Forum: Other Plants
05-31-2018, 09:14 AM
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Re: Asimina triloba "paw paw"
Looks like I have a few small shenandoah pawpaw fruits coming this year! Just wanted to share...
Erik G
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=63124><img...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-23-2015, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,240
Why do people bury stuff on their property?
My father, child of farmers, grandchild of farmers, etc., loved to build burn piles made of sticks and wood he never lit. I never understood that quirk of my daddy with a PhD in physics but accepted...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-13-2015, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 688
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Forum: Other Plants
08-13-2015, 09:09 PM
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Views: 688
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Forum: Other Plants
07-31-2015, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 647
Re: Passion Fruit Advice Wanted
The two sources with which I am most familiar are Logees and Georgia Vines. I can't give advice on fruit since the only passiflora I have fruited are weeds, but both companies have tempting catalogs....
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Forum: Other Plants
07-29-2015, 02:59 PM
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Views: 244,741
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Forum: Other Plants
07-17-2015, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 167,835
Re: Dragon Fruit
First ever flower on my Cebra dragon fruit opening tonight.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/flowers%20and%20plants/Dragon%20Fruit/Cebra/Cebra_07-17-15_zpsthj3xtzr.jpg
DM
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Forum: Other Plants
07-13-2015, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 167,835
Re: Dragon Fruit
Dark Star.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/flowers%20and%20plants/Dragon%20Fruit/Dark%20Star/DS_07-10-2015_zpsrjenuf4i.jpg
DM
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Forum: Other Plants
06-27-2015, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 2,484
Views: 244,741
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Forum: Other Plants
06-26-2015, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,499
Re: Dragon Fruit: How much rain is too much?
they can handle rain pretty well as long as it drains well, does not stand. Guess if you feel they are getting too much rain cover them up to the stem with plastic bag when it rains then uncover...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-09-2015, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 795
Got to experience several bananas today
I went to visit 'Going Bananas' in Homestead, Florida today to get an idea of the ultimate plant size of the fiber bananas I would like to grow. Saw the monster 'Kandrian' - pseudostem so big I would...
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Forum: Other Plants
06-06-2015, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 989
Views: 94,487
Re: What did you harvest today (other plants)?
Dragon Fruit-American Beauty
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58008
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58007
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58005
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Forum: Other Plants
05-30-2015, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 134
Views: 20,576
Re: Dragonfruit.
You won't. Just chalk it up to experience with eBay sellers of plants.
In my own experience, sometimes reflected in the double-blind taste tests at the UCI Field station:
Best white: "Paul Thomson"...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-28-2015, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 134
Views: 20,576
Re: Dragonfruit.
Last year I got 2 fruit, This year so far I have a total of 16 fruits on this one Haley's comet. And 2 of them are just a few days from being ready to...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-28-2015, 08:58 AM
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Forum: Other Plants
05-25-2015, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 897
First breadfruits of the season
This morning I harvested two off of my tree
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/Ssullivan_02/IMG_20150525_093226_zpsfk9n84gh.jpg...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
12-25-2014, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,685
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
12-25-2014, 01:11 AM
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Views: 1,685
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
12-24-2014, 05:33 PM
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Views: 1,685
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Forum: Other Plants
11-09-2014, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 791
Views: 167,835
Re: Dragon Fruit
I doubt that the ornamental plant industry would use an expensive hybrid such as Haley's Comet for grafting. You could also consider the genus Cereus. There are 11 known unique species in Hylocereus,...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-09-2014, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 3
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Expanding what I am growing
Over the years I've expanded on what I grow in the gardens
Normal Veggies/garden plants: Cukes, Tomatoes, Peppers, Asparagus, Summer Squash, Zucchini,
Pumpkins -all different kinds
1 Almond tree...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-09-2014, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 791
Views: 167,835
Re: Dragon Fruit
Harvested my last 2 Dark Star of the season this morning.
23 and 20.5...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-05-2014, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 20,576
Re: Dragonfruit.
Well, I just picked my df and I must say amazing taste kinda like apple pear taste with a hint of kiwi sweet and very juicy.
over all I really enjoyed it. I have white, red, purple, and yellow...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-30-2014, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 20,576
Re: Dragonfruit.
I am with Richard on this. White DF are bland whether store bought or home grown. Much better tasting varieties available.
You could probably get somebody to send you cuttings for the price of...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-30-2014, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 20,576
Re: Dragonfruit.
Nothing special to grow DF from seeds.
As an experiment I put some white DF seeds on a paper towel, put it in a plastic container and added water.
I did this on 10/24, below are the seeds today. ...
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