Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
01-12-2011, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,448
Re: Food 4 Thought!
heres a good article
Fertilizer Numbers (N-P-K) (http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xdpy/kb/n-p-k-organic-fertilizers.html)
Organic Fertilizer Numbers (N-P-K)
By Jennifer Black, Planet...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-11-2011, 02:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,822
Re: "New"(?) Bananas?
I troll ebay for naners too and come across these. the one I really want is the Thai rock banana, Ensete Superbum, but I can never germinate musa seeds.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-06-2011, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,988
Re: Mail order recommendations
Going Bananas has the best nursery stock Ive seen. You can find cheaper but you will not find a better value. Ive bought three bananas from "greenearth" and one died shortly after, the specimens...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-02-2011, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,455
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Forum: Other Plants
12-12-2010, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,584
Re: New worlds hottest chili - the Naga Viper
you say bragging rights i say utilizing my small dooryard with as many conversation pieces as possible :D
I use the whole pepper in hot oil when I stir fry and then remove it whole. they can be...
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Forum: Banana Recipes
11-30-2010, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,465
fritters
1/2 cup cake flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup water
egg yolk is optional
bananas/sweet potato/jackfruit
a good oil for frying
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-30-2010, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,766
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-16-2010, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,892
Musa Velutina / Dasycarpa
the wiki says the old name is Velutina and the new name Daysacarpa however the USDA states the correct name is Velutina, what gives?
Musa dasycarpa information from NPGS/GRIN...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-16-2010, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,586
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-13-2010, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,089
Re: Ensete Lasiocarpa
I think Muesella Lasiocarpa should be its own Genus because it is unique, It does resemble ensette more then musa so its name probably should have been a variant of ensette
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-08-2010, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,362
Re: My Banana Experience (or lack of it)
the code i use to display images is the following:
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and you will get this:
<img...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-04-2010, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,679
Re: Is this a good price / good vendor?
i ordered three plants of him about a year ago, manzano, blue java and a siam ruby. they took two weeks longer then the website advertised and the plants where definitely small and still quite...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-03-2010, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,121
Re: Bananas in the Arabian desert
do you know what variety of banana or have a pic? there are African varieties that would be more suitable for your conditions.
personally, i do not think you will run into the problem of over...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-31-2010, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,780
Re: Thai Black Not Turning ....Black?
my not so black Thai
<img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e388/twoflyasianguy/GARDEN/DSCF1543.jpg">
hope it gets some nice black pups like yours
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-30-2010, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,963
my collection
since Ive never posted it before, recently moved to South Florida and got into tropical fruit growing so everything is still juvenile, some even still in shock from transplanting/shipping.
my goal...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-28-2010, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,486
Kluay Kai
just got it off ebay, are the leaves supposed to have this pattern or is it a deficiency?
<img...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-25-2010, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,780
Re: Thai Black Not Turning ....Black?
a nursery by me has three "thai blacks" that are 3- 4 foot tall and all green. they look exactly like my thai black though, stout and tall upright growth. could there be a variation or a possible...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-25-2010, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,351
Re: N. Fla. winter--to cut or not to cut?
last winters Arctic oscillation was brutal even for my fruit trees down here. La Nina could give us a good indication for this year
Winter forecast to be cool and dry
By SUZETTE PORTER
Article...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-06-2010, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,717
Re: When you digging up?
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Forum: Tiki Hut
09-30-2010, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 395
Views: 52,432
Re: passion flower / fruit
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs339.ash2/61913_128632150521943_100001254777152_184382_7469543_n.jpg
a snail snacking on my "sweet sunrise" nectar
cant blame him, the fruit dont last...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-09-2010, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,648
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-08-2010, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,519
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Forum: Other Plants
06-29-2010, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,426
Re: Planting Pineapple Crowns
i tried rooting pineapples for awhile with no success other than rotting.
i found its best to get one under ripe eventhough the fruit is not as good, the top will more likely live.
i simly put them...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-10-2010, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,776
Re: Bananas And Oil
<i>April 14, 2010
British Columbia. Canada
Wildlife Still Exposed To Exxon Valdez Oil 20 Years After Disaster
Prince William Sound Still Experiencing Impacts of Exxon Valdez Spill - Polar News -...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-03-2010, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,306
Re: My negative banana purchasing experience
i ordered from several mail order nurseries with mixed results.
Ted offered appalling customer service to me, his website said in huge letters orders shipped within 24 hours, a week after ordering i...
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