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Spark · 05-06-2009, 02:26 AM

Hi there!

My fiance has always wanted a banana plant, he apparently used to try to talk his parents into getting one regularly, they have a spectacular skylight/glass door arrangement in their living room and it's like a greenhouse, or maybe like a jungle in there with the neat plants they grow!

Sadly I have no such arrangements, I currently live in a tiny apartment with an even tinier back patio. That's my only growspace. I've thought about trying indoors, but the only possible space would be right in front of the patio on the inside anyhow, that's the only place that gets much light.

I ordered some bananas pretty much on a whim, because they were cheap, because my fiance egged me on, and because I thought it would be a fun project to add to all my other weird plants I'm growing. (I have some regular garden stuff, but I like unusual things too.)

I've been reading up on bananas all I can. Anybody got any advice for my particular situation? Anything I should be aware of that might not be mentioned in general care websites?

The two plants I ordered are a double mahoi and a dwarf namwah. Figured I might as well try two different kinds, so if one isn't happy the other might still thrive.

And is it true that it takes 18 months to get ripe fruit?

Thanks!

PS. Here's a photo of my garden so far.

Big pots for the bananas just got added, though the plants themselves won't be here for a week or so.

05-06-2009, 02:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Spark Likes weird plants Location: Oregon Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 42 BananaBucks : 36,948 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 43 Times in 20 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Containers outdoors in zone 8 (newbie) Hi there! My fiance has always wanted a banana plant, he apparently used to try to talk his parents into getting one regularly, they have a spectacular skylight/glass door arrangement in their living room and it's like a greenhouse, or maybe like a jungle in there with the neat plants they grow! Sadly I have no such arrangements, I currently live in a tiny apartment with an even tinier back patio. That's my only growspace. I've thought about trying indoors, but the only possible space would be right in front of the patio on the inside anyhow, that's the only place that gets much light. I ordered some bananas pretty much on a whim, because they were cheap, because my fiance egged me on, and because I thought it would be a fun project to add to all my other weird plants I'm growing. (I have some regular garden stuff, but I like unusual things too.) I've been reading up on bananas all I can. Anybody got any advice for my particular situation? Anything I should be aware of that might not be mentioned in general care websites? The two plants I ordered are a double mahoi and a dwarf namwah. Figured I might as well try two different kinds, so if one isn't happy the other might still thrive. And is it true that it takes 18 months to get ripe fruit? Thanks! PS. Here's a photo of my garden so far. Big pots for the bananas just got added, though the plants themselves won't be here for a week or so.