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meizzwang · 12-12-2016, 01:09 PM

Burris:just a word of caution:
1) Florida Hill Nursery is infamous for not sending the variety you ordered. Acquiring the right variety is EVERYTHING if you want to successfully produce fruit outside of the tropics. I personally bought 5 different varieties from them, not a single plant turned out so far to be what I ordered.
2) It takes some experience to successfully harden off these Tissue culture plants and get them to blooming size. If you grow indoors, be careful as I received some plants from FHN with spider mites. This isn't really an issue if you harden them off outdoors.
3) Many members (but not all) on this forum offer significantly better, larger, and healthier starting material that is accurately labeled. Verified sellers have feedback on this forum (forgot how to find it, but it's there). You may pay a little more (not always), but it's worth every cent because years of time and effort is saved by getting the right plant in the first place.
4) best time to start/plant bananas is when it starts getting warm outside and the nights aren't freezing cold.

12-12-2016, 01:09 PM	#182 (permalink)
meizzwang Zone: 9b Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 235 BananaBucks : 77,179 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 647 Times Was Thanked 1,032 Times in 218 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Florida Hill Nursery? Burris:just a word of caution: 1) Florida Hill Nursery is infamous for not sending the variety you ordered. Acquiring the right variety is EVERYTHING if you want to successfully produce fruit outside of the tropics. I personally bought 5 different varieties from them, not a single plant turned out so far to be what I ordered. 2) It takes some experience to successfully harden off these Tissue culture plants and get them to blooming size. If you grow indoors, be careful as I received some plants from FHN with spider mites. This isn't really an issue if you harden them off outdoors. 3) Many members (but not all) on this forum offer significantly better, larger, and healthier starting material that is accurately labeled. Verified sellers have feedback on this forum (forgot how to find it, but it's there). You may pay a little more (not always), but it's worth every cent because years of time and effort is saved by getting the right plant in the first place. 4) best time to start/plant bananas is when it starts getting warm outside and the nights aren't freezing cold.