Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-10-2019, 04:33 PM
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Re: 2019 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
Is there a go to place to buy burlap? I figure I will need 1200 sq ft or so and I am already planning on buying the 4 mil thick black plastic ($60 or so from HD or Lowes) for this area to kill the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-10-2019, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 64
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Re: 2019 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
Thanks for the info on the fertilizing and the way you prepped the area. 2000 pounds of black cow sounds like a lot. IIRC, I used maybe 1/2 bag filled in to each planting hole when I planted mine...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-09-2019, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 64
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Re: 2019 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
Akula, wow, was that really only 2 months between those 2 pictures of the stand you have on the west side of your property? I started some of my TC plants back in 11/17 and in approx 2 years mine...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-14-2018, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 297
Views: 16,344
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-13-2018, 07:59 PM
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Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2018!
HMelendez, another question about the sand. Where do you find yours and what are the best deals for quantity/price/bulk? I saw this on HomeDepot, but it doesn't seem like coarse...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-04-2018, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 24
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Re: DIY Biochar
Wow you did this inside your house? I'm hesitant to do this where I live for fear my neighbors will report me to the HOA when they see billows of smoke making BioChar. Hell, I use my Weber grill...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-04-2018, 09:10 PM
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-04-2018, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
11-04-2018, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,785
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-04-2018, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,472
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-04-2018, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,472
Re: Foliar Spray Mixes for Bananas
I'll have to check out caterpillar killer. My one Hua Moa has holes in an unfurled cigar leaf. Hopefully it is not a banana weevil...
SDDarkman, do you just add them all together in a hose end...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-04-2018, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 297
Views: 16,344
Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2018!
One more thing HMelendez, maybe I should have PMed you instead of posting here, but for the sake of other people wanting to make these expandable domes I figured it is relevant to the thread. Best I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-04-2018, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 297
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Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2018!
Is it completely sealed, ie. any leakage?
Clear packing tape or scotch tape?
Also what's the best way to cut it so they stack? Using a box cutter blade?
Does the second tier stack without...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-04-2018, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 297
Views: 16,344
Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2018!
Ok, well I must have missed or didnt read yet in that lengthy thread, that you used your own soiless mix of sphagnum peat moss, perlite and silica sand. I was under the impression you used ONLY 100%...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-04-2018, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 432
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-04-2018, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 432
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-04-2018, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 432
Re: Dwarf Iholena bent at right angle cut or not?
I did get the smaller Dwarf Iholena repotted in a 3 gallon container and layed it sideways, so now it is pointing straight up. I just didn't know if having part of the p-stem buried like this, could...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-03-2018, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Dwarf Iholena bent at right angle cut or not?
Sarah I thought about that, but I'd need quite a large pot wide enough to be able to lay it sideways for it to be upright. May be possible to put this in a 3 gallon container to make that happen,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-03-2018, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Dwarf Iholena bent at right angle cut or not?
Thanks for the response Sarah. Things are still growing here in Florida. The stem is kind of puny since I never repotted it over the summer. It was stuck in a 4" pot that tipped over in my lanai,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-03-2018, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 297
Views: 16,344
Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2018!
HMelendez, also how do you make those clear dome extensions? Do you just buy the dome and cut out the top to stack them? How do you seal it so water doesn't evaporate through the cracks?
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-03-2018, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,472
Re: Foliar Spray Mixes for Bananas
edwmax, was this the final update on the mix strength? Also are you using a hose end sprayer with all the MG (powder or liquid) and SOP just dumped in dry? If it's pre diluted with water how many...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-03-2018, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 297
Views: 16,344
Re: An Update Of My Latest Nana Plants 2018!
HMelendez, I haven't read the entire thread but the last page 5 and page 1. I'm still confused how these plants will grow in 100% pool silica sand. Are you supplying all of the nutrients via...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-03-2018, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 14
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Dwarf Iholena bent at right angle cut or not?
I bought 2 Dwarf Iholena banana plants from SDDarkman back in March of '18. During the summer it tipped over and started growing up, so now that I repotted it, it's almost at a right angle. Should...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-05-2018, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 23
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Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
I never checked back to this thread. Isn't it weird the guy from Going Bananas was selling an African Horn plantain, but when I asked him directly if he had any plantains, he said all sold out. Do...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-21-2018, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,039
Re: MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale
I got a nice Blue Jave from Celeste a week before the sale, I guess around 4foot tall. I was surprised I got it to fit in my car upright but it worked well. Celeste and her husband were very nice...
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