Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-14-2008, 01:43 PM
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Ensete pics
Hi all , I just added a bunch of Ensete pics to my Gallery if anyone wants a look.
All the Best
Steve
Banana Gallery - Steve in France Gallery...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2008, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Link to pics of our house in France
Hi Harvey , the second pup is not as tall but it did not start as tall. I'd say it is doing just as well. I'll move them up to 25 gallon pots come Spring.
I'm very happy with the growth rate of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2008, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2008, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 997
Link to pics of our house in France
Hi all we just got back a few days ago from Europe. We visited our house just North of Paris. The garden is looking pretty good.
I'll post some pics of the plants here in Maryland a bit later...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-10-2008, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 1
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African Red propagation experiment update
Hi all , in the end I've taken 7 pups off the 'African Red' corm I exposed to the air. All seven are doing well and there are three more pups to take off the remaining corm. So that's ten pups in...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-02-2008, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: What to do with extra lasiocarpa pups?
In France I just started to cut the pups down as they came up. I like the look of a large single stemmed Musella better than the mess of a mass of pups. I'm pot growing a Musella with a lot of pups...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-14-2008, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 59
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Re: ebay cal gold
Kylie , sorry about that , I should have said Plantsperson. Me with a UK Politically correct Theatre background too. For shame Steve :o
All the Best
Steve
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-14-2008, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: hacking bamboo from around bananas
Hi Sandy , now your getting into my area of knowledge. Unless you have a large are for running Bamboo to grow and don't care how far it goes then you need to install Rhizome Barrier for running...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
06-14-2008, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,641
Re: ebay cal gold
I don't defend Jeff or think he needs defending. I bought from him for a few reasons .
I don't have 'California Gold' and I wanted the real McCoy.I get real tired of not receiving what I ordered and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-01-2008, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: New Ice Cream croms help
More info please , are there any roots on the section of Corm ? Went you say Corm is it just Corm with dormant buds on it or are there plants with leaves already formed ? If it's just a Corm pot it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-27-2008, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,421
Musa Kandarian question
I just received a Musa Kandarian today from Central Florida Farms. Is there anymore info on the plant other than it's large and Saba like. How are the hardiness trials going on this Musa.
Thanks
Steve
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-27-2008, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Pot Size?
All I know is last year I had a flower on Musa 'African Red' in a ten gallon pot and ten Gallons seems to work well for most of the Summer for other Musa. I'm moving up to 25 gallon pots this year...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-22-2008, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 3
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An Ensete thread
I started this post over at Growing on the Edge because I knew some of the guys grew ensete 'Tandarra Red' last year. Anyway if there is anything you guys can add here or there that would be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-19-2008, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 8,195
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-19-2008, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Waiting for warmer weather...
Great design Randy, I wish I had all that space to play with.
Cool here in Bethesda Maryland too, only the stuff in the greenhouse showing decent growth rates. Just back from Turks & Caicos , hot...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-09-2008, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,645
Re: African Red propagation experiment
I cut the pup, I wish I had a working camera at the moment.
There was some new white root growth , not as much as I had hoped . I think I kept it a little too dry, like I said before a corm sitting...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-08-2008, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,645
African Red propagation experiment
After Musa 'African Red' had a hard time indoors this winter and lost main stem and three pups to rot and Red Spider Mite I decided to experiment.I took the corm out of the pot and washed most of the...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
05-04-2008, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Maureli Red Banana Seed
Welcome , I'm not sure people get seed from Muarelii . Normally people buy Tissue Cultured small plants. They range in price from 6 to 30 dollars. Ebay search should find you cheaper ones. I got...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-03-2008, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Musa Mannii coming back
Hi Randy , Yes , Many Thanks to you both , the mail arrived. I've not had time to open it yet, I'll do it in an hour or so. So much stuff to repot, I repoted the Alocasia Brisbanensis last night ,...
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Forum: Other Plants
04-28-2008, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 29
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Re: Grocery store taro
I bought some at a local Chinese Market and then noticed they were available from the normal Supermarket , Giant, Safeway. In Europe you can also find Xanthasoma as tubers in the Asian Markets as I'm...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-28-2008, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,755
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-28-2008, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,923
Re: Wanted:
Central Florida Farms lists Kanderian Central Florida Farms - Musa Edible Bananas & Ornamentals Sikkimensis, Abyssinian, Ladyfinger Baby Banana Plants, Musa acuminata Cavendish, Elephant Ear Plant,...
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Forum: Species Bananas
09-24-2007, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 136
Views: 16,777
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Forum: Other Plants
08-25-2007, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,196
Water Lilies I grow
I'm kind of on a Mission to get more people growing great Pond plants.
Most of these hybrids are only available in the US
Foxfire
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5017&size=1
Pink...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-18-2007, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 391
Views: 51,537
Re: Bananas.org Members Yard Photos
This is our house and yard in France
View from the Kitchen window , old Abby across the road
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4224
House Basjoo and...
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