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banarama
09-17-2009, 07:08 PM
Hi all!
Great site here and I hope I can contribute. I live in Cleveland,OH and have been growing banana plants here for about 30 years. I also carve Tikis- in wood found in this area- and palm wood from Florida. I am a member of Tikicentral.com as well. Look for posts from freddimon if you like. I just found out that there are hardy bananas that can survive outside in our cold winter months- with plenty of mulch. I have grown some really nice looking ground planted bananas this summer. I'd like to just leave them in ground if I could. And so the musa basjoo is what I hope I have been growing in pots all these previous years. I understand it is the hardiest... but we aquired the banana plant 30 years ago in Jamaica, so I have to wonder what it really is! And so my first question is... how do I know what kind of plant I have?
Thanx for reading this!
Banarama

sbl
09-17-2009, 07:22 PM
Welcome. I am a wood carver as well--mostly ducks. But back to the question of what kind of banana you have--post some pics in a thread in the identification forum--there are some really good experts that can help there. As for cold hardy bananas, my Orinocos have survived 7 F in ground (the corm).

Eric
09-17-2009, 07:32 PM
Welcome aboard, Banarama :) ! Thirty years!? Incredible! That's 2 lifetimes for me. Sbl's right on about Banana ID, lots of really sharp experts there! Tikis!? Yes!! Have 2 myself, Luv Tikis and have started a collection! The site is very friendly & info-packed. If ya have any questions about using the forum, just ask. Enjoy!

Sbl: Thanx for the temperature info on Orinoco :) !! I'll be getting one soon!!

LilRaverBoi
09-17-2009, 07:35 PM
Welcome to bananas.org! This site is a wealth of great information! You can learn a lot by reading the forums or wiki pages, but asking questions is also effective to get your answers. Though by the sound of it you know your way around bananas! The tikis sound sweet! You should post some pictures to share...I'd love to see your work! ENJOY THE SITE!!

banarama
09-17-2009, 07:57 PM
Thanx sbl, Eric and LilRaverBoi for the welcome!

justjoan
09-18-2009, 07:17 AM
Welcome from Minnesota:coldbanana:Banarama!:waving:

cherokee_greg
09-18-2009, 10:10 AM
welcome from California. Happy your here.

banarama
09-19-2009, 05:20 AM
Thanx Justjoan and Cherokee Greg! Pix coming this weekend I hope!

austinl01
09-19-2009, 03:27 PM
I love tikis!!! I would like to learn how to carve them, but I'm no artist.

Bob
09-19-2009, 06:47 PM
Welcome Bananarama..........I can't believe that name hasn't been used yet.....of course I picked "bob" so that explains it a bit. Let's hear more about what you're growing.

oldguardmom
09-20-2009, 12:32 AM
Welcome from Chillicothe Ohio, I am new to the site and banana birthing myself.
Tania

The Hollyberry Lady
09-20-2009, 07:15 AM
Hello from Canada, Banarama!


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Jack Daw
09-20-2009, 09:23 AM
Hi from Europe and I'm already looking forward to seeing your pics.