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Old 04-08-2008, 06:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hi everyone,

Thank you for allowing me to join.
I am new at growing bananas and hope to learn alot about them.

I just recently planted a "Snow Banana", "Pink Dwarf Bananas" and
a "Pink Torch Ginger".

I am looking for hints and ideas as to how to grow these species.
The "Pink Torch Giner" is up. I am just holding my breath.
I have it in an Eastern window and am just holding my breath.

Thanks again
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Old 04-08-2008, 08:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Well howdy!



Be sure to add your city and state/province etc. to your Profile so that we can better understand your needs.

Also, consider growing a fruiting banana!
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Hello Ragmop

Please do add some info to your profile.
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Welcome Ragmop - I hope you have a high ceiling if you are considering keeping your torch ginger indoors - mine is currently 18ft tall.

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Welcome - heed Cassie's warning, the torch ginger will quickly overtake your ceiling.
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:40 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
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Where do I find the profiles.

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Top of the page in the tool bar, left hand side "User CP" you can edit it there!
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Pray tell, what is a fruiting banana? Now you have me curious.
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Pray tell, what is a fruiting banana? Now you have me curious.
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Plants sold as "banana plant" can be:

1. Ornamental
a. producing no edible fruit, for example "Ensete" varieties
b. produces seeded fruit

2. Edible, seedless fruiting bananas. There are
a. fresh eating varieties
b. cooking varieties
c. some that are used both for fresh eating and cooking

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Old 04-09-2008, 02:29 PM   #12 (permalink)
 
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Thank you Richard,
So does this mean that some Bananas will tolerate our winters or are these
greenhouse or house items?

Have a great day
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Hi Leslie, welcome here on the forum!
there are no musas that can tolerate your winters.
the musa basjoo is the hardiest form (ornamental and reaches a height of 4 metres )
this can survive zone 6 tempreatures, the stems will then they till the ground but the corm in the ground will survive. the stem of a basjoo is hardy till 23 F or so.
so maybe you can put a BAsjoo in the ground and give it protetion by tempreaturs below 10 F or so
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Dear Daen
Thank you for your response. I believe I have a couple of varieties, so it would
probably be best to put them out in the summer and bring them in for the winter.
-40 or 50 is not uncommon here for a few weeks. What is a BAsjoo? I have a snow
banana, is that completely different?
Thanks
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You have come to right spot - Welcome!!
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For Rimbey, you pretty much will have to bring them in for the winter...
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Thank you so much for your advise. I also took a look at your flowers and they
are amazing. Perhaps one day ........
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Welcome Ragmop - I hope you have a high ceiling if you are considering keeping your torch ginger indoors - mine is currently 18ft tall.

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You must have a very high ceiling or a grand greenhouse.
Unfortunately, I lost mine and am going to attempt to get some more
seeds and start again. Wish me luck.

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Hi Leslie, welcome here on the forum!
there are no musas that can tolerate your winters.
the musa basjoo is the hardiest form (ornamental and reaches a height of 4 metres )
this can survive zone 6 tempreatures, the stems will then they till the ground but the corm in the ground will survive. the stem of a basjoo is hardy till 23 F or so.
so maybe you can put a BAsjoo in the ground and give it protetion by tempreaturs below 10 F or so
Thanks for the advise. Do you sell or have any I could buy?
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