mjzajic
04-22-2012, 04:59 PM
I have raised bananas in zone 7 for seven years. I like big leaved tropicals and exotic plants. I am a horticulturist, formerly supervisor of a botanic garden, now living in coastal Delaware.
My tips for bananas in marginally hardy areas are:
1. Plant on a mound that sheds water in winter to keep the tubers dry so they don't rot.
2. plant with lots of compost. Bananas prefer organic to petroleum fertilizers. The leaves on my bananas are six to eight feet long!
3. plant where there is some shelter from high winds or the leaves will always be in tatters.
4. Give away the many babies till your neighborhood is a jungle.
My tips for bananas in marginally hardy areas are:
1. Plant on a mound that sheds water in winter to keep the tubers dry so they don't rot.
2. plant with lots of compost. Bananas prefer organic to petroleum fertilizers. The leaves on my bananas are six to eight feet long!
3. plant where there is some shelter from high winds or the leaves will always be in tatters.
4. Give away the many babies till your neighborhood is a jungle.