What is that tip of a peeled banana called? The botanical name.
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Comments (101)Just a note "Dio Tenaceous" earth is actually "diatomaceous earth" (aka "DE"), as it is made of diatoms. :) When you use it either for garden or pet, there are some cautions to take. First, always use "food grade" DE. Pool-grade DE is too sharp and can be harmful; it is not meant to be ingested or used on pets or plants where humans or pets could ingest (or lick). Fresh-water food-grade is best, but most organic gardening places and many online shops sell food-grade DE. Second, as with ALL dusts, please do not use so much that you can really see it or breathe it, and always make sure either to not breathe it and use eye protection if there is a wind (and cover your pets' eyes), or use a dust mask, etc. One way of distributing it is by using a pizza cheese sprinkler. Planting tomatoes: When you plant them, pick the leggier plants. Pick off the lower branches of your transplants, and plant the tomato at an angle / Various: Look up "companion planting" there are many plants that grow well together. If you plant companion plants at the base of taller plants, you will have to do less weeding, and you will water more efficiently. One example is planting greens between onions, or basil at the feet of tomatoes. Strawberries. Plant radish patches near your strawberry patches. The radishes will draw the lygus bugs away from your strawberry blooms. You can them vacuum them off of the radishes or use your organic chemicals there without hurting your delicate berries....See MoreYour Botanical Roots Are Showing! Come join the fun!
Comments (23)Thanks for the laughs. I especially liked the site, Curious Taxonomy. 20 years ago I worked in a biological research lab (Invertebrates), and the curator I worked for, Dr. Alan Solem, had a lot of fun naming new species. He liked to brainstorm new names with the staff that were both meaningful and funny. When reading that site, under puns, I ran across one he named while I was there. Ba humbugi Solem, 1983 (endodontoid snail) from Mba island, Fiji. He was describing the snail a day or so before Christmas vacation. Actually, he really liked Christmas. The genus name of this group was already "Ba", and he just couldnÂt resist. Ittibittium Houbrick, 1993 (mollusc) These are smaller than molluscs of the genus Bittium. Houbrick was a malacologist from another institution my boss worked with. I think one-up-manship was going on OK, OK, I know this has nothing to do with plantsÂ.but I enjoyed travelling this tangent....See MoreBeautiful banana flower pics! What type is it?
Comments (9)Gabe, although it is not as common a variety, many bananas just goes from one person's backyard to another(just like the Namwah) and weren't bought in stores. May not be a common banana in the U.S. but may be very common in Southeast Asia. One reason I have come to believe that it is the Gros Michel(if it is the Chek Amboeing?!?) is because of its description, fragrant and mostly green when ripe. A description from Banana Tree(unfortunately I'm not allowed to link to it) shows a dwarf tree but it seems like either the description is wrong or the picture, the sight seems to be accurate with everything else, 12'?? but picture shows a dwarf type so I think there may some dwarf ones out there. It does state that "Fruits are green when ripe." Can anyone confirm this? Seems like ripe fruit changes color afterwards but not much in the beginning. Another site mentions the Malay name Pisang ambon or embung as the "Gros Michel", Malay name. I don't know if this could be a coincidence or not, sounds almost the same. My latest search actually led me back to one of our member's site Encanto farms with a mention of the cultivar "Ambon" which could just be something else. =) yeah, as you can tell I've been trying to figure out this backyard banana for a little while. I do have an "Amboeing?!?!" pup....See MoreBanana tree finally making bananas!
Comments (38)The bananas did give me some joy. I've had bananas off the tree in the tropics, and so I know how good they can be. As for mangoes, it is a good idea to net the fruit like this, especially to protect them from squirrels. This is similar to what I did with pineapple. I had no problem with animals eating my mangoes in Venice CA, but I did have a teenage surfer steal some of them once. After that I made sure that I kept my back gate locked. My neighbor next door caught the boy stealing my mangoes, and he asked the boy what he was doing, and the boy said that he knew me. Then my neighbor asked him what my name was, and the boy ran off with the mangoes. He only got two or three, but I did not have a large crop that year - only about twelve or fourteen that season, and the boy got the best ones. I didn't care if people stole figs because I had more than I could give away....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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