Play_Her

I'm in Atlanta, Ga. Zone 8 I believe. These usually die back to the ground during the winter and spring back up when the weather gets warm again. Maybe this year I'll try to cut them back and stack some hay or mulch around them to protect them better. Hopefully the one I transplanted will flower and we can figure out what it is. I've been told by the person who gave the original plant to me that it will produce bananas, but they're smaller than the supermarket variety.

Until this year I have never fertilized them, now I'm just using an all purpose 10-10-10 granular. I also ordered an "Ice Cream" variety plant from rarebananas.com. Any advice on how to care for the "Ice Cream" banana in my zone? I'm hoping it will thrive and do well here. Thanks again for all the info and compliments. I'm really enjoying the tropical feel these bananas give my pool area. I have a feeling I'm going BANANAS and they're going to take over my back yard before long.