The pstem is still relatively small and we are forecast to have temps down near freezing tonight and the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-19-2012, 04:14 PM
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Re: Here's what happens if you don't remove pups
I agree about the lack of air. Lack of oxygen into the soil causes an anaerobic condition (hence the nasty smell) and can also help lead to the root rot if there is too much moisture present.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-16-2012, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Saba or Dwarf Brazilian?
Try wrapping the pseudostems in several layers of frost cloth. I do that successfully with my bananas in Houston and I routinely get frost at my house each winter.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-15-2012, 03:06 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-15-2012, 03:03 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-07-2012, 09:34 AM
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Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)
I currently have the following bananas blooming: Musa laterita, M. siamensis, and M. ornata- all ornamentals. As for edibles, my 'Orinoco' and 'Namwah' are all that have bloomed and fruited so far...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-07-2012, 09:32 AM
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Re: Finally, I'm growing Bananas! -tips?
Your plant looks very healthy. It definitely looks like some sort of Cavendish, though it's hard to tell for sure if it's SDC or not. I would grow it as close to a window (preferably west or...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-06-2012, 03:47 PM
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Re: New to Corpus Christi
Iakona,
I don't really think you'd have much trouble growing bananas down there. I've only been to Corpus once (to escape from Hurricane Ike), so I wasn't exactly looking at the plant material that...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2012, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Backyard pictures.
Looking good! How are the plants doing that I gave you? Let me know if you need anything else. I should have some seeds of the Bauhinia vine later on if you still want some.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2012, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Caring for Orinoco in Magnolia, Texas
It will be borderline but I think you'll be OK. From my experience here, we need about 4 months (depending upon cultivar) from the time you see the first hand of fruit appear until they are mature...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2012, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2012, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Caring for Orinoco in Magnolia, Texas
I do recall reading about some people who put the blue bags on their fruit (I think it is common practices amongst commercial banana plantations) but I cannot recall the point. Maybe you are correct...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-19-2012, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Caring for Orinoco in Magnolia, Texas
I live in Pearland, TX (about an hour south of you). Read my article (see link below) and see if it helps you any. You may have to do a little bit more in the way of winter protection but luckily...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-13-2012, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Musa 'Apple' ??
'Mysore' would be my thoughts as well given the reddish undersides to the leaf. Do we need a better shot of the petioles to say for sure? Nice looking plant!
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-13-2012, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: please help id this banana plant
Can you provide a full-scale shot of the entire plant or at least tell us how tall it is? It's hard to tell from your photo but it looks rather short. Given the very short petioles I'd guess it's...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-13-2012, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Gulf Coast Banana Article
For some reason my back yard seems to have a couple of spots that trap cold air but I really think that it's just the cold overall. Since I have lived here (2003) our average low at my house has...
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