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Banana Man has contributed to 17 posts out of 2610 total posts
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20 Most recent posts:
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Spring Banana ? Nov 23, 2004 10:36 PM
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I haven't really tried growing indoor banana yet, just wondering if I could start my banana plants this winter inside and give them a head start, I'm in zone 7. Does any here have any tips for growing banana inside? Do I need super duper bright sodium vapor lights or can I use something less? What are your experinces growing inside? 
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
How many types of banana are there? Nov 23, 2004 10:29 PM
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Howdy Ken, long time no see, I mean write? ahaha. Try ~300 different kinds. hehe plus the guy that lives next door that makes about 301? ahhaa
General Discussions. »
What is your favorite smelling tropical plant poll? Nov 23, 2004 10:25 PM
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I love magnolias too!
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
banana flowers Nov 10, 2004 09:44 AM
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Maybe your thinking of San Pedro cactus, I'm seen them have some really nice flowers but I think they where white and would open more at night If I remember right. Or could it be this CLEISTOCACTUS smaragdiflorus catamarca "Firecracker cactus"?? http://www.banana-tree.com/Product_Detail~category~1~Product_ID~2255~StartRow~1.cfm
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Growing Banana in the Cold. Nov 8, 2004 08:55 AM
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I like growing musa basjoo because it tolerates the cold so well, we've had some cold winters before, all I did was mulch and the darn things come right back next spring. I head that musa basjoo that has been mulched will put with temps down to -20 F !!! what a crazy plant, I mean herb.
General Tropical plant growing Tips »
Growing GUNNERA MANICATA Nov 8, 2004 07:20 AM
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Man I had no idea just how huge thos manicata leaves can get, what a freaky plant. Gunnera manicata reminds me of that plant they had in the movie... cant' think of the name where it would eat people ahahhaa. I've seen some pictures of gunnera growing very, very large; too bad the weather here isn't good enough to grow well all year. Has anybody here grown manicata to a huge size too? How long did it take before it started eating people? ahahhaa
General Discussions. »
What is your favorite smelling tropical plant poll? Nov 8, 2004 07:01 AM
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Me likes Jasmine very much (Smeagol voice). ahhaah
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Growing Banana in the Cold. Nov 8, 2004 06:57 AM
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Me loves cold hardy! Arrgh
General Tropical plant growing Tips »
NYCTANTHES arbor tristis Nov 8, 2004 06:56 AM
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arbor tristis loves full sun and lots of water during growing season but will go dormanty when temps get below around 50 degrees, don't over water keeping the soil on the dry side then. Make sure you use well draining soil. They like humid weather esp. at night. If you live in a cold climate you may overwinter nycanthes arbor tristis indoors. A general fertilzer will work fine. Good luck! Sound like your seeds weren't that viable, or you waited to long to plant them when you got them or you didn't wait long enough for them to germinate? There are many factors, all they need is to be viable first, then warmth,water,light, and bingo you have a growing plant; eaiser said then done. 
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
harvesting seeds Nov 8, 2004 06:43 AM
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You can store them in plastic bags in your refrigerator to extend their viability, not sure exactly how long they'll be good for. Musa Ornate are pretty easy to germinate, but you have to balance not over watering them with not letting them go dry, they need constant moisture as they grow. I don't think you really need to "clean" the musa seeds never heard of that. Their seems to be many different type of Musa Ornata after researching it more. Good luck with your Royal Purple!
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Your nuty forum administrator Nov 5, 2004 09:15 AM
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Wow Guru, you went all the way to the Islands to get your seed? Or where you there on vacation already? I visited there once before it was great, went surfing and scuba diving. hahaa Now I'm in the crapy freezing cold US weather ahhaa. God, I would have so many tropical plants growing if I lived in the Islands!
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
How to store banana for winter? Nov 5, 2004 09:01 AM
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Great instructions Guru, I guess that’s why they call you Guru  ! Yes don't wrap in plastic, I've made that mistake once before. Guru what would you say to do if the plant has suckers, but they're not that big, say around 6" tall? I'd like to let the suckers grow some more first. I wonder if it would be better to remove the suckers even though they are little small or just wrap with them attached. Which way would insure their best chances of survival? What would you do if the banana was starting to get really big, cut the stalk down? My one banana is about 6' tall now, I guess I could trim the leaves still and wrap the whole thing. It probably would be bad to cut the stalk right?
Tropical plants help! questions and answers. »
My coral tree has mites, what do i do? Nov 5, 2004 08:51 AM
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Quote: Hi Banana man, What I do against mites is spray the plant off(weekly) in my shower, which works O.K. for a smaller one and gets harder the bigger the plant. It is hard (very!) to get rid of these pests without chemicals. One cheap but admittedly gross way is to make a tea of old ciggarette butts and spray with that,(be cafeful it stains and stinks!) allow to dry a day, rinse in shower, and repeat weekly as the mite eggs hatch, After a couple of weeks you can knock em back pretty well. Greetings Guru! Now that you say that I do remember someone telling me once to use water and rinse them off, but I find it hard to believe that just using water would be good enough? Guess I'll have to try it and see. I like the old cig. "Ortho" mix hhaa I wonder of getting a can of fresh cheap tobacco would work better since it might have more of whatever in it to kill these little *&^%s ?--- Original message by Guru on Nov 5, 2004 07:24 AM I heard indoor plants are much more likely to get mites too, I'm starting to believe this now. I do love the idea of showering with my plants though, I already eat with them, sleep around them etc. I wonder if they could legalize "HomoBotanical" marriages? Peace
Tropical plants help! questions and answers. »
My coral tree has mites, what do i do? Nov 4, 2004 12:01 PM
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I noticed the other day that my coral tree which I've been keeping inside the last couple months now has spider mites. How the heck do you get rid of these little monsters without using all kinds of chemicals? Anybody have a suggestion? Thanks guys. 
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
banana flowers Nov 4, 2004 11:57 AM
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I'm still waiting for my banana plants to flower I think it is going to be another year or so? My musa basjoo grew suckers this year though so I am very pleased; esp. since I just started growing.
General Discussions. »
How long have your been into growing tropicals? Nov 4, 2004 11:54 AM
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This is my first year really growing tropical plants, and I love it. I was amazed how fast my banana grew this summer; I swear I could almost watch the thing grow. My coral tree grew like a weed, and my other banana grew their first suckers! yeah. Just wanted to take a poll I guess on how long other people have been into tropical plant gardening. |
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