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paulfw
01-23-2010, 03:53 AM
I am glad to have joined your organisation.

I am keen to plant a Musa velutina in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia; Post Code: 3450.

However, most of what I read tells me that they will not succed in a summer v. hot and winter v. frosty place like Castlemaine. However, they come from the Himalayas. I see that you have members in Southern Canada and mid-latitude Europe growing bananas. Do they grow in these places in the out doors?

I would be grateful for your advice.

New member;

Paul Walsh.

P.S. It doesn't get below freezing point here, but the frosts can be very severe.

Jack Daw
01-23-2010, 06:28 AM
Welcome!

Yeah, we grow it outdoors, even in the soil, but for my latitude specifically the only thing I can do in winter is either choose an incredibly good microclimate very close to the house (one spot) or I just dig the naners up.

Once you dig the naners up, you can pot them (wide and big pots) or move them inside in big sacks with soil...

Pretty much all you need to know about digging up is here:
http://www.bananas.org/f15/time-put-bananas-sleep-winter-310.html#post2057
http://www.bananas.org/f15/time-put-bananas-sleep-winter-310.html#post2103

stumpy4700
01-23-2010, 07:51 AM
If it is planted in the spring, most of the time it will flower by the start of fall. Mine did....best of luck and welcome to the site.

LilRaverBoi
01-23-2010, 04:42 PM
Welcome to the site! Hope you enjoy it here and learn a lot!

Richard
01-24-2010, 01:32 AM
However, they come from the Himalayas.

Paul,
The temperatures in the subtropic zone of the Himalayan "foothills" do not drop below 40 F. We think of this area as mountains but it is close to the equator.