Greetings!

buzzybee · 07-22-2008, 09:29 AM

I am so glad to have found this site! I am new today to this website and forum. I did not even know there was such a thing as a winter hardy banana until this year! How cool! A couple that lives about a mile from me have been growing them for about 4 years I just found out and I thought they were wintering them inside. Not so! I got curious and stopped to ask them about it. Their original plant is now a small forest of banana trees!

I purchased mine on clearance for about $7.00 about 4-6 weeks ago and it was about 1 foot tall. What a deal! About three feet tall now and it puts out a new leaf every week it seems and has 3 pups. It is a pretty green and looks healthy. I am learning a lot already and want to be sure that it survives the coming winter here in Michigan so I am counting on all of you to help me make that happen with all your good advice and I have some to share too! I love gardening and this banana is going to be fun to grow!

CookieCows · 07-22-2008, 09:31 AM

Welcome!!

The information dam is going to burst forth for you!!! This is a great place to learn.

Deb

mskitty38583 · 07-22-2008, 10:08 AM

within a few months you have 5,then 15, then 19, then 38 nanas. you cant grow just one. welcome to the org!

Nancy · 07-22-2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mskitty38583

within a few months you have 5,then 15, then 19, then 38 nanas.

She's not kidding: the more types you have, the more types you covet. Even crazy 50-foot varieties that have no business in anyone's back yard....

Kylie2x · 07-23-2008, 04:48 PM

Hey and Welcome from Texas!!! Congrats one your purchase! sounds like it is very happy!!!! You have found a wonderful place to gather allllll kinds of info and the people here ROCK!!!!! Be sur to check out the auction forum.. One can never have too many Banana's!!!LOL
Kylie

mike · 07-23-2008, 09:02 PM

Welcome buzzybee. Any information there is to know about bananas can be found here. Congrats on your purchase. The quest for the knowledge is half the fun at lease it is to me. WARNING make sure you have time to support an addiction. After you learn what some of us do especially those in colder areas to be successful you will know we are addicts. Good luck

buzzybee · 07-23-2008, 09:16 PM

Thanks to all for the warm welcome! This sounds like a fun place to be. I already have an addiction to plants! When I see one that interests me the hunt is on until I find it and sometimes at any cost! It makes for a fun adventure! 50 ft banana tree? WHO said that??? I would be the talk of the town. As it is I am sure this future banana forest in my front yard will turn some heads!

MediaHound · 07-24-2008, 10:25 PM

Welcome!!

07-22-2008, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
buzzybee Location: Niles MI Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 2,483 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Greetings! I am so glad to have found this site! I am new today to this website and forum. I did not even know there was such a thing as a winter hardy banana until this year! How cool! A couple that lives about a mile from me have been growing them for about 4 years I just found out and I thought they were wintering them inside. Not so! I got curious and stopped to ask them about it. Their original plant is now a small forest of banana trees! I purchased mine on clearance for about $7.00 about 4-6 weeks ago and it was about 1 foot tall. What a deal! About three feet tall now and it puts out a new leaf every week it seems and has 3 pups. It is a pretty green and looks healthy. I am learning a lot already and want to be sure that it survives the coming winter here in Michigan so I am counting on all of you to help me make that happen with all your good advice and I have some to share too! I love gardening and this banana is going to be fun to grow!

07-22-2008, 09:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
CookieCows Member CookieCows's Photo Gallery Location: Kentucky Find me on the map! Zone: 6-7 Name: Deb Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,182 BananaBucks : 71,797 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,347 Times Was Thanked 696 Times in 393 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 159 Times	Re: Greetings! Welcome!! The information dam is going to burst forth for you!!! This is a great place to learn. Deb __________________

07-22-2008, 10:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
mskitty38583 banana junkie mskitty38583 's Photo Gallery Location: north carolina Find me on the map! Zone: 7b Name: mskitty Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,071 BananaBucks : 189,337 Feedback: 26 / 100% Said "Thanks" 82 Times Was Thanked 890 Times in 617 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 136 Times	Re: Greetings! within a few months you have 5,then 15, then 19, then 38 nanas. you cant grow just one. welcome to the org! __________________ WELCOME TO THE GATOR NATION

07-23-2008, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kylie2x Senior Member Kylie2x's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,225 BananaBucks : 114,019 Feedback: 23 / 100% Said "Thanks" 313 Times Was Thanked 269 Times in 165 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 160 Times	Re: Greetings! Hey and Welcome from Texas!!! Congrats one your purchase! sounds like it is very happy!!!! You have found a wonderful place to gather allllll kinds of info and the people here ROCK!!!!! Be sur to check out the auction forum.. One can never have too many Banana's!!!LOL Kylie

07-23-2008, 09:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
mike More bananas less stress mike's Photo Gallery Location: Savannah Georgia Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9 Name: Mike Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 289 BananaBucks : 14,649 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Greetings! Welcome buzzybee. Any information there is to know about bananas can be found here. Congrats on your purchase. The quest for the knowledge is half the fun at lease it is to me. WARNING make sure you have time to support an addiction. After you learn what some of us do especially those in colder areas to be successful you will know we are addicts. Good luck

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07-23-2008, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
buzzybee Location: Niles MI Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 2,483 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Greetings! Thanks to all for the warm welcome! This sounds like a fun place to be. I already have an addiction to plants! When I see one that interests me the hunt is on until I find it and sometimes at any cost! It makes for a fun adventure! 50 ft banana tree? WHO said that??? I would be the talk of the town. As it is I am sure this future banana forest in my front yard will turn some heads!

07-24-2008, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
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