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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-03-2019, 07:54 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 507
Posted By fisherking73
Best way to ship banana pups?

Tried to search forum for answer but the search feature not working on phone. How is best to ship banana pups? Friend would like some. Curious as if to just cut off most of stem and and all leaves...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-24-2019, 01:07 PM
Replies: 1,655
Views: 191,667
Posted By fisherking73
Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

2 just harvested Dwarf Cavendish and goldfinger I believe is the smaller one (mixed up my goldfinger and mysore plants, assume mysore is...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-12-2018, 04:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 390
Posted By fisherking73
Re: Trademarked or Patented Cultivars?

Will have some dwarf Cavendish pups, Raja Puri pups ready to pull if you would like them let me know, just have to pick them up. Where is this non-for profit nursery at and what is your goal with it?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-11-2018, 05:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 635
Posted By fisherking73
Dwarfing a banana plant?

Could have sworn I read a post somewhere in here that someone dwarfed some of their banana plants. Have searched the topic and youtube and have found nothing specific to any process of dwarfing. Did...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-31-2018, 08:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,783
Posted By fisherking73
Re: What is your favotrite banana?

Anything I grow is my favorite lol the option is store bought or atleast in a pinch can drive down to going bananas and buy some if they have. Recently have enjoyed some namwas, and hua moa and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-09-2016, 08:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,134
Posted By fisherking73
Finally Raja blooming but..........

My Raja puri is finally flowering, just pushed flag leaf out yesterday. I had been meaning to remove some pups earlier and never got around to it. Should I wait until harvest of bananas to do so? or...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-07-2016, 12:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 839
Posted By fisherking73
Re: Banana flowers not advancing

I added images to show exactly what I am talking about. Should I just trim the stalk under where hands end?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-07-2016, 10:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 839
Posted By fisherking73
Re: Banana flowers not advancing

South Florida, not sure if it uploaded, but will check if pic went to gallery
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-07-2016, 12:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 839
Posted By fisherking73
Banana flowers not advancing

So mysore doing great, flowers and stalk dropped completely nice bunch. Goldfinger righy next to it, flowers never dropped off stalk just sitting on it and very bananas that are not really developing...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-24-2015, 12:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,017
Posted By fisherking73
Re: So Mysore just bloomed.........

Not as tropical as where you are, but South Florida really no harsh winter lol still in the 80s. So hoping for a milder winter than usual (if there is such a thing) so it does not slow them down. ...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 12-23-2015, 10:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,379
Posted By fisherking73
Re: Going Bananas in Homestead Fla. Thumbs Up!

Mysore and goldfinger pups I bought from her in February this year are blooming, very excited, hoping for a milder than usual winter to get some good growth.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-23-2015, 05:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,017
Posted By fisherking73
So Mysore just bloomed.........

Great day in my banana row. Had not walked them in about 4 days or so and just noticed this!!! So how long from bloom to harvest does mysore more or less take??? So excited!! First bloom from this...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-13-2015, 01:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 834
Posted By fisherking73
Re: Banana catastrophe

Ate one cuz soft to touch, was still green. But pretty tasty, better than store bout for sure
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-12-2015, 01:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 834
Posted By fisherking73
Banana catastrophe

So we had some recent windy weather, and one of my nanners was already kinda tilty. Braced her weeks ago, and was doing good. Came home a few days ago and I guess the winds this time shifted...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 08-07-2015, 09:04 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,940
Posted By fisherking73
Re: 2016 Thinning out my banana mats

How much for blue java and dwarf namwah and can you ship to Florida?
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 08-04-2015, 07:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,433
Posted By fisherking73
Re: How to start tiny pups?

I had a similar experience/decision to make. No advice here just my experience so far I had 5 pups growing on one of my moma plants. They were pushing her sideways over towards my neighbors fence. ...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-04-2015, 12:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,438
Posted By fisherking73
Re: How can you guys put up with all the adds?

I put up with the adds (Even though I really have not thought of them or been bothered by them much) because the information I have gotten on here has been priceless.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-30-2015, 10:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 750
Posted By fisherking73
Re: Flowers at end of baby nanners dying

Will do in the morning when there is better light. The bananas themselves are still nice and green with no color change, but flowers are just wilting off. I know it is normal with some fruits, but...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-30-2015, 09:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 750
Posted By fisherking73
Flowers at end of baby nanners dying

So bloom happened just over a week ago, flowers at the ends are dying already. Normal part of process? or is my first bannana harvest in jeopardy?
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-26-2015, 10:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,364
Posted By fisherking73
Re: Keep banana plant from falling over. Help!

I know its a bit late in reply, but just had a similar problem and this is what I came up with /did and so far so gesood. Will adjust as need as flower stem continues to deploy. We hammered a 6 ft...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-26-2015, 10:24 PM
Replies: 1,655
Views: 191,667
Posted By fisherking73
Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

We got this mystery pup from a friend at work, wife had some at work and of course took no pictures LOL She described it as smaller and fatter than a cavendish. So thinking some sort of manzano...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-18-2015, 04:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 519
Posted By fisherking73
Finally!!!

First bloom seems to have peeked its head yesterday (on another thread I asked about removing pups, removed 4 pups and left one, go figure 2 days later a flower boom appears) Had to prop and brace...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-15-2015, 12:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,394
Posted By fisherking73
To remove or not to remove pups for replanting purposes

Several of my bananas have multiple pups. I have searched and searched on line and have not gotten a definite answer, hoping not so much for a definite answer here, but atleast enough pro and con...
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