sumatra01

Hi all, new here. I've seen this forum several times before while researching bananas. After a few visits, I saw there was so much information here, I might as well join.

I love pushing the limits of plants in terms of their growing zones, finding unique varieties of edible temperate perennials that people almost never hear about, looking into and trying all sorts of odd and new methods for raising plants and animals, and just simply researching rare plants with interesting characteristics.

Only recently have I found that bananas fit into this so nicely. I don't have any bananas yet, but I'm certainly going to read into them well before getting some. And I'm also looking forward to learning from all of you in the future!

Mark Dragt

Welcome to the org.
I too like to grow plants that push the limits of grow zones. Keeping them alive in the winter is the challenge. Spring, summer,and fall those plants are on auto pilot. Just add water. Ok, a little more than that,but you get my point. I killed a few banana plants when I first started, so research on the topic is a great idea. I have to warn you. Once you start growing one banana plant, you will want two banana plants. Then three. And so on. I have 10 different plants,and I am not done yet. There are so many different plants out there, that it's hard not to want many of them. Good luck trying to keep your collection in check. I hope you feel at home here on the org.

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RogerEvenBove

So what plants are you pushing aside from bananas? Here in SE PA my 'indestructible' Basjoo gave out after about 12 years and much abuse. At one point it recovered although, when I tried to move it from construction, the root splintered into pieces no move than 3 inches long. Passiflora Caerula (I think), which had escaped from a pot of Thompson and Morgan mixed passionfruit also went through 10 years of freezing to the roots and regenerating but expired after a second move. (I am only sure that it wasn't P. Incarnata because that is a weed on another part of the property.) This year I have three hybrids in the earth in a sheltered area under a raspberry patch that look robust enough to survive. Of course I have figs, which do well after a mild winter. However, the big success are so-called tender kiwis, originally grown from seed and later supplemented with numbered varieties from the Pacific Northwest. These have been cut to the ground twice and are now coming back into production.

cincinnana

Welcome to the Jungle!!!!

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Snarkie

Welcome to the Banana Express!

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