Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-30-2011, 02:29 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-02-2011, 09:45 AM
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Re: AEAE banana
MY Ae Ae.'s.I want it one and now i have two..
incredible nicest members here share with me Greenie,Varig8..Thanks guys!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-05-2011, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,988
Re: Mail order recommendations
There's one "popular" FL grower that has a horrible feedback rating; of the people that have posted on "another forum/board", over 40% had bad experiences, with the neutrals added it's pushed a lot...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
12-31-2010, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 22
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Toucan eating Musa dasycarpa
I went to visit some friends today and while sitting on their porch we saw this Toucan eating M. dasycarpa fruit. They have these plants growing all around the house and they told me that the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-12-2010, 02:03 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,544
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-11-2010, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 197
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Re: Water suckers
Jeff, my experience here is that tho the water sucker itself is a very dwarf plant and won't do what a sword will do at maturity, the babies that appear around the parent water sucker do a lot better...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-10-2010, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 8
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Beginner Banana Plant Photos
Hello Everyone!!
I thought I'd share some pictures from my collection. They are almost all new this year and growing them this year has been quite a challenge due to the extreme heat and lack of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-10-2010, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 28
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Re: Things have officially became ridiculous!!!!
You have a heated garage or basement you could drag it into and put a light over it? If you kept it just alive, then you might see some kind of development into seeds, or if you just dug it up...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-03-2010, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 57
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-30-2010, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,466
Re: Obsession
Hey Justin, you are spot on. Banana plants are like Pringles potato chips, lol.
"Once you pop, you can't stop."
OK, shameless plug - everyone who has a fish tank, I'm the janitor at another forum...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-29-2010, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,466
Re: Obsession
I was in the same ball park acouple years ago with saltwater-freshwater tanks all my life! Was always into plants as well. have two tanks now and always buying more nanners,cactus or something :) My...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-29-2010, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,466
Re: Obsession
Funny you mention your aquariums. I am down to one reptile tank now.
Which I am trying to get rid off.
At one point I had a small reptile room with a number of tanks...
Anyone looking for a crested...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-29-2010, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,276
Re: calif cold in a pot
FYI - for those looking to do conversions, 1 cubic foot holds 7.5 gallons. Another useful fact I learned in my irrigation engineering course about 32 years ago is that you lose 1 PSI for every 2.31...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-26-2010, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: World's smallest flowering banana?
It's still moving along with its attempt to flower, I will get some new photos soon. I also have another one from the same batch which is now flowering. I put it in a larger container so it is a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-23-2010, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,850
Re: Fruit 2010
Updated Photos:
Datil
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36927&size=1...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-21-2010, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,529
Re: Hello from Los Angeles
Geezzzzz it's been a while!
Figured I'd update the thread, I should post another intro after all that time...
Lets see... My questionable Red Dwarf that I bought at OSH that had too-small leaves...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-21-2010, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 13
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Re: Can i cut the bloom
Shannon - Great job. I cut at 8". Tired of picking up bracts -- then standing up and getting whacked in the head by the flower. Especially with all the bees and wasps all over the buds.
BTW what...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-19-2010, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,457
Lau laus and marshmallows!
After a full day of planting (mostly bromeiliads and Clivias) with my family my wife made us a treat. She told the girls to go get a banana leaf and they ran to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-15-2010, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,664
Oh, sure. Now it decides to bloom.
I've been thinking for the past week that my 'Ice Cream' looked like it was about to throw a bud judging by the way the leaves were looking. Well, here it was today, Sept. 15th. I'm probably about...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-13-2010, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 18,663
Re: Ae Ae propagation project
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36598&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36599&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36600&size=1
http://www....
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
09-09-2010, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: How to cut them down for inside storage
If your ceiling is 9 feet, I'd cut it back to about 5 feet. That will leave a little room for new leaves to expand out and still not be up towards the ceiling too far where it's not as bright.
If...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-03-2010, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 20
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Re: Hello for all members
I stop fertilizing my bananas, palms, etc in August. This goes especially for any plants to be left outside for the winter. You want to cut down on tender new growth. For those coming inside and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-03-2010, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 18,663
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-31-2010, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,299
Re: Variegated flower from my ornamental?
That is a 'Dwarf Cavendish', it's actually an edible variety, not just "ornamental". That streaking is normal, it's not chimeric variegation like in real variegated bananas, but just just normal...
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Forum: Member Introductions
08-30-2010, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,417
Re: Introduction
A friendly Canadian http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/thwelcome3.gif to ya!
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