Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-21-2019, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: New additions to the garden this season!
Well, this has been a long time coming but here I am with an UPDATE on my banana collection.
I'm currently at about 12 varieties, being very selective based on the space I have available...
Anyways,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-16-2019, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,623
Re: 2019 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
Ripe small namwa bunch from post #10 above. The individual test fingers were blah but after harvesting the bunch and letting it ripen on the back patio they turned out really good! Maybe I ate the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-16-2019, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 872
Re: Dwarf Red Growth Rate
Mine reach size and get thicker/wider.
Pstem height seems to be 4+- ft with nice thick foiliage
The plants are in 12-18 gal containers and are somewhat prolithic.
The plant has a large squat...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-14-2019, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 533
Musa Tu'u Ghia Update!
*****Musa Tu’u Ghia Update!*****
Musa Tu’u Ghia bunch snapped during hurricane Dorian passing by very close!....Musa Tu’u Ghia bunch wasn’t fill-in completely but still edible!....Also it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-13-2019, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,623
Re: 2019 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
I added to my collection this year and started a new banana patch on the west side of my yard. From left to right there is Raja Puri, Dwarf Brazilian, Raja Puri, Blue Java, and Pisang Klotek. I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-30-2019, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,849
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-25-2019, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,623
Re: 2019 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
Small three hand namwa bunch at my Mother's house that's almost ready to be harvested. Very low maintenace. No fertilizer, no watering, and no winter protection. The plant's pstem is probably about...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-23-2019, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 451
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2019, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 451
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2019, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 451
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2019, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 451
Re: How to best ensure Basjoo pups will survive?
Use Palm and Cactus soil in a pot to avoid over saturating with water.
When you split the pups, make sure it is about 2-3ft high. The larger ones will take hold better in their new home as they...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2019, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 451
Re: How to best ensure Basjoo pups will survive?
the bulb is referred to as a corm
once you water youre potting medium you should allow it to dry out a fair bit at which point hopefully there are signs of new growth ...then give it some water
no...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-22-2019, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 451
How to best ensure Basjoo pups will survive?
Hello! I am still learning how to divide my basjoo. Last summer I only had 1 out of 3 divided pups survive, so I am trying to figure out the magic tricks to make sure they do well! The one that was...
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-11-2019, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 243
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-11-2019, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 243
id help unknown banana in canada
i wish i could tell you where i got this one but it came from either a grocery store or convenience store whom stocks plants as well... possibly a local nursery
i forget.. sorry
anyhow it flowered...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-11-2019, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 913
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-07-2019, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 696
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2019, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,623
Re: 2019 Banana Patch: Pensacola, Florida
Godzilla Namwa Bunch
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65096&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65096&ppuser=26197)
This one is 15-16 hands with 18 fingers...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2019, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 701
Re: Super Dwarf Cavendish
The male flowers have started now so it's done, haven't counted them to see what the total was.
http://www.bananas.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=3291&stc=1&d=1564913816
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-04-2019, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 348
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-03-2019, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 348
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2019, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 701
Re: Super Dwarf Cavendish
Hello
It's around 8" in diameter.
I did have it in a pot for some of it's growing time... but it has been in the ground for 3/4 year? (Somewhere there) I planted it in the greenhouse so thats why I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2019, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 701
Re: Super Dwarf Cavendish
Hi Peego
In the UK, Cavendish varieties have to be grown in a greenhouse or indoors, in the winter and the summer.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2019, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 701
Re: Super Dwarf Cavendish
Congratulations Sarah
What is the diameter at the base of the super dwarf Cavendish, since you live in zone 6b, was your super dwarf Cavendish in a pot and only planted into the ground this year....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2019, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 666
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