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mcrooke41
06-20-2016, 11:16 AM
Hi, my name is Mark. I live in east TN. I have been growing subtropical plants including bananas in my yard for 11 years now. I have tried many different kinds to see if they would survive our winters here unprotected. I grow a lot of them from seeds. Everything was going good for me up to four years ago when a unknown illness hit me and I was not able to take care of my plants. I lost a whole lot of them during those couple of real cold winters we had. This is the first year since then that I have felt normal and have started working back on my yard again. Before my illness hit me I had 9 types of bananas growing in the yard in the ground. I only have 4 types to survive since I was not able to take care of them. Musa Basjoo, Musa Sikkimensis Daj Giant, Musa Mekong Giant, and Musa Itinerans. I have several more types from seeds planted.
sputinc7
06-20-2016, 01:50 PM
Welcome fellow bananahead! :D
jjanest
06-20-2016, 05:33 PM
Hello and welcome,
I have not been sick but I've been trying to grow bananas in the ground for the past 5 years. The only variety I've tried was the cavendish. My problem with this variety is I have not been able to protect it during the winter months. I tried frost clothes, PVC frames, water buckets, and dirt around the trunk to no avail. Last year was the first time that I've seen a bloom and little bananas but all were lost during the cold. I've decided to try potting different varieties and in early spring, plant them in the ground to give them a chance to grow all summer long to see if I can get bananas before freezing. Is there a secret to producing or am I missing something? All advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Lee
sputinc7
06-20-2016, 07:47 PM
Cavendish is a cold sensitive variety.
cincinnana
06-20-2016, 10:05 PM
Welcome to the Jungle......
Duckfood
06-23-2016, 08:19 PM
Hello from Knoxville...
HMelendez
06-24-2016, 04:39 AM
Welcome to the banana gang!....:bananarow:
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