Forum: Other Plants
02-08-2013, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,290
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Forum: Other Plants
02-03-2013, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-01-2013, 03:03 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,462
Re: Saba A Plantain ?
Strictly speaking, it is not a plantain -- a term that refers to specific group of AAB genome bananas -- but it is a cooking banana. It is also enjoyed uncooked when fully ripe by some folks.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-31-2012, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,129
Re: Pisang Klotek bunch - ready or not?
That's because it is a Mysore. I think the jury is out on whether it really is a distinct cultivar within this subgroup, but from my very limited taste tests, I reckon PK isn't distinguishable by...
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Forum: Species Bananas
12-04-2012, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,130
Re: What is your favourite banana plant and why?
A really good cultivar of Orinoco when the fruit is left to ripen on the plant until the skin goes orange - takes some beating! Just delicious! After that I guess the Tall Red and the Orito are...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
11-17-2012, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 15,412
Re: My TC experiment
This pup has a beautifull color
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5931.jpg
:woohoonaner:
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
11-10-2012, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,173
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-10-2012, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,006
Re: indoor fruit growth
ron ,,,after seeing your picture gallery,,the plants with the white and green leaves sure are pretty..do you ever sell these come spring? are any of those of dwarf nature and or have edible...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-06-2012, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,058
Re: cool hardy sucrier types
Yes, I guess so. I don't think it is actually SDC -- doesn't seem stocky enough -- but probably just another very dwarfed sport of a Cavendish variety.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-05-2012, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,058
Re: cool hardy sucrier types
I tried twice to grow the Logees Lfinger. Both times the plant grew to 4 ft looking ok then declined. Tried to save its pups by potting. They croaked after 9 months and never showed any vigor. ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-05-2012, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,058
Re: cool hardy sucrier types
My experience with it is that it is slow and hates my cool wet winters! Mine is still alive, but very small after nearly dying during last winter. With your warm summers, it might do well for you. ...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-20-2012, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 13,662
Re: papaya X-77
Hey Ron
your welcome but you are who I should be thanking . It was you who stimulated us here to take an interest in X77 . Free seeds were a joy to get . And projects like this are a gardeners joy....
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-09-2012, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 10,772
Re: Northern Growers - Bananas you can eat!
My buddy Brian has a Saba that has about 30 fingers on it now in zone 6 but its already frosted 2 days in a row here so I doubt they will get ripe before its time to go inside. just have to cut it...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
10-07-2012, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 15,412
Re: My TC experiment
doing good
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5599.jpg
first pup
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5603.jpg
:woohoonaner:
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
08-17-2012, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 15,412
Re: My TC experiment
To bump this up a bit,
here few pics of two plants I still have of this group. They should be Daijao species but maybe some ID experts can help me if plants looks like something else or just what...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
08-11-2012, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Some questions: Psuedostem, Meristem, where?
At the base of each pseudostem you will find a meristem, if you have 2 pseudostems you will have 2 meristems. The meristem is a ball of unspecialised cells, they will either be triggered to become a...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
05-08-2012, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 15,412
Re: My TC experiment
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4767.jpg
Now , lets see how it will handle Dalmatian summer, it survived winter unprotected, planted by southerns wall.
:woohoonaner:
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Forum: Other Plants
03-04-2012, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 13,662
Re: papaya X-77
Ron, we are wondering about the progress of the your papaya. Got some seed from U. Hawaii and started a few in our aero garden. Transplanted them, set them outside and already something ate them. Put...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
01-07-2012, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,335
Re: Bee colony collapse disorder
CCD is a myth. Incompetent beekeepers and an incompetent agricultural industry kills colonies. But who wants to say they're incompetent? Blame it on something else, some mystery something. Kinda like...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
01-04-2012, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,335
Re: Bee colony collapse disorder
More rubbish being used to create false job security. Nothing new being seen here. Just the usual predators and pests that the bees have been dealing with for eons. CCD is a myth used to explain...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-23-2011, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,498
Starting Over
So I'e started planting behind my house.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/HPIM1106.jpg
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
11-19-2011, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,313
Re: WTS U-dig mature plants Lake Worth FL
I was asked to post pics of my Red Iholene. They are not the prettiest plants but attractive and fruit is great. These were a couple of years ago and just before fruiting...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-19-2011, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 136
Views: 17,460
Rmplmnz Garden Tour
I have not posted for a while; been swamped (haven’t we all). If you are looking for corms please contact Kat aka “Dreamofthetropics”. If you are ever in Tampa I will gladly share pups that I have...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
10-30-2011, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 754
Dating Service
I have a cousin who is setting up a new company. She has been VERY successful in the past, and her new endeavor is a dating service. It sounds solid, and I'd like to refer any SINGLE folks who would...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-17-2011, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,120
Musa sikkimensis bloom!!!
All hello! At last I have waited flowerings of this banana, I am very glad. It is possible to look at the beginning of growth of this plant...
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