Soir_Noir

I wouldn't say it was an amazing harvest but banana #1 did make 4 tiny bananas once. That was with me basically giving it nothing but water. As I get more into bananas I'll give better care+I imagine it can perform much, much better. I've grown #1 in the living room (fairly large windows.. someday I hope for a big greenhouse where I can stash all my lovely tropical plants/trees) for years. #2+3 were purchased this year; I've got one indoors and one in the ground so I can practice overwintering a banana for the first time. So far I've built a 'cage' with 4 t-posts and about 4' tall of chicken wire wrapped around. My intent is to fill that with dry leaves as insulation from the cold (at the suggestion of a youtube video). I've also been skimming the forum for other overwintering tips. It would be nice to know how to have success both indoors+out. This week I ordered a pisang ceylon (from a seller on ebay) which will also be put in the living room. It seems to be the variety claimed to taste either of strawberry shortcake, berry, apple, or citrus (depending on the source) but everybody seems to agree it has excellent flavor so I figure I'll try it. +Someday I'll track down a real blue java. For now I uploaded pix of bananas #1-3 in my gallery; would appreciate anybody's input on identification. I still think #1 is a different species from #2+3. The latter have pink 'veins' which #1 never did.