Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-15-2014, 06:37 PM
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-26-2013, 08:52 PM
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
04-24-2013, 08:02 PM
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
04-24-2013, 08:03 AM
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-24-2013, 07:40 AM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-19-2013, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,257
when to bring em back out?
So I'm up in NH and thinking of bringing my plants back out but still iffy on the safe point...
So for those of you growing in cold areas... what do you usually consider all clear? lows above...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-28-2012, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 20
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Re: spider mites when overwintering indoors?
everything says it will kill those tricky little SOB's
I battled them all summer and winter storage now its too nuts. Those longpipes arrived today, $40 shipped for 2,000. I could tell the bottle was...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-26-2012, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 20
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Re: spider mites when overwintering indoors?
I've tried lots of different pesticides but it seems like every time I knock em back they just come back later stronger. Mites just seem to stunt me more and come back fiercer every year. After the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-26-2012, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 20
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Re: spider mites when overwintering indoors?
Thanks guys!
I just called the guys at naturescontrol.com and had a good conversation. Looks like Mesoseiulus longipes are what they recommend for low humidity environments like my basement over...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-25-2012, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 20
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Re: spider mites when overwintering indoors?
Showering them really doesn't seem to keep up, and I should rephrase. I overwinter clumps together in 1 piece at around 200lbs ea underneath. I couldn't fit any of them in
my tiny bathroom haha. If...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-25-2012, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 20
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spider mites when overwintering indoors?
I overwinter my bananas in my basement so I have a head start each year, but it seems like as soon as they come in any spider mites i fight outside just get out of control. Soap and water baths don't...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-14-2012, 08:24 PM
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
12-14-2011, 11:02 PM
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Forum: Contests!
10-05-2011, 10:27 AM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-03-2011, 10:54 AM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-01-2011, 02:58 PM
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Re: different sikkimensis types
I think there are minor variations, but really not much. I believe some exceptions to the sikki's in color or size based on origin get named new cultivars under assumptions of similarity.
for what...
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Forum: Contests!
08-25-2011, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 62
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-25-2011, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,191
Re: Warning: Graphic picture
looking like a category 2 still once it hits boston. hoping it slows down once it makes it to nh but if it stays on course I think I might be doing some shoveling tomorrow or saturday and just to be...
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Forum: Contests!
08-22-2011, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 62
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2011, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Is this a pup?
yep that's a pup alright. Usually they are a little more upright than that to start so looks are deceiving but some banana's pup fast. I have probably got 4 big pups this year off one sikki that...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2011, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 27
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Re: Warning: Graphic picture
I seem to struggle with basjoo in particular as well when it's small, don't feel bad. I have grown up some very nice sikkis but my basjoos really seem to have short lifespans when small. I have...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2011, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Musa Basjoo (anorexiana)
BANANA (Musa sp.) PEST AND DISEASE IMAGE GALLERY (Hawaii) (http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nelsons/banana/)
CA?
Look at the rippling in the leaves.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-11-2011, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 578
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
06-04-2011, 03:17 PM
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Re: I want a good thick basjoo pup
Awesome thanks for the tip. I actually picked up a few basjoo this year from Brians Botanicals though and they are doing pretty well. I completely forgot I made that post!
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-18-2011, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: my over wintering results, surprising!
awesome...
What should be a safe night time temperature to leave the pots out side at this point instead of lugging them in? What do you think the night time low needs to be before I risk slowing...
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