Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-25-2010, 04:16 PM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-14-2010, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,881
Re: Basjoos look ratty
Hort-
After thinking about it i think your exactly right. Day length would make a lot of sense. My soil temps right by the basjoos as i type are 72.8F... That should be plenty warm for them. ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-13-2010, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,881
Basjoos look ratty
What is the deal with them when the temp turns "cooler". I've dropped to 48F so far with many nights in the 50s and now the basjoos are looking really tough. Lots of yellow/lime green... the...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-08-2010, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 8,588
Re: S. Fl. Pineapples in Fruit
Ouch... mine is in less then 5 gallon currently. I have a bunch of 7 gallons. I may have a 10 gallon. I'll pot up to 7 and next spring move up.
I want a giant home grown pineapple.
I've read...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-07-2010, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 8,588
Re: S. Fl. Pineapples in Fruit
What is the min pot size i need (in gallons) to fruit a pineapple? I have a plant that is a few years old, that could fruit in the next year or so, but i think it needs to be in a bigger pot (i see...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-31-2010, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 999
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Re: What did you harvest today (other plants)?
A 74 lb Carolina Cross.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/august31.jpg
I bet we could have got it bigger, but we left 2 going to being with, before getting rid of the smaller of...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-30-2010, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,766
Re: Question About Pups
I just checked on 4 of my potted up basjoos without roots because they looked really rough. All of them were slimey/had a white mold growing on them and were starting to rot in the interior. So...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-26-2010, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,766
Re: Question About Pups
I'm having the same problem, except all of my pups i'm digging have no roots, even big ones. I have no idea if i'm not digging out far enough or what. The pups are RIGHT NEXT to the mother plant. ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-24-2010, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,201
Re: Mulch Question
I get free woodchips and they come from every tree locally grown, and i never have issues... They break down so fast in the summer.
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-23-2010, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 5,112
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-20-2010, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,208
Re: Pot size for sdc?
25 gallon pot? That seems huge... I would think a 15 gallon should be sufficient for a good size SDC...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/IMG_3626.jpg
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-20-2010, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,099
Re: Bananas in a Greenhouse in SE Michigan
I was in Minneapolis at their big conservatory and they had bananas with fruit...i've also seen fruit on bananas in Madison, WI inside Olbrich Conservatory.
The issue is how warm are you going to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2010, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,024
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-15-2010, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,688
Re: Summer update
Sandy-
Think i got them off Ebay... All i know is i've got 45 days or so ..i better see flowers soon... have no idea how long it takes for seed to form.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-13-2010, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,688
Summer update
Its been a long and hot and HUMID summer. We are right around 20 inches of rain since June 1st... its just been soggy. Growth on the bananas has been impressive, yet maybe not quite as much as i...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-13-2010, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,033
Re: planting basjoo a foot deeper?
The plan here is to keep a bunch of pups in pots inside over winter and leave all the big boys in the ground... Going to find out how hardy this things are up here. Plan on protecting them with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2010, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,258
Re: Before and After pics
Plums... Alderman is the big one, and then there is an Imperial Epineuse and a Superior plum (VERY GOOD!)... I'm getting rid of the Imperial...its doing fine and flowered this year, but i have no...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-24-2010, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,258
Before and After pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/IMG_9034.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/july24.jpg
This first pic was from April..i think
The second pic is from...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-11-2010, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,683
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-21-2010, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 7,207
Re: Musa Basjoo in NW Ontario
I've noticed mine have gone nuts with the warm nights (above 60F) and constant rainfall we've been having (over 5 inches this month). Even with warm ground temps, i still wasn't seeing a whole lot...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-20-2010, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Corms coming out of dormancy
Yeah..i know..just keeping it simple. I'm not the greaetest with spelling :) so Pseduwhatever isn't part of my vocabulary (ouch)! I did attend public schools :)
I'll see what we have in another...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-19-2010, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,156
Re: Corms coming out of dormancy
Corm is bigger..but it was a pig last year... Corm is about a hair over 5ft, the pup from last year is roughly 4ft... It will be interesting to give them another month...and see what happens... ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-19-2010, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,156
Re: Corms coming out of dormancy
Here are a couple of what i'm talking about...Do remember that the second pic looked like a corn stalk for the last 2 months... it is looking good now.
This one was a pup/overwintered/greenhouse in...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-17-2010, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,156
Corms coming out of dormancy
To me it seems like when you store corms they take FOREVER to wake up. I put mine back in april and only now are they unfolding leaves. These aren't small plants, these are 6ft+ corms. They did...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-16-2010, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,886
Re: 10 days after planting in Wisconsin
Still growing them, but after this year..its only basjoos... Im also done storing corms. After the difference i've seen between pups i overwintered inside (then moved to the greenhouse in March) vs...
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