Gecko
03-28-2009, 09:56 PM
Hi all,
Hope this is the right place for this thread.
I have started prepping my holes for new bananas, we are in sandy clay (or clay with sand). It was a melon field a year ago. I have dug down 2 feet, put compost, and some soil back in.
Now i need advice on where to get "pups"...
I would like to grow:
Orinoco
Ice Cream
Musa basjoo
Musa 'lady finger'
And would like advice on a ornamental or two.
Is the Lady Finger red when ripe? Or are there different varieties of Lady Fingers?
What online source or sources would you recommend?
What price range are the plants?
How deep generally do the roots of bananas grow?
(I ask that one as one of the spots selected for planting is near the underground power line (5 feet deep)).
We are in zone 9-10, and get strong winds are there better choices of bananas?
So much to learn
Thanks
Gecko
Hope this is the right place for this thread.
I have started prepping my holes for new bananas, we are in sandy clay (or clay with sand). It was a melon field a year ago. I have dug down 2 feet, put compost, and some soil back in.
Now i need advice on where to get "pups"...
I would like to grow:
Orinoco
Ice Cream
Musa basjoo
Musa 'lady finger'
And would like advice on a ornamental or two.
Is the Lady Finger red when ripe? Or are there different varieties of Lady Fingers?
What online source or sources would you recommend?
What price range are the plants?
How deep generally do the roots of bananas grow?
(I ask that one as one of the spots selected for planting is near the underground power line (5 feet deep)).
We are in zone 9-10, and get strong winds are there better choices of bananas?
So much to learn
Thanks
Gecko