Straitcats

[color="Sienna"]Hi! I am so glad that I found this site! I have learned so much from your site
about growing the 2 banana plants that I have bought, so hopefully I can keep them alive. I first bought a Hardy Banana that was about 18 inches tall. Later, I saw a large 3 1/2 foot tall Gran Nain Banana and bought it thinking that maybe a larger plant would have a better chance surviving in the Oklahoma heat. I have lots of questions before I try to plant them in the ground, so I'm hoping all of you banana experts can help.

natedogg1026

You've come to the right place.

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Banana's are a safe addiction. Right?Maybe I need classes.

austinl01

Welcome, neighbor! You'll learn a lot on this site.

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Austin
Arkansas River Valley

Average January Low: 31°F, Average August High: 92°F
Extreme Winter Lows: 5-15°F, Extreme Summer Highs: 100-112°F, Annual Precipitation: 52 inches

Straitcats

buzzwinder

Welcome to the Org. Straitcats, You definitely have come to the right place, The best place on the net for the hobby and professional grower, and just whole lot of fun

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Bill for my friend

Straitcats

Thanks you so much everyone for your kind welcomes. LOL...we must be computer illiterate in Oklahoma because I've been trying to reply to all these messages for almost an hour and for some reason my computer wouldn't even let me type. All I could do was send a woohoo! Oh well...Finally restarted and it's working now.

Anyway, thanks neighbors, Austin01 & Natedogg. You both live in great places. I know Pittsburg, Kansas and Little Rock, Arkansas, very well. Lovely places. So....you think I can grow these banana trees in Oklahoma?

Thanks also Buzzwinder! This site has helped me a bunch already!

Jo

magicgreen

If I can grow them in Ohio, you can grow them in Oklahoma!

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(Started growing bananas July 2007)
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magicgreen

By the way Welcome to the Org Straitcats!!!!!
This site has the best information on bananas and a whole lotta other stuff too!
These people who are members here are the most wonderful people I've been exposed to in a longgggggggg time. I can't get enough of this site.
Iam sooo addicted to this site and members. I find myself coming here 3 or 4 and more times a day to see whats been posted!!!
You will too!
Its soooooooooo addicting!!!!!!!!!

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(Started growing bananas July 2007)
(Zone 6)

Straitcats

Great! Glad to hear it. It is so dry and hot here that I was just afraid it would scorch, dry up, and die.

Thanks for your help....
Jo

chong

You couldn't possibly be hotter or drier than Arizona or Las Vegas? And we have members from there. I lived in Reno, NV for two years and it was hot sometimes. But Vegas, now that's hot!!!

I had bananas with me when I was in Vegas, and I kept them under the shade all the time during the summer. The only direct sun they got was in the morning until around 9-10 AM. From mid-Sept through April,though, they can be outside in the full sun with no problems in Vegas.

ladybug825

Welcome! You're gonna love it here.

Kylie2x

Hey a Big Welcome from Texas!!! You will have no problem at all growing them!! They will need some winter protection depending on the type ... I grew up in the City and Norman.. Where are you located??? I am about 50mi W of Ft Worth now.
I look forward to seeing you around!!
Kylie

Straitcats

Thanks Kylie, Ladybug, & Chong,...

I'm so glad to hear that the heat shouldn't be a problem. If you can grow them around Ft. Worth, Arizona, & Vegas, I shouldn't have trouble here!! I thought they would look so cool by the pool.

Kylie, we live in the Edmond area, North of OKC. Norman is just 45 minutes from here and was just listed the 6th best place to live.

Chong....you gave me some valuable information! It's definitely not hotter than Vegas!! LOL! Thanks heavens! Thanks also for your plan on keeping them in the shade.

Thanks a bunch everyone for your kindness and answering my questions on my Banana trees.
Jo

D_&_T

Welcome to the Org Straitcats!!!!!

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Gold3nku5h

Im also from oklahoma, tulsa though, but nice to see a fellow okie. Im quite computer literate thank you. But welcome to the board, its pretty resourcefull and the only place with adiquate information on germinating some chinese dwarf banana seeds, which made me fall in love with this whole thing. I cant seem to be getting enough i wouldn't say gardening but planting.* I think im going to do botany or horticulture, not sure which, but planning on going to school in either norman or stillwater,* probably stillwater as that is a better school for it.* Forgot who said it, and cant look now, but about banana's in shade in LA, and during the sept- another month, its ok in full sun... Im wondering if that would be just about the same time for when Oklahomans can put plants out also. I only have a few tropicals that will need to be over-wintered but next year will mainly have tropicals, because i am starting alot of fruit and nut tree's at the moment.* should start sprouting by then.

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mskitty38583

welcome to the org!

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Straitcats

Thanks MsKitty and Fellow Okie...

Nice to meet you. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like all people from OK have trouble on the computer, Just me! Anyway, this site has really helped me learn more about these banana plants and help with how to grow them.
OSU has a great Horticulture Dept. I went to OSU for an Interior Decorating degree, but we had to take some Horticulture classes. These were always my favorite. Because of those classes, I really enjoy growing all kinds of flowers, bushes, trees, & plants. You'll love it!

I can sure see why everyone says that this list can get addictive. I may already be there.

Thanks again, everyone.
Jo

OkieBananaNut

Howdy neighbors Strait and Gold3n, I'm here in Broken Arrow, OK. And hello to all the other Banana nuts in other areas of these fine United States.

Googled "Growing Bananas in Oklahoma" and "slipped" (*cough* *cough*) right in here. I've got a good feeling about this group - especially based on the comments here. I love growing the unusual. Have tayberries (bet you never heard of em' aye?) on the back fence and trying Goji berries now. (Guess there Okie Gojis!) Was told couldn't grow raspberries in Oklahoma. A year later? Got about a gallon of those suckers!

Bought a banana plant a few years bank, was growing great guns, then the Oklahoma heat (and not enough water....DOH!) burned it up. So I want to try again. Any suggestions on variety? I think my first try was a Dwarf Cavendish I'd also love to try and grow one outdoors bringing it in in the winter. Final goal? Edible bananas! (Of course.)

Dean W.

What are tayberries?

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mskitty38583

taybrries are very very yummy! especially made into jam. richard this is your cue.....lol!

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