Forum: Member Introductions
04-01-2019, 04:19 PM
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Newbe
:waving: My trees are several years old. They put up new sprouts every year.
They have survived the cold. My first tree was purchased from a local nursery,
It produced very small fruit the second...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-18-2018, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 820
Re: How grows your Manzano?
The days are getting hot here. Trying to stick to dwarfs this year. I do know of a family who grows them in the greater Los Angeles area and they get two or three flowers from the mat at times. Full...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
06-17-2018, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,012
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-15-2018, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,849
Re: New addition to a young collection!
Update:
Both plants are thriving after a slow, sad winter. Almost one new leaf per week now but they stay tiny! Soon I'll repot them and put them on a regular feeding schedule to try and get them to...
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-11-2018, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 663
Re: Horse barn
Sorry for the late response. Yes, straight from the horses.... stall. And they love it.
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Forum: Banana Recipes
06-09-2018, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,860
Re: Banana Cheesecake
I wasn't saying the recipe wasn't good. But at least now you know where the recipe came from.
I like banana bread and I like cream cheese cake. So this has to be an awesome combination with...
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Forum: Banana Recipes
06-09-2018, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,860
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Forum: Banana Recipes
06-08-2018, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,860
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-08-2018, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 836
Re: Container PH Check
Woohoo! .....Words to the MAX!.....And the best!, they all are completely true!......
:2723::bananarow::2723:
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Forum: Banana Recipes
06-08-2018, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,860
Re: Banana Cheesecake
Welcome to bananas.org! Thanks for the recipe! Now I think I know what to do with my frozen overripe bananas. :)
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Forum: Banana Recipes
06-08-2018, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,860
Banana Cheesecake
Two of my favorites in one. Cheese can really go well with anything.
https://s15.postimg.cc/wucjzbi5n/banana_ft._cheese.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Banana Bread Base
2 cups all-purpose flour
1...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-07-2018, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 836
Re: Container PH Check
There's not enough soil in the pot to be sending some off to be PH tested. By the time you replace what was taken out, a test would be useless. Besides ,,, at the price of a test just buy a...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-07-2018, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 836
Re: Container PH Check
A little too late if lime has been added to the pots - those electronic probes are maybe not precise but fairly accurate. A reading of 4.5 ph is not good for nanas but great for blueberries.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-07-2018, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 10,427
Re: Bananas in my garden
I'd just cut the pstem halfway through about 2 feet above the ground, then bend/break the remainder over slowly, remove the entire bunch and hang it in the garage.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-07-2018, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 10,427
Re: Bananas in my garden
THINK SAFETY. a ladder at a pawn shop is a bunch cheaper than doctor bills. or call the fire dept. they get kittens down why not a banana.
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-07-2018, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 663
Re: Newb here
Welcome to bananas.org.
A landscaper at my horse barn trimmed all my banana plants like he would palm trees, including one that was ready to flower. He only left about 4 leaves of the canopy of each...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-06-2018, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 135
Views: 10,427
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-06-2018, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 836
Re: Container PH Check
Please keep us updated.
A quick Google search leads me to believe that soil pH meters sold to gardeners aren't particularly accurate. Any chance we can convince you to send a bag of soil to be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-05-2018, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 400
Re: Help Please
Looks like shock/sunburn. Way too much sun on a new plant. But it will probably recover just fine where it is. Where did you get it from?
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-05-2018, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 663
Newb here
Thanks for letting me in. A palm nerd for 2 decades or so. I have palms mastered.
Trying bananas now.
Hoping to learn as much as possible. I appreciate the information available in this group &...
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Forum: Member Introductions
06-02-2018, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 4
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Hello from Pensacola
Just picked up blue javas from a local cultivator who got them from south florida, The pups are in good shape. My soil here stays damp or wet all year because i'm next to wetlands. (Yellow River...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
06-02-2018, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 899
plants from flower bud
I don't speak the language but this video appears to show new plants being generated from the flower, anyone see this done before?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=111s&v=uZQdF6-3810
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Forum: Banana Identification
06-01-2018, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 501
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Forum: Banana Identification
06-01-2018, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 501
Re: Proud parent but they need names....help
I would call the first one Maggie and the second one Pattie. I generally like womens names that end in a, but these look like Maggie and Pattie.
congratulations...…..their girls
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-31-2018, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 19,297
Re: Hydroponics for begginers
I agree. Anyone can do this, and there are many ways to make it happen. A simple aquarium air pump and stone can get you on your way.
It's fun to experiment with different plants. FYI ginger loves...
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