Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
Yesterday, 04:33 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
Yesterday, 01:15 AM
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Re: Potting Soil for Florida Variegated
Thanks everyone for your very helpful replies :bananas_b
I found some potting soil called NK Organic Seed Starting Mix that doesn't appear to have any fertilizer, the ingrediants look good and it...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
06-16-2020, 03:38 PM
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Re: Dwarf Cavendish Brown and Yellow Spots
It’s just angry for repotting, it has to allocate its resources to its roots and not to the leaves until the roots are more strongly established. Usually after repotting the plant requires less...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
06-15-2020, 08:08 PM
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Re: Self Watering Containers
Banana plant roots need air! So when the pot soil mix is course & fast draining, as needed by the plants, the soil will not have the capillary ability to draw water up from the bottom of the pot. ...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
05-10-2020, 07:15 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-22-2020, 11:44 PM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-20-2020, 07:08 PM
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Re: Went to uncover in PA
We are in Virginia, zone 6b (this year 7 for sure). We uncovered 2 weeks ago. Low since then has been 29.8 F. no damage to plants which had already leafed out (maybe a tiny bit of burn at leaf...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-14-2020, 10:05 AM
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Need some advice Blue Java
My Blue Java started unfurling leaves before emerging about 2 weeks ago. After reading up on it and deciding it was bunching or choking and the only way to fix it was to cut the P stem down below the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-05-2020, 12:33 PM
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My Backyard Nana Plants, 2020
Hello everyone, I have been wanting to make a constant-update type thread for awhile now, so here it is!
Just planted another section in my yard. Front to back: Raja puri, dwarf red?, dwarf...
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Forum: Banana Identification
04-04-2020, 08:04 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-03-2020, 04:30 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-01-2020, 08:22 PM
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Is my Banana Tree Blooming?
I bought this banana plant from someone here last year. I’m in Pensacola Florida.
I thought it froze but I guess not. Now I’m seeing this. Not sure what it’s called.
Can someone tell me if it’s...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-14-2020, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Musa basjoo in Midwest winds
here is what I did to them
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65790><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65790&size=1 border=0></a>
they were all...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-10-2020, 09:02 AM
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Overwintering in North Alabama
Hello everyone! I am new to growing bananas and would like to grow a type other than Musa Basjoo. Lots of people around here have Musa Basjoo, but I was looking at planting lady finger, gold finger,...
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Forum: Banana Recipes
03-09-2020, 11:14 AM
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Forum: Banana Recipes
03-09-2020, 04:44 AM
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
03-07-2020, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Fungus flies?
I have a small zoo of them.:)
A Youtube search will reveal some interesting ideas on how to combat gnats.
Most of them do work quite well if a name brand product is not available locally.
Use...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
03-06-2020, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Fungus flies?
Thanks, I'll see if I can find something like that in the UK. I forgot to say I also have a fly zapper.
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
03-06-2020, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Fungus flies?
I use yellow sticky traps, they can be found online and in plant stores. I also use a couple bug zappers I purchased on ebay.
I also water with Microbe-Lift BMC It helped with control of the larva in...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
03-06-2020, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 448
Re: Fungus flies?
Sorry, yes, they're inside (this is England and it's winter :)). How are you using peroxide? And can you tell me more about the yellow sticky pads?
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
03-06-2020, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 448
Re: Fungus flies?
I use hydrogen peroxide food grade plus yellow sticky pads for my inside banana plants,seems to keep them at a low level.
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
03-06-2020, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 448
Re: Fungus flies?
Are these plants inside or outside? ... Use a spray for quick knock down of the flies and spray the area to eliminate the flies. If the plants are outside, the use of a repellent would help to...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-02-2020, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,070
Re: Spring uncovering!
Devil's advocate: make enclosure twice as big so root are is covered and warms up quicker - 2 feet should get most of them (4x4 rather than 3x3).
I would like to try the same on some. ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-01-2020, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,070
Re: Spring uncovering!
Fertilize before they come up for the spring flush.
I did mine today.
It will take 3-4 seasons before they are mature and in the 10-15 foot range providing you have given the plant a good growing...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-01-2020, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,070
Re: Spring uncovering!
Dear windy...
Save your money and time.
Basjoos spring growth is determined by ground temps.
Not air temps.
The plant is growing under the surface and spreading once the soil is 40+-
A structure...
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