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unclelahr · 05-09-2018, 10:54 AM

Hi,

I really love growing tropical fruits. I am originally from Kansas, where the most exotic thing that we could grow was a mulberry tree or elderberries. Now that I live in Arizona, with subtropical weather, I am really addicted to growing tropical. I have two banana plants currently: a Mona Lisa and a Goldfinger. The mona lisa is about 15 months old and really starting to take off. The Goldfinger is younger, only about 3 months old. Growing tropical in the desert near Phoenix is a bit of a challenge. It is not the heat but the cold and the intense sun we get that really makes growing tropicals hard. I the plant can survive the first summer, you practically have it made.

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unclelahr Location: Mesa AZ Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Unclelahr Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4 BananaBucks : 2,205 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	growing bananas in the desert Hi, I really love growing tropical fruits. I am originally from Kansas, where the most exotic thing that we could grow was a mulberry tree or elderberries. Now that I live in Arizona, with subtropical weather, I am really addicted to growing tropical. I have two banana plants currently: a Mona Lisa and a Goldfinger. The mona lisa is about 15 months old and really starting to take off. The Goldfinger is younger, only about 3 months old. Growing tropical in the desert near Phoenix is a bit of a challenge. It is not the heat but the cold and the intense sun we get that really makes growing tropicals hard. I the plant can survive the first summer, you practically have it made.