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04-03-2011, 09:08 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Hi All,
I'm Dave of Paxton, FL and you can call me Zorro if ya like. I'm finally in a place where I can grow some tropicals here in FL (Born in Montgomery, AL and lived over half my life in Atlanta, GA) so I am trying my hand at bananas! I understand I am up for a challenge because I am in North FL, but I am looking forward to it. Starting out, I have 3 starter plants that I purchased from Florida Hill Nursery. I am trying Ice Cream (Blue Java), Gran Nain, and FHIA-17. I have a small water feature and I am trying to add a little tropical height to it... My only question is now after reading so many different things, how far apart should I plant these in full sun? I'm anxious to read your responses since I am thinking of just going for it and if I have to do some digging later, so be it |
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04-04-2011, 06:50 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Re: Howdy Bananas!
6 to 8' foot apart will work.I have some as close as 3' and they grow fine.The further apart the better,just depends on how much room you have
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04-04-2011, 07:51 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Hi Zorro, I'm a newcommer also. I can't say how far apart they should be. I planted mine about a meter apart (3') and they went bananas (as the saying goes). One thing I've noticed is that when your bananas go bananas, there'll be suckers (pups?) all over the shop soon after and they'll get quite crowded quickly. Especially where you are which I believe is sub-tropical.
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04-04-2011, 11:38 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I decided to plant them 6' apart in a triangle (roughly) around my pond. Hopefully they don't get drowned by this crazy storm we are having right now. Figures it would be a frog strangler the very next day after I planted them! I'll update on how they weathered the storm.
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Welcome from another North Floridian I'm new to nanners so I'll be facing this lovely challenge with you. Where exactly is Paxon? I'm just outside of Gainesville and I have seen some people with gorgeous bananas so I know it can be done, now to figure it out! Kat
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04-25-2011, 10:11 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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No clue... He doesn't know either. Looks like I will have something to post in the ID forum. Folks here are nice... Glad to meet you, Kat!
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