Re: Hello from the Frozen North
Even though I think you are very far north of traditional banana-growing-country, I love your dedication and your spirit!
Even Rajapuri will not grow to produce bananas in a single season, I think 9 months of frostfree growing is needed to produce fruit. Probably around 6 months of growing & flowering, and then another 3 months for proper ripening. But this is not my field of expertise, Pitangadiego, JoeReal, and many other people here know more about fruiting than I do.
Just remember, even with musa basjoo the stems must be virtually frost-free during the winter. They can take a few hours of -2, but prolonged and penetrating frosts eventually kills the stems. If you are going to leave them outside, heat-cables (frostguard) and wrapping is probably the only way to go.
Erlend
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