Forum: Other Plants
02-03-2013, 07:32 PM
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Re: What did you plant today (other plants)?
I planted 32 Sugarloaf Pineapples and 4 Del Monte Gold pineapples. I'll get pictures later, but I planted them on a spoil mound. It was kind of rough. I had to dig up and then roto-till the area. ...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-29-2013, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Cyclone Oswald
hope all is well or better now..and what about all of the fires there??did it put any of them out??
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-28-2013, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,078
Re: Cyclone Oswald
Sad you lost your bananas :(
We had it pass right over us in Townsville you could see the center of it on the rain radar but fortunately we only had very minor winds. I didn't loose any plants just...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-23-2013, 09:09 PM
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Views: 150,305
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-23-2013, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 1,290
Views: 150,305
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
05-14-2009, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,848
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
05-14-2009, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,848
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Forum: Other Plants
08-09-2008, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,057
Croatia pics.
on Holiday i went to croatia (istria) and venice and here are some...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
07-27-2008, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Tiki Hut
07-24-2008, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 23
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Re: Anyone seen these yet?
Artificially banana flavored kangaroo meat, yummie!!! Joking really.
I'll probably give it a try. No worse than a pack a day, my wrist watch, microwave, sun tan, or laptop on my lap everynight....
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Forum: Species Bananas
07-22-2008, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Queensland bananas
I've got a small seedling of M banksii that I got seeds froma friend of mine in Queensland. He actually distributed a fair number of seeds around the world. I know Frank also has seedlings of this...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
07-22-2008, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 76
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Forum: Other Plants
07-21-2008, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: wild food plants near you
Ok, here goes! I'll try to list the natives first. These are generally representative of the bush tucker within an hour's drive of where I am.
Solanum quitoense (Naranjilla)
Solanum betaceae...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-21-2008, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-21-2008, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 14,660
Re: home made banana paper
i cut up the pseudostem into about 1cm long sections and pressure cooked them for about 30min (easier than boiling but seemed to be effective). i put them into the blender and they all quickly turned...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-21-2008, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 26
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home made banana paper
with some help from a post made by the lorax awhile ago, and some improvisation, my banana paper turned out all right! for the first batch at least... its a bit uneven in spots, but i hope to get...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-20-2008, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: 280 square metres at Dicky Beach
O.K., about 55 feet x 55 feet if it is square. Paradisi, my barmah is off to you!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=10560&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-20-2008, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: lady finger bananas
Thanks for sharing. If I were you I'd probably would'nt listen to the Gov and go collect some of those native species. In the US they are afraid of bamboo, and it's tougher to get seeds, on the...
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Forum: Species Bananas
07-20-2008, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Queensland bananas
I have a small M. jackeyi plant, but it has not done very well so far. At almost 1 year old out of tissue culture, it is only about 30cm tall so far, and very thin and non vigorous. Perhaps it will...
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Forum: Other Plants
07-20-2008, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,481
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Forum: Tiki Hut
07-20-2008, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Two dollar bill
yes they are legal tender. and its fun cause you can buy something with a 2 dollar bill and still get back change. lol.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-20-2008, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-19-2008, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Dicky Beach banana grower
ive never been to australia.....might have to get my passport and papers to bring plants and fruit back to the states. i wonder if a joey would fit in my suitcase?..... well start in cali and work...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-19-2008, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: lady finger bananas
Your pictures are great!!! Thanks for giving us information about the other side of the world!
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-19-2008, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,888
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