Forum: Tiki Hut
01-07-2012, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,687
Re: Bee colony collapse disorder
CCD is a myth. Incompetent beekeepers and an incompetent agricultural industry kills colonies. But who wants to say they're incompetent? Blame it on something else, some mystery something. Kinda like...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
01-04-2012, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,687
Re: Bee colony collapse disorder
More rubbish being used to create false job security. Nothing new being seen here. Just the usual predators and pests that the bees have been dealing with for eons. CCD is a myth used to explain...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-22-2010, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,703
Re: Which Dwarf banana would best for container
Any of the dwarfs are going to get around 9' tall (plus foliage) - taller if they don't have copious amounts of sunlight year round - by the time they're ready to fruit, if they ever mature enough to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-14-2010, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,796
Re: mycorrhizae and mulch relationship?
Endomycorrhizal fungi is important for most plants and critical for a few. Others depend on Ectomycorrhizal fungi that form sheaths on the outside of the roots but those are mostly relegated to the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-27-2009, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,978
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-16-2008, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 609
Views: 247,093
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-19-2008, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,898
Re: Question
This is trivial to do organically without micromanaging, with the judicious use of compost - which is very friendly to the soil foodweb too. Nature brings in a lot as well, especially if you have an...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-19-2008, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,898
Re: Question
I have to admit, my bananas have tolerated a fair amount of neglect in the pit greenhouse over time - and survived very well. Here's a blog describing the current state of affairs down in the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-29-2008, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 15,116
Re: Last California Gold of the year!!!
From my understanding, perhaps from growers here, it turns to mush just like a regular Dwarf Cavendish.
And do some background checking on Ty Ty - they had a Daves Garden Watchdog entry that was...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-25-2008, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 15,116
Re: Last California Gold of the year!!!
The link comes up as a canceled item. Tho, it's probably already sold by now if it was a wrong link. I still plan on getting one of those for my collection here before long.
Be well,
Mike
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-22-2008, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
Marry me?
Wait... I'm already married. Sigh...
Well, my BIL collects anything Budweiser and has a room dedicated to his collection, and others around here collect rusty old junk cars that sit on...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-21-2007, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
You may want to check this site out then:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/barrelponics/
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/15/29/
A neat system that uses pebble-beds and fish-tanks with no...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-18-2007, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
Before you listen to them that say you can't get fruit from nanners in Zone 7, give this thread a gander:
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=310
You indeed can get nanners without a greenhouse....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-14-2007, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-14-2007, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
Banana roots are disposable - don't worry. They shoot out roots that last for a while and then are discarded for fresh roots. Their strength lays in their corm - so long as that's intact, what...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-13-2007, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
It won't grow much over the winter, however it would be good to pot it up into a 1-gallon pot similar to that black pot you have there in the picture if for nothing more than to provide more soil...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-12-2007, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 609
Views: 247,093
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-08-2007, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 609
Views: 247,093
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-12-2007, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 609
Views: 247,093
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2007, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
How tall is that thing? Mine are a couple of years old and I'm eagerly awaiting a bloom. Gonna put a chair out there and sit and stare at them. :2721:
Be well,
Mike
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-13-2007, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-12-2007, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
Is this a known problem with Rajapuri, or did you just have bad luck with it? I have a large one that I hope to fruit this season and a younger one just put in the ground that's growing happily.
Be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-06-2007, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 1,325
Views: 148,252
Re: What did you plant today (bananas)?
I potted up my Dwarf and regular Orinoco, Saba and Dwarf Brazilian, and planted out a young Rajapuri. I have a few more that I'll plant out before long once I finish my taro beds - banana beds will...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-22-2006, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,870
Re: Greenhouse
Yes, I use 6mil plastic. It's fairly sturdy but not unmanageable. I would invest in some actual greenhouse poly, even tho it's more expensive - that stuff will give you around 4 years of service. The...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-11-2006, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 28,162
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