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bamboochik has contributed to 59 posts out of 2325 total posts
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General Discussions. »
What is your favorite smelling tropical plant poll? Jan 10, 2008 12:37 PM
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I have a Brugmansia that is to die for in looks but the smell would gag a horse!!! Never got the name on this one. Starts out with white flowers and then they turn to a light pink and then medium pink. Great looker, just lousy scent.  I guess my favorite smelling plant is my Butterfly Gingers or the wild Honeysuckle and Jasimine that grows wild on my homestead here in southern ALABAMA Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
What to do next? Jan 10, 2008 12:32 PM
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Banana seedlings do best if they are potted up slowly...1 inch bigger pot at a time. Otherwise they may end up rotting if they don't' have enough leaves to transpire the excess moisture. At this time of year I would make sure they get plenty of light and only a light feeding so as not to cause them to grow too quickly. You need slow, steady, growth till you can pot them outside in ground or larger pot. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
yellowing leaves Aug 11, 2007 10:43 AM
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How surprising to see this thread still continuing! Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Oct 2, 2006 10:28 AM
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You can still grow banana's just for the sheer beauty of the plant. I don't grow them for the fruit. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Multiple pups from the old corm,Keepem all ?,some,Just 1 ? Jun 27, 2006 08:57 PM
(Total replies: 15)
Nor did I want to see them make you leave the forum  This is one of the longest running threads Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Jun 23, 2006 08:37 PM
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This is very common for banana plants grown in pots or ground in colder climates or anywhere for that matter. Many years ago when I started buying my banana corms from William O. Lessard, Most of them would not come up from the corm but would pup-out. It doesn't matter whether they do or not. This spring I had some coming up from the original corm and was actually surprised! In the first place, I had not even mulched it or protected it in any way so was not even sure that it would grow. It did. I highly recommend W.O. Lessards book on banana growing if you can find it. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Multiple pups from the old corm,Keepem all ?,some,Just 1 ? Jun 20, 2006 08:10 AM
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No I haven't. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Multiple pups from the old corm,Keepem all ?,some,Just 1 ? Jun 16, 2006 06:32 AM
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You should be able to just click on The donalds user name and get his profile with his email addy if he allows it. I noticed, though, that even my email doesn't show up and I clicked "allow others to see my email". Good question! Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Multiple pups from the old corm,Keepem all ?,some,Just 1 ? Jun 15, 2006 07:14 AM
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I sell plants here at my nursery so I may be able to give you some tips on how to send your bananas. First, make sure you have viable plants. (rooted and growing) Then send by Priority Mail. It's much less expensive and both parcel services are rough on the boxes so that's a given. For many of my plants I like the larger triangle boxes. Remove plant from pot after watering well the night before shipping and place in a plastic bag. Tape opening closed carefully around plant. Wrap foilage in several layers of newspapers and tape, leaving top opened. Fill the rest of the top with styrofoam peanuts and close. I like to punch some holes in the box around the area of the foliage in hot weather. If it's very hot you can add a "cold pack" or in cold weather a "hot pack". You can buy them in quantitiy for cheap. Plaster 'FRAGILE' all over the box. You just may get a kind postal worker who actually cares. By the way, I don't think you can offer plants for sale here. Better finish this up off-forum. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Getting to know other members ... »
Help!!! Needed FAST!! Jun 11, 2006 10:12 AM
(Total replies: 3)
Probable causes: Too much water Fertilizing too soon Too much sun too soon, especially afternoon sun with the ozone layer being as it is in this day and age. This banana is probably dead as I write but maybe this info will help with your next plant. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
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Passion flower blooming question Jun 11, 2006 09:50 AM
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Possible reasons for not blooming: Too much nitrogen fertilizer. Passion flower vines need very little fertilizer. I have them growing wild here at my nursery and they are never fed and grow in the worst places. Not enough light Not enough heat Season too short Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
dwarf cavendish question Jun 11, 2006 09:43 AM
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Here is my favorite mix for potted bananas: 1/3 good potting soil such as Miracle Grow 1/3 compost 1/3 either, shredded or small chipped bark, pea gravel, or perlite You can begin fertilizing after your banana plant has two leaves. Unless you are privy to compost tea, then I suggest Peters 20-20-20 diluted half strenth till your plant has four to six leaves. then you can fertilize with this same formula once every seven to ten days. Do not over-water your new banana until it has plenty of leaves (at least 4) or you will rot the corm. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Self-watered pots? Jun 11, 2006 09:30 AM
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They would be fine for an up and growing banana but I would not use them to plant a new corm as it could cause it to rot. You want to allow the soil to dry out a bit between watering until your banana has at least 3-4 leaves. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Two dwarf bananas in a pot. Jun 11, 2006 09:25 AM
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Yes you can but since your banana will be producing pups I don't see the point. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
General Discussions. »
Broken banana trunk Jun 11, 2006 09:20 AM
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The banana will come back so don't worry about that. Just don't over-water and rot the corm until it does. Banana's require a lot of heat? What are your highs and lows? You can try some black plastic mulch to heat up the soil. The banana's will just lift it up if you place it lightly on the ground. I am in south AL and even my banana plants have been slow to take off due to our cooler than normal nights this year. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
How to grow banana seeds? Better banana seeds germination instructions? Jun 11, 2006 09:07 AM
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Sorry no one has answered this for you. I regularily grow banana plants from seed and here is my method: Boil one qt. of water and pour this over seeds. Leave seeds in this for five days. Fill a flat with a good potting soil such as miracle grow and set on a heat mat or heating pad set on high (90-95 degrees is what you are seeking) Plant seeds 1" apart and cover with a piece of plastic or glass. Turn heating pad off at night and back on during the day. You will see sprouting after a few weeks, sporadically. Some seeds may even take up to a year, but most will sprout with-in a months time. Carefull dig up the seeds and pot them in small pots and move up to larger pots as they continue to get larger. Don't over-water until you see they have plenty of leaves to take up this moisture or they will rot. Grow on as for any banana plant after that. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Why did a new pup come out of the bottom trunk? Jun 11, 2006 08:58 AM
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It can do both. It just means your corm is still quite viable and in the long run, I have found this to be a wonderful surprise. The banana's directly from the corm give you a larger banana plant much quicker as well as pups so rejoice! Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Multiple pups from the old corm,Keepem all ?,some,Just 1 ? Jun 11, 2006 08:55 AM
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You can do either. Me, I like the look of a clump of banana's rather than one single, lonely, looking banana swaying in the breeze. One way to try and keep the corms contained is to do as you would with bamboo and put in a barrier around the area you wish to keep them in. This will work for quite a few years but eventually you may have to dig everything up and re-plant your viable corms. Dig in some fresh compost and remove any dead or rotting old corms. Make sure you don't fertilize outside the area you wish the banana's to stay or they will also want to wander out. They are terrific feeders and will follow food. Same with water. Keep the bed watered well but not around the bed. I've been growing banana's for 35 yrs. so these are just my own ideas on how to handle them. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Jun 11, 2006 08:38 AM
(Total replies: 62)
I really don't believe the "mother" plant is nurturing the pups once she has flowered. Once the pups are up they can make it on their own. If they couldn't then you would have no success when digging up pups, which of course we all do. I like to dig my pups for moving to other areas only when they have reached 2 1/2-3' tall. I find by then they have a much better chance at surviving in their new home, whether it be pot or ground. If pot, make sure it is not overly large as the new corm will rot if kept too wet in the beginning. Once it is up and growing vigorously it can take all the water you can give it along with a lot of fertilizer. I use my own Bunny-Worm compost for all my plants along with a well composted chicken manure from my flock. If I had to use a chemical fertilizer I would go with Peters 20-20-20 as that is what I used with great success many years ago. Seems to work well for everything. Note: I have found that my musa and ensete like a little afternoon shade now. The ozone layer is so damaged that it is even effecting sun loving plants and causing them to burn on new leaves. Frightening! Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday.
General Discussions. »
Banana Tree leaf juice makes my tongue go numb? May 2, 2006 11:38 AM
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Could be a couple of things. You could be having a reaction to the poisons sprayed on the plants. Foreign countries are not regulated as we are (tongue in cheek) in the USA as to pesticide, insecticide, fungicide, etc use. Or it could be that you are just allergic to banana's, period. Make your words soft and sweet; you just may have to eat them someday. |
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