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This is where we discuss our banana collections; tips on growing bananas, tips on harvesting bananas, sharing our banana photos and stories.

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This forum is dedicated to the discussion of bananas that are able to grow and thrive in cold areas. You'll find lots of tips and discussions about keeping your bananas over the winter.

05-12-2026 01:52 AM

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Mystery Nanner? This is where you can get help to identify your banana plants. Upload some pics to your gallery and post a thread and let everyone know as much info that you have of the plant.

05-09-2026 11:10 PM

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This forum is for discussions about growing banana plants in containers.

11-30-2025 03:04 PM

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Discussions of all the different wild species of banana (non edible), an aspect of the hobby that deserves its own section.

05-03-2026 11:03 PM

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This forum is for discussions of ornamental bananas. Ornate bananas are beautiful and a joy to grow. And there are so many types to discuss and learn about.

12-23-2025 04:31 PM

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Whether your looking to sell your banana plants for a fixed price or for auction, you're bound to find a bunch of people who will probably be interested. Please describe what you are selling as best you can, what payment methods you accept, and where you will/will not ship to, as well as if local pickup is welcome or not.

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This is the forum where you may post about the types of banana plants you're looking to obtain, and in what quantities. Feel free to post a general "wish list" type thread where you list all the types of bananas that you're currently looking for, and continuously update it for best results.

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This forum is for discussing propagation techniques of banana plants. Tissue culturing is the popular process of creating clones from a source plant. There are other techniques to propagate banana plants however, such as nicking corms or dividing corms. Learn more inside.

01-05-2026 02:15 PM

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As one of the toughest seeds in the plant kingdom to figure out the keys to germination success with, this is a forum with banana seed germination tips. Please entitle posts like "Musa balbisiana," or "Musa cheesmani," etc. People would then post a reply under that heading, sharing their germination successes (and failures), what materials and methods they used, germination percentage, etc.

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This forum is for discussions of banana plant health topics such as coloration issues, burning, insects, pruning, transplanting, separating pups, viruses, disease, and other general banana plant health and maintenance issues.

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This forum is an area where you may discuss the soil to grow banana plants in, as well as soil additives such as teas, composts, manures, fertilizers and related topics.

04-19-2026 08:22 AM

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How do you prepare your bananas? Share your banana and plantain recipes here. Banana bread, nuclear tostones, banana pudding, banana custard, banana pie, fried bananas, banana ice cream, banana butter, plantain soup, banana chips, banana wines, banana smoothies... and more!

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Bananas are the number one exported fruit in the world, and the number one fruit eaten in nearly every country. This forum is for discussions of the economics of bananas involving producers, economists, consumers, transporters, wholesalers, and governments.

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This forum is the book review forum. Share with your peers your thoughts on what you've read, and also share your thoughts of what your considering reading. Please also use this forum to share links to banana research and reading material on the web.

02-24-2026 09:20 AM

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This is where we occasionally host banana contests. Guessing games, ID games, how many fingers games, and other various contests based with banana plants. Enter and win! All contests must be posted here, and all threads here are approved by our moderators before they will appear.

10-30-2019 05:28 PM

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Banana Fruit for Sale, Swap, & Wanted.

05-12-2026 05:30 AM

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This forum is the parent for all the discussions that occur from the wiki. Each page in the wiki gets it's own dedicated discussion forum, and this main forum is where they get created, for organization's sake. For more info, please see the banana wiki and look for any "discussion link" Those links take you to threads under this forum.

This is the `tell us about yourself` category. Please make an introductory post here, let us know a little about yourself. A perfect place to break the ice.

01-12-2026 01:13 AM

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Discussion of all other types of plants besides bananas.

05-15-2026 02:10 PM

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All other posts go here. Banana jokes, travel stories, anything else you would like to chat about.

02-27-2026 09:27 AM

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This is where you may discuss whats going on in your life, if you are traveling, had a new addition to your family, need prayers for a situation, etc.

01-03-2026 02:58 AM

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Do you know a good gardening DIY plan? Are you in need for some good DIY ideas? This is the forum to discuss all Do It Yourself plans and questions. For example, learn about: The pipe work to support banana bunches, making pots out of newspaper, using plastic cups as pots, tips for building coverings for plants during winter, etc. If you know a good DIY plan, please share it here, and if you need one, please ask away!

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This forum is for recipes for foods we make from our gardens, from plants aside from bananas (banana recipes are here). Preserves, pies, quiches, cakes, dried fruits, wines, beers, and other recipes from foods made from bounty from your garden belong in this forum. Share your most prized secret recipes for others to enjoy!

12-08-2024 05:29 AM

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Got soil? No? Well you came to the right place. This forum is for discussions of all hydroponics related discussions. Discuss techniques, media, equipment, lighting, and all other on-topic discussions of hydroponics.

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