Daverama

Hi folks,

Hope you're all well. I'm Dave and I live just north of Birmingham in the UK. I'm a keen tomato and chili grower but I've never grown a banana before, so this looks like the right place to be.

I've just transplanted a Dwarf Cavendish plug into an Autopot, and a Musa Sikkimensis Red Tiger into dirt. They're in a conservatory attached to my office. Given that we're having something of a heatwave in the UK at the moment, I hope it won't be too hot for them in the conservatory at the moment. OK, OK, those of you in Florida etc - no need to scoff but 86 Fahrenheit feels plenty warm enough at the moment, thank you very much

crazy banana

Welcome, Dave, to bananas.org. A fun and very informative place to learn about banana plants.
It sounds funny if someone from the UK talks about a heat wave. Last time I was in the UK it was January and -20C ....

Abnshrek

Hello, Welcome & Good Luck.. :^)

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Daverama

Yes well, we've paid the gas bill since then :-) ...

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mushtaq86

Hi Dave

The best musa to grow in the UK for beginners is musa basjoo,you can grow them outside and protect in winter with straw and plastic sheets.Dwarf cav needs warms conditions year round,with bright light can not be put on hold.Red tiger can be grown outside in summer months,but in winter it will probably not come through

Daverama

Thanks for the advice, Mushtaq - I'll probably give the basjoo a go as well. The bananas are staying in the conservatory all year round - it is heated, so hopefully that'll be enough to keep the Cavendish alive over the winter.