kerrin_g
12-02-2007, 05:13 AM
Hi everyone,
I was born in the uk and moved to South Africa :0515: with my parents in the 70s. I moved back to the uk 4 years ago - boy did I have an education in weather change! :2756:
I had a few banana trees in my SA garden but they were low maintenance and were just there all year round. Now I am trying to grow some here in the North East of England and have found they are anything but low maintenance in winter..its now cold and wet wet wet
I have cut them back and dug them out and have put them in the loft for the winter - on the advice on the threads in this forum - thanks guys!
I would have just left them in the ground.
Everyone I know has laughed when I tell them Im growing bananas and they think Im crazy....(maybe a little). The 2 I planted in April this year took off and reached about 5 foot high - I was really impressed and loved the look on my neighbours face when he saw them......hee hee hee wait till next year.
You guys are really helpful in the forum and I hope one day (after experience is obtained) I will be able to contribute to the site as well.
cheers and happy bananaring.....
:nanadrink:
I was born in the uk and moved to South Africa :0515: with my parents in the 70s. I moved back to the uk 4 years ago - boy did I have an education in weather change! :2756:
I had a few banana trees in my SA garden but they were low maintenance and were just there all year round. Now I am trying to grow some here in the North East of England and have found they are anything but low maintenance in winter..its now cold and wet wet wet
I have cut them back and dug them out and have put them in the loft for the winter - on the advice on the threads in this forum - thanks guys!
I would have just left them in the ground.
Everyone I know has laughed when I tell them Im growing bananas and they think Im crazy....(maybe a little). The 2 I planted in April this year took off and reached about 5 foot high - I was really impressed and loved the look on my neighbours face when he saw them......hee hee hee wait till next year.
You guys are really helpful in the forum and I hope one day (after experience is obtained) I will be able to contribute to the site as well.
cheers and happy bananaring.....
:nanadrink: