Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-28-2017, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,595
Re: dead, or what
Resprouting from the middle. Again, thanks for helping me get this thing going!
Now I'm starting to wonder about some purple sugarcane I've got going. I presprouted it in damp paper, but when I put...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-28-2017, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,595
Re: dead, or what
Well I had some help, of course. I have never mail ordered corms before, but now I feel a lot more confident.
I just finished potting it up and watered it in.
THEN it occurred to me that perhaps I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-27-2017, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,595
Re: dead, or what
I put the dead-looking corm into PFS early Feb. Warm as I could get, lots of sun.
Checked it a few weeks later: nothing.
Kind of gave up on it.
But I always wait to really give up.
Just pulled it...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-03-2017, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,595
Re: dead, or what
I do have pool filter sand. Doesn't seem 'coarse' to me, but I will give it a try.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-02-2017, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,595
Re: dead, or what
Yes, it's still heavy.
I don't have a greenhouse. What can I do to simulate this?
It's in my warmest and brightest room, but not getting direct sun at the moment. Decent humidity.
Daytime is about...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-01-2017, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,595
dead, or what
I got this black banana late 2014 - it was dug off a mat and as you may be able to see below, it was kind of a slice of the corm. But it was big, so I thought it would be OK. Didn't have many roots...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
10-27-2016, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,468
Re: Procrastination
I separate pups whenever I get to it, and I don't recall any late season issues.
I think it's a good idea to let the cut portion of the corm dry to reduce the issue of rot at that point.
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Forum: Other Plants
02-29-2016, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,401
kumquat
I want to get a kumquat tree.
A grafted tree will bear fruit faster, right?
One vendor I am looking at sells a 4" pot grafted plant and says it bears the 2nd year.
Also looking at a place that sells...
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Forum: Banana Recipes
10-10-2015, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 2
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thai banana, fresh
Not really a recipe, but I was wondering when to eat a fresh banana labeled 'thai'. It looks like a manzano (short, squat). Do you need to let it go to black, or what?
I have googled it but not...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
11-03-2014, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,475
Re: 20 or so new houseplants.
Mine too.
If I can, I try to do it in phases. Which is also less shocking when the spouse comes home to find only part of a jungle has appeared in one day.
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
11-03-2014, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,062
grow light configuration
I am goint to try using T5HO bulbs for the first time.
However, I am pretty clueless as to what distance from the plants I should be using.
And how close is too close? My set up does not allow for...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-25-2013, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 7,765
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Forum: Other Plants
11-22-2013, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,344
Re: cold protection for Queen Palms
If I had more $ I would simply do experimentation myself so I would know.
People quote certain temp values, but certainly the size of the palm & rootball, plus duration of the temp makes some...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-13-2013, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,855
Re: Banana pest?
10ft ladder, fun! There is always a shadow, or too much light even, and that is why I like the LED light. It just makes things pop. Which, by the way, the grubs tend to do when you squish them. Can...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-13-2013, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 7,765
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-13-2013, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,855
Re: Banana pest?
I use a LED flashlight to look for pests (in the foliage) at dusk/night. The quality of the light I find great for making them stand out.
They may also be in the soil and since so large, you may be...
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Forum: Other Plants
11-12-2013, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,344
cold protection for Queen Palms
I have several potted Queen Palms. I usually bring them in the garage when it is near 25F or less and have done well this way. I've got some 20F nights forecast, and occasionally I get down to 17F....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-03-2013, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,163
Re: really rootbound
Ah, I'm glad I asked, I would have been messing with the roots. On most plants I am pretty careful with the roots but I thought naner roots were pretty expendable. Hopefully it is good to trim off...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-02-2013, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,163
really rootbound
Just picked up a mekong giant in a 1gal pot. First time I have ever had to cut a pot to remove & repot a plant!
This thing is pretty much solid roots. The ones that had grown out the bottom and were...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-07-2013, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,596
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-03-2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,203
Re: What is this White Crap?
I may be wrong here, but I don't think there are any negative concerns with guttation and I am not sure how closely it is related to soil moisture.
So I would be cautious letting them dry out. I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-03-2013, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 73
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Re: How are everyone's banana plants this winter??
whoa, I think you actually cannot do water cuttings with plumies.
try plumeria101.com for info.
But I agree, seed grown plant may take a bit to bloom. Sorry, that should have been my first answer!
I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-02-2013, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,203
Re: What is this White Crap?
Ah that is a good point, it could be guttation, I suppose. In the one photo there is a fine powder all along the ripped edge which didn't fit with my insect assumption. The guttation would be more of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-02-2013, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 7,962
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-02-2013, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 73
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