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Seamus · 08-04-2013, 09:49 PM

Thanks Greg, what do you grow them in? Im assuming outdoors but I may be wrong.

Illia - have you been to CO? we have zero % humidity here... not kiding, zero. Ok, maybe 10%

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Thats what I was thinking, I have a greenhouse, sunroom and space in the house though we dont keep it that warm inside during the winter. and, if you saw my yard you would understand why I say that my neighbors wouldnt be freaked out if I erected a giant cold frame/mini greenhouse for a tropical tree. : ) They would just be freaked out by a 20 foot tropical tree in the yard... They all stop by and ask "whats that" and when they find out Im planting cheeries or blueberries they all say the same thing "you wont get any fruit, the birds will eat it all"... ok, Im eating pie right now with fruit we grew that the birds didnt touch because they have seeds everywhere to eat. and when I tell them Im growing tobacco plants I get "it wont grow here" ok, smoking some cavendish I grew, cured and wet kilned so to speak to perfection. and so on, with the solar dehydrator etc etc.

I dont know everything by any means but I do research the hell out of stuff and do things people tell me I cant because I think its funny when it works out. So, from my research, reading everything here I can and talking with a couple people via pm I have concluded that A. getting fruit may take some time and some serious effort but can be done and B. to do so will require me to grow them in an environment I can control temp wise and nebraska I mean humidity wise

I intend on going the dwarf route like you said Illia, growing maybe 8-10 plants and keeping them warm enough in winter to not have to over winter them. While it does get quite cold here we have more sun than almost all other states and where Im at we have excellent southern exposure, in the green house and sunroom I am building rocket mass heaters and can even build planters in between the exhaust pipes to keep the planters warm. Think cob covered planters 3 feet high 5 feet wide with a 3 feet wide space and how ever long I want them to be, so a planter that 3 ft high, 3 ft wide and say 15 feet long. I dont know, its an idea, maybe 4 high and 4 wide and 12 feet long. If I did that I would be able to keep the "ground" at 80 f and bring the air temp up to close to that.

Anyways, it seems that the dwarf varieties are the way to go and if I want fruit its a longer process because the temps will still be a little lower than perfect, same with humidity and light. does that sound about right?

thank you all for your time and insight, I really appreciate it.

Seamus.

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Seamus Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 7 BananaBucks : 6,187 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Colorado Bananas? Thanks Greg, what do you grow them in? Im assuming outdoors but I may be wrong. Illia - have you been to CO? we have zero % humidity here... not kiding, zero. Ok, maybe 10% . Thats what I was thinking, I have a greenhouse, sunroom and space in the house though we dont keep it that warm inside during the winter. and, if you saw my yard you would understand why I say that my neighbors wouldnt be freaked out if I erected a giant cold frame/mini greenhouse for a tropical tree. : ) They would just be freaked out by a 20 foot tropical tree in the yard... They all stop by and ask "whats that" and when they find out Im planting cheeries or blueberries they all say the same thing "you wont get any fruit, the birds will eat it all"... ok, Im eating pie right now with fruit we grew that the birds didnt touch because they have seeds everywhere to eat. and when I tell them Im growing tobacco plants I get "it wont grow here" ok, smoking some cavendish I grew, cured and wet kilned so to speak to perfection. and so on, with the solar dehydrator etc etc. I dont know everything by any means but I do research the hell out of stuff and do things people tell me I cant because I think its funny when it works out. So, from my research, reading everything here I can and talking with a couple people via pm I have concluded that A. getting fruit may take some time and some serious effort but can be done and B. to do so will require me to grow them in an environment I can control temp wise and nebraska I mean humidity wise I intend on going the dwarf route like you said Illia, growing maybe 8-10 plants and keeping them warm enough in winter to not have to over winter them. While it does get quite cold here we have more sun than almost all other states and where Im at we have excellent southern exposure, in the green house and sunroom I am building rocket mass heaters and can even build planters in between the exhaust pipes to keep the planters warm. Think cob covered planters 3 feet high 5 feet wide with a 3 feet wide space and how ever long I want them to be, so a planter that 3 ft high, 3 ft wide and say 15 feet long. I dont know, its an idea, maybe 4 high and 4 wide and 12 feet long. If I did that I would be able to keep the "ground" at 80 f and bring the air temp up to close to that. Anyways, it seems that the dwarf varieties are the way to go and if I want fruit its a longer process because the temps will still be a little lower than perfect, same with humidity and light. does that sound about right? thank you all for your time and insight, I really appreciate it. Seamus. Last edited by Seamus : 08-04-2013 at 09:57 PM.