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I'm new to this site, just subscribed and am learning to navigate the forums. Hope I'm posting to the right forum. I live in middle Tennesse and some charts show me in USDA zone 7 (7b?) while some charts on some of the tropical plant websites show me in zone 6. I'm fixing to (can tell I'm from the south) plant some banana plants in my backyard and need good advice from experienced "nanner people". I want some neat and different tropical plants that will produce edible fruit and bananas fit the bill.
What variety would you recommend and what type of upkeep am I looking at? I really don't want to dig them up and bring them in for the winter. I'd rather cut them back and cover them till spring. I'm looking at buying some Texas Star Bananas (the giant bulbs so I can get some fruit the first year)
What are your suggestions? Anybody in mid TN growing good bananas? Any advice will be greatly appreciated and put to use. I haven't purchased any plants yet. I hear some of the ornamental bananas do well but don't have edible fruit. With this economy I'm planting stuff I can eat ! Banana pudding in hard times makes life fine !
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