Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-21-2019, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 649
Re: When to buy?
Zone 7 in the east is totally different from zone 7 in the west, or zone 7 in other places so would be helpful to have a more specific location.
In zone 7 Virginia (or even 6 b) we are digging...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-07-2019, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,622
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-08-2018, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 624
Re: Winter report
37.667910 - Thank you. It's a short "cold season" for them, warming up again in Feb.There is a big fan and a 1500w heater that's all it's using. Xmas lights are just for show =)
Thanks Hector. You...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-03-2018, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,210
Re: Bananas in the Pacific Northwest?
Thanks Gabe!
My biggest problem with growing bananas outside was they wouldn't grow. I tried many varieties. It could be in the 90s during the day, but dip into the 50s at night. Bananas do not like...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-01-2018, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,210
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-28-2018, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 4,167
Re: 2018 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
Final photos before I prune the bunches back 50% in the hope the remaining fingers will develop into mature fruit before our first freeze. I will not prune the "unknown" plant in the hope that it can...
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Forum: Site Help & Feedback
09-26-2018, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,130
Re: Upgrade
Well that's false. Also, Discourse permits as much organization as the admins desire, the ability to drag and drop photos, and a lot more. You could preserve the entire structure organization, posts,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-14-2018, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 543
Re: Winter protection?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62155&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62155&ppuser=13376)
Akula has some very good suggestions. Instead of a regular...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-12-2018, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 543
Re: Winter protection?
I don't know about protecting any fruit already on your plant this year. But when I lived in Dallas, zone 8a, I would cut off the pseudostem about six feet tall before the first freeze (approx Nov....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-12-2018, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 543
Re: Winter protection?
Me too! An extra month and I think the fruit would be fine. Gonna need a heavy dose of luck with the weather this year for sure.
This year's fruiting trees emerged in July of 2017. I adjusted this...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-11-2018, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 543
Re: Winter protection?
No more leaves after the flower emerges.
Meizzwang has a great deal of experience in your area getting fruit through winter so maybe search/check some of his excellent threads. He is in North...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-31-2018, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,074
Re: Forcing K. Namwa to grow faster
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=63536&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=63536&ppuser=26930)
Six weeks have gone by, the Namwa have been trimmed down to the...
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-30-2018, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,198
Re: Please identify - might be about to flower!
Hello everyone,
The banana flower started to open! Here are some pictures. Can anyone identify the banana? I will keep posting more updated pictures as it keeps opening up! Thanks in advance!! ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-21-2018, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 935
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2018, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 832
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-18-2018, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 697
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-18-2018, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 697
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-17-2018, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,074
Re: Forcing K. Namwa to grow faster
Over the last 18 years growing bananas in S Florida. I found that what is most important for fast maximum growth is a high potassium fertilizer. The one I use comes from Diamond R Fert Co. ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-15-2018, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 935
Re: Houston, we have a flower!
If there is water in the ground, the leaves shouldn't droop until the temps are about or over 100° . Misting upper plant will help cool the leaves in the bright sun.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-15-2018, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 935
Re: Houston, we have a flower!
From the droopy looking leaves, this plant needs some water. Mist the leaves about 3 times a day and water the ground. A grown nana plant will transpire about 1 1/2 gal of water per day. ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-15-2018, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 935
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-15-2018, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 3,031
Re: New concept GM high density field
We do not transplant the corms directly into the field anymore, we nurse them for two and a half months in grow bags, under a 400m2 50% shade hardening tent in the warm season and in shaded...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-14-2018, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 3,031
Re: New concept GM high density field
Yesterday the field was given some TLC
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=63416&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=63416&ppuser=26930)
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-10-2018, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,198
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-10-2018, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 4,167
2018 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
This is my patch in Pensacola, Florida which was originally planted in March of 2017. The original plants consisted of three ice cream (blue java) and two raja puri ordered from an online nursery. ...
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