Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-20-2024, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,739
Re: Uganda - a few pics
That's annoying, the neem oil seems to work well though. Last year I only had to spray a couple of times and that seemed to do the trick. I accidentally sprayed the primed but not painted windowsills...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-20-2024, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,038
Re: Winter Grow
Yeah, It's funny how houses seem to shrink the longer one stays in them ;-)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-18-2024, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 1
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Re: Bunchy Top in FL?
Boron-calcium deficiency exhibits symptoms very similar to BBTV, so I wouldn't be too worried about BBTV being in Florida. That banana is definitely coughing up a bloom, that odd corn shaped thing...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
10-18-2024, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,143
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum
I had 3 glaucum in the ground this year. One flowered (still in the ground) and 2 others that I dug this past week. I can't believe how big the 2 others got in 4 months. Here is a little slideshow of...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-18-2024, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,038
Re: Winter Grow
I keep noticing my winter grow area keeps getting smaller the ceilings shorter and not enough lighting.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-17-2024, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,739
Re: Uganda - a few pics
I've got spider mites already on a couple of my plants so I've sprayed with neem oil, so early on grrrrrrr
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-17-2024, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 125
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Forum: Other Plants Wanted
10-17-2024, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 143
Re: Citrus Juno plant
YouTube has many decent videos On DIY soilless citrus mixes and fertilizers.
These videos offer several mix choices as well as an ingredient list that can be found at many stores.
Pick and...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
10-15-2024, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,143
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum
Yes if I pull the petals apart I can see tiny bananas. This is the 2nd glaucum I've had flower. I'm not sure what we are going to do with it since it is getting really cold and I need to get...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-15-2024, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 152
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-14-2024, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 262
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-14-2024, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 262
Re: Dwarf Cavendish and Not Dwarf Cavendish
Perhaps something as simple as tweaking the TTL value up on the server (OS and software if it has a TTL) will make the site instantly more usable. Sorry if this posted twice. It demonstrates my...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-14-2024, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 262
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-14-2024, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 262
Re: Dwarf Cavendish and Not Dwarf Cavendish
Thanks, but all the images are already <1Mb, many <500k. The issue uploading appears to be the capacity of the old website to service requests, and my being in the UK which causing such a slow...
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Forum: Banana Identification
10-14-2024, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 262
Re: Dwarf Cavendish and Not Dwarf Cavendish
Agreed. If the files are too big it won't load them but it won't tell you they are too big, they just won't show up in the gallery.
Just use a picture manager program and compress the pics for 'web...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
10-14-2024, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,143
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-14-2024, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 270
Re: a few pics of the bananas
yes i have found mealybugs on some which are inside... i might try getting some horticultural oil from a friend
want to try hard for the plants this winter
plan to get a humidifier which taps into...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
10-14-2024, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,143
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Forum: Tiki Hut
10-14-2024, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 300
Views: 41,333
Re: Keep looking up!!
Chilly nights bring some chill things to look at.
A lot happening from an easy to see comet to the nightly aurora .
If you get a chance watch a SpaceX launch ...you can see them hundreds of miles...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-14-2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 270
Re: a few pics of the bananas
Your Jungle garden did well this summer.
I am prepping mine to bring indoors also.
Found some mealys on a couple of staghorn ferns and some ants in a container but no observable spider mites...
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Forum: Other Plants
10-14-2024, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 222
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Forum: Member Introductions
10-14-2024, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 318
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-13-2024, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,739
Re: Uganda - a few pics
I am assuming in the lower left corner of those pics are the Ensete seedlings? They look great, nicely done!!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-13-2024, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 270
Re: a few pics of the bananas
the weather had been so nice and for that reason i had been watering a lot
then the cold snuck up on me and i had to start the process of bringing the plants inside
each night after work all week i...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-13-2024, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,739
Re: Uganda - a few pics
my plants are now inside for the winter
https://i.ibb.co/j5Rfdsk/IMG-0507.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/cvDG9mP/IMG-0531.jpg
cat for scale
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