I know what you mean I am in the UK and everyone who sees my garden is amazed that i am growing banana plants outside, as for producing edible fruit that can not be achieved yet without help, but the cliamte is changing that much that it is possable to grow many types of bananas ouside now and honest evryone who sees my garden wants to know all about them, thinking of doing a recording as i keep saying the same things lol, and most people leave with a pup or 2 lol. The word is spreading