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04-25-2012, 06:04 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Hello from Bolton, UK
Hello! I'm new to posting in these threads, although I have been reading them for a while now. I am currently trying to grow Musa Sikkimensis and Musa Velutina from seeds.
I would like to know what varieties of edible banana would be possible to grow in the UK with winter protection. |
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04-25-2012, 07:22 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I wasn't planning to, but I do have access to a greenhouse.
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Welcome from Florida, USA. There are many from the UK so you should have plenty of information available and of course the wisdom of the wise members. Good luck.
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Re: Hello from Bolton, UK
greetings from cornwall. i have been trying unsuccessfully to germinate sikkimensis, velutina and balbisiana seeds but cannot obtain a high enough temperature or find a propagator which will get hot enough. since we all had combi boilers fitted, most houses no longer have a hot water tank in the airing cupboard which was the suggestion before.
no chance overwintering in Bolton, much colder than down here. my tandarra red and ensetes come in for the winter and havent started to show growth yet. |
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Hello and welcome!
Good luck with the seeds, it's hard but great when successfull !
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Re: Hello from Bolton, UK
What kind of temperature are you trying to reach? About 30 degrees should be sufficient or lower, most heated propagators should be able to reach that. In the summer, if you have either a south facing window or a conservatory that should give you the correct high temperatures and the lower temperatures at night.
If you read through the seed germination thread there is a wealth of information in there. Welcome by the way |
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Yeah it's quite hard to reach 30°C. My first seedling sprouted after a few weeks when it was in just a little bit of water on top of the radiator, so I guess it must have reached a high enough temperature there.
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Re: Hello from Bolton, UK
my radiators are covered with dioon, cycad and banana seeds all sat on top, but it's been too warm for heating to cut in enough. i'm trying seeds in damp vermiculite and others in water - in dowe egberts coffe jars with lids on. it must get quite warm as one lid 'popped off' and landed on floor this evening presumable due to warm air expansion. i had been trying seeds in vermiculite in small containers dropped in a vacuum flask, but hasnt worked, couldn't tell what temp was in flask either.
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Re: Hello from Bolton, UK
Welcome from New York City! Good luck with the seeds. I have pretty bad luck growing anything from seeds and banana plants are supposed to be especially challenging from seed.
As for growing edible bananas in the UK I think you will have a bigger problem getting them to grow during the summer than to survive during the winter. In a hot zone 8b you can grow lots of edible bananas such as Sabas Java Blue and Orinocco with some protection as a precaution. In a cool zone 8b Sabas would probably need additional heat to get growing (mine doesnt start growing fast until June when temperatures are consistently near or above 86F (30C). Not sure how Orinoccos handle cool temperatures, but Java blues also like the heat a lot. Ensetes dont make edible fruit but they do really well in the UK and I have also seen some really large basjoos in climates like the UK also! Good luck!
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Re: Hello from Bolton, UK
musa basju cavendish dwarf have been on offer at Lidl supermarket for the last couple of years - but only for 3 days so keep a watch on their ads.
i got 2 for less than £5 |
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I suspect it will be later in the year. july or august for last few years.
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