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Originally Posted by roughthumb
I'm in south Austin and I bought my house with bananas in the back yard. drought and freeze also killed them and now I'd like to plant more. I was kinda bummed because I had only gotten them to fruit once before losing them.
How did you go about starting up the new patch and what did you plant? How much sun do they get?
TIA,
janice
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Thanks for the welcome. This was from 2016 lol.
In a nutshell, I planted a few types but the dwarf Orinocos do the best for me. I plant them close to the house but not too close for wind and chill protection. They get a lot of sun but also some shade from the hottest part of the day under a tall tree.
New patch is easy. Dig a hole, put some composted cow manure mixed with native soil, water but don't keep them in soggy conditions. They are hard to kill.
Watch the heat!!! Best of luck!!!
Thanks everybody for all the new welcomes!!
