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spectrum has contributed to 64 posts out of 2477 total posts
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20 Most recent posts:
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Newbie has flowers? Aug 16, 2005 02:41 PM
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That does sound like the "blossom". It will end up bending over and pointing down; it's not going to keep growing straight up to the sky. If necessary, you could stake the main "stem" to keep it from breaking, but you shouldn't have to.
General Tropical plant growing Tips »
Banana tree leaves stunted growth Jul 30, 2005 07:08 PM
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I would try an insecticidal soap for the bugs. You can find it in any store that sells gardening/houseplant supplies. I know that Walmart carries it. Once you kill the bugs, then you can determine whether or not they were the cause of the leaf problem.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Newbie with banana tree questions Jul 26, 2005 07:56 PM
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That's right, the leaves you cut off will not grow back. New leaves will come out from the top - until the plant starts flowering that is. And the baby plants coming up from the base will eventually become the new plant after the first stalk flowers. With a heavy clay soil, you need to beware of the 'bathtub effect'. If you dig a hole and add sand, etc. to it so that it will drain, the water will still meet the clay around it and sit there like it would in a bathtub. That'll leave your plant soaking in water - which could eventually drown it. Rather than just adding sand to improve drainage, try a sort of 'raised bed'. As far as resetting your password, just go into your profile (link is near the top of the page) and enter a new password where it says 'password' under your name. Enter it again in the 'confirm password' box and then scroll down to the bottom to find the button for submitting changes. Edited by spectrum on Jul 26, 2005 at 07:57 PM
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Newbie with banana tree questions Jul 25, 2005 11:47 PM
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You won't get any new leaves lower than where you cut them off. New banana leaves come up through the center of the 'stem', so the new leaves are on top. You may get some suckers coming up from the base of the plant though - you could think of those as new leaves I guess :) If the remaining plants look healthy, I wouldn't bother replanting them this year. Just remember the things you want to change for next year. If they are looking sickly, then you'll want to do something about it. What kind of soil do you have them in? Heavy clay?
General Tropical plant growing Tips »
banana trees Jul 22, 2005 02:28 AM
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Number one - make sure the plant is protected from the neighbor dog in the future. I'd suggest treating the plant normally, making sure that it gets the proper amount of sunlight, water, fertilizer, and an appropriate temperature. With time it may recover.
General Discussions. »
Please Help! Jul 18, 2005 08:20 PM
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I'm not sure whether you're referring to the individual leaf stalks as limbs or to pups. The leaves should be hanging outward, not pointed straight up. Only the youngest leaf that is still emerging will point up. It's normal for the others to be 'sideways'. As long as they don't look wilted of course :)
General Discussions. »
Banana tree Jul 14, 2005 05:25 PM
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Quote: So what happens if the banana flowers but never fruits? I live in Northern California (Marin Co.) and we have a 3-4 year old banana tree which has been thriving until it recently grew an enormous flower. It started to flower in the Fall but nothing happened after months of waiting (and some frosty winter night) so we cut the flower back down to the base of its stalk a couple of months ago. the entire tree seemed to go dormant and wasn't growing new leaves so we thought that it was putting its energy into the flower. Now that the flower is gone, nothing is happening and we're wondering if the plant is going to survive? Does this mean we need to cut the trunk down and start over? I haven't seen any pups coming up either. Once a stalk begins to produce a flower, that stalk will never produce any more leaves. It doesn't matter whether you cut the flower off or leave it - that stalk simply doesn't have any more 'baby' leaves in it to send up. The plant may send side shoots up from the base, but the main stalk is not going to grow any more.
--- Original message by Kepi on Jul 13, 2005 02:19 PM
General Discussions. »
My leaves are so big and heavy that they bend at there stem Jul 14, 2005 05:23 PM
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You could try using sticks as a sort of splint to strengthen the mid-vein of the leaf. I once accidentally broke a leaf the way you described and splinting it seemed to work fairly well. How much light is your plant getting? I know that many plants tend to become spindly with weak stems if they don't get enough light. Perhaps banana plants do the same?
Tropical plants help! questions and answers. »
Babaco? Jun 27, 2005 09:26 PM
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My guess is that your papaya-like fruit is Carica x heilbornii var. pentagona I'm not sure about the citrus fruit though. Edited by spectrum on Jun 27, 2005 at 09:26 PM Edited by spectrum on Jun 27, 2005 at 09:27 PM
General Discussions. »
Banana tree Jun 27, 2005 12:51 AM
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Quote: I am new to Bananas also and I would like to know, how long does it take to get fruit from bananas and how long does it take to get 10'-12' high. My banana is only about 3' high now. Do you know what variety of banana you have? Different kinds grow taller at different rates. For example, a dwarf banana variety won't get as tall as other varieties would.
--- Original message by cam on Jun 26, 2005 12:27 PM
General Tropical plant growing Tips »
Will cutting off the flower/bananas stop the tree from dying??? Jun 3, 2005 05:09 AM
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Once the plant starts blooming, that's it for the main stem. Cutting the bloom off won't change things - the plant is already in reproductive mode. However, if there are new shoots growing from the base of the plant they should continue to grow, regardless of whether you let the plant finish blooming or not. My advice would be for your husband to relax and try to enjoy all the stages in the plant's life cycle, including the bloom :)
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
How big is big enough? May 26, 2005 08:12 PM
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Chances are that the 'knobby things' on the rhizome are the new stems beginning - 'babies' as someone said. More commonly known as 'pups'.
General Discussions. »
Banana tree-Got in Oct/Nov. - looks terrible May 15, 2005 02:41 AM
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Does your plant look anything like this plant? 
General Discussions. »
Banana tree-Got in Oct/Nov. - looks terrible May 11, 2005 12:51 AM
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Was the original plant healthy?
General Discussions. »
Growing bananas in Ohio May 5, 2005 10:50 PM
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First you need to get the photo onto your computer (scanning, digital camera, or whatever). To post a photo, you need to electronically trim it down to size using photo editting software, upload it to an image host that allows you to 'hotlink' (I use http://www.sighost.us/) and then insert it into your post by using the following code:
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
I live in Colorado. Apr 29, 2005 09:39 PM
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I had it under plant lights when it was small, but I don't think that's really necessary. In fact, it probably gets more light from the window. I turn it every so often so a new side is facing the window to keep it growing evenly - like any houseplant. I'm not using any kind of humidifier - and this part of the country is quite dry. I keep the house at a temperature that is comfortable for me - the plant is ok with that. I use ordinary general-purpose fertilizer on it, water it with ordinary water, and have it growing in a plain plastic pot in a good-draining "soil" mixture that I got at Walmart. Nothing fancy 
General Discussions. »
getting rid of banana trees Apr 29, 2005 09:27 PM
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I would try round-up (glyphosate) herbicide - assuming the local laws permit it. Just be sure to follow the instructions on the container and give the herbicide a few days to work its way down to the roots/rhizomes before you remove the plants. Glyphosate goes to and kills actively growing plant tissue, so it won't work well if you chop the plants down immediately after spraying. Please note that this is just what I would try - I don't know for sure if it will work as I've never attempted to kill banana trees before. Also, round-up kills pretty much any plant it touches - so don't let it drift or drip onto any plants that you don't want to kill. Edited by spectrum on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:28 PM
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
I live in Colorado. Apr 29, 2005 03:10 PM
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You should be able to grow a dwarf banana tree indoors as long as you have somewhere to put it where it will get adequate light. I'm growing one indoors here in Canada. I have it sitting by a south-facing picture window and it is doing quite well.
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chilean rhubarb / gunnera tinctoria Apr 24, 2005 11:01 PM
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It sounds like it does require a lot of water and is probably supposed to be planted right at the edge of a pond: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/56632/index.html
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Growing dwarf cavendish banana in container Apr 18, 2005 01:35 PM
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Short stocky plants in general (not just bananas) are usually more desirable than long spindly ones that need to be propped up. So consider yourself lucky that you don't have the opposite problem I also have a dwarf banana. It is a little taller than yours, but not a great deal. If your roots seem excessively crowded in the pot, you might move it to a larger pot. Mine really takes off each time it gets a little more space.Edited by spectrum on Apr 18, 2005 at 01:36 PM |
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