JackQuack78

Hello there banana peops. My name is John and I live here in Chico, CA. If you know California decently you'll know it's a crazy college town roughly in between Sacramento and Redding. Anyway, I currently only have 1 banana plant: the probably over hyped Super Dwarf Cavendish. I will be doing an indoor/outdoor (depending on the weather) container grow. We sometimes dabble a little bit in the 20's during winter, and once in a great while teens. In the summer we are commonly around the century mark. We even get as hot as 115 every few years. Currently my plant is still in the pot the grower sent it to me in (I'm waiting for some pineapple tops to have adequate roots and just do them all at once, so a few more days. The top my better half started has 2 inch roots [edit]EXCUSE ME, not 2, but 3+ inch roots! Everything I've seen said it takes 2-3 weeks for that kind of progress! [edit] and it's only been 6 days sitting on top of the fireplace getting indirect sunlight!), and I'm waiting to harden it off outside. It's still in the mid to high 90's so it may be a few weeks. I'm not exactly sure my grow zone as each place seems to tell me something different. I've gotten 8, 9b, and 8-9. I really am trying to invest more into growing my own fruits and vegetables and become less dependent on store bought. Not to mention it's expensive, especially organic, and I just prefer the quality of homegrown that I took the time and care to grow myself, and I know exactly what's going into my body. I enjoy gardening and growing plants indoor in general. I already have plans to order a couple more banana plants and some dwarf fruit trees soon. I plan to order a Dwarf Red and a Dwarf Orinoco. So it seems I'm starting to ramble here a bit, as per usual, but I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I think it's really cool that there is this forum here for people to talk about, get tips, help, trade, etc., etc. about bananas, and I look forward to talking with you folks and learning as much as possible from you as well and eventually returning the favor to others. If you actually made it this far (haha!) thanks for taking the time and caring enough to know a little bit about me and my super impulsive, random self.
John Q.

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Abnshrek

Hello, Welcome & Happy Growing.. If you have space inside for plants.. I'd grow a Veinte Cohol in the ground during the spring, summer & fall and in a pot during the winter..:^)

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Abnshrek

Well my 1st yr it fruited it was @ 5'4" of stem.. So pups would be shorter.. They do not like the cold, but are short fruiters.. :^)

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JackQuack78

Thanks Migael, and also for the suggestion. I have space outside and inside for a container, but not really any space to plant much in the ground. I rent and half my backyard is concrete, and 2 fir trees and various other plants that were already here take up a big portion of the other half.

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JackQuack78

Hmm... I don't think they'll miss some of these canna too much, right? Haha!

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Richard

Going to the Highland Games at the Alameda County fair grounds next week?

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JackQuack78

I don't even know exactly what those are. I tried googling, but it didn't show me much. I haven't even been to The Bay in almost a decade unfortunately. Grew up in the South Bay in San Jose... then I moved to this forsaken part of the state.

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JackQuack78

I see you're in Vista, my girl and I are hoping to move to the San Diego area in the next few years.

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kubali

Welcome aboard ,
pull up a chair and have some fun learning.

Richard

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JackQuack78

Not really my thing, but thanks for calling my attention to it anyway

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JackQuack78

Thank you sir (and to the rest of you who welcomed me), and I plan to do just that!

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Bob3

Howdy~!
I'm down in Sac; "Dwarf Orinoco" do very well down here.

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JackQuack78

Salutations! That's very comforting to know since we have basically the same weather. How do your plants do over 100? Any tips or advice, or things to be mindful of growing bananas in our oftentimes sweltering environment Bob?

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Bob3

We had to cut down a couple trees that provided a little partial shade so the Dwarf Orinocos are baking on the South facing wall of the house (but providing excellent shade for my office).
I stretched one of those "misting hoses" along the gutter & they really seem to like it.

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