New banana'er

VandyBanana · 12-30-2015, 04:11 PM

Hi all. I am going to give it a go with the Naners this year. I am in TN around Nashville. We are zone 7 and I am looking for some varieties to try. If anyone has ideas and plants that would work in my zone , please let me know. I have heard about Ice Cream, Goldfinger, etc. I'm just not sure where to get them and are they the right ones for my area.. Thanks in advance!

siege2050 · 12-30-2015, 04:32 PM

A lot of bananas can be bought as small TC or Tissue Culture plants off of sites like Ebay, etc. You might try Musa Orinoco like the Tall Orinoco Variety in this link https://subtropicalmemphis.wordpress...oung-district/
I have Tall Orinoco and I am very happy with its toughness. They are root hardy in zone 7b, but I am going to try mine outdoors here in zone 7a with heavy mulching next year.

Grannycore · 02-01-2016, 09:26 PM

I'm in Marietta, GA. I planted blue Java, dwarf Orinoco, California gold, rajah puri, Dwarf Brazilian for cold hardiness. So far all have survived well either getting well wrapped or dug up and stored in the garage. I'm trying manzano and gold finger this year. I would be careful about making sure you get plants you can positively identify, which may be pricier...I learned the hard way planting a few inexpensive ones that turned out to be misidentified. The problem with this is that if you are seeking out specific kinds for cold hardiness like me, and then you end up with something different by mistake, you could end up wasting a lot of gardening energy on a plant that won't make it.

chong · 02-11-2016, 07:23 PM

Hello Vandy,
Welcome and thank you for your post. Since this is your first post, I moved this thread to the Member Introductions forum in order to allow members to welcome you into the organization. And since most members are excited to greet new members, you will get greater exposure to the general membership.

Again, a very warm welcome to you!
Chong

HMelendez · 02-11-2016, 10:20 PM

Welcome to the banana gang!.....

stumpy4700 · 02-27-2016, 10:06 PM

Welcome there Commodore... I'm in Cane Ridge so you know I'm close to you. Any questions this is the place to ask. I sent you a PM.

12-30-2015, 04:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
VandyBanana Find me on the map! Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 2,090 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	New banana'er Hi all. I am going to give it a go with the Naners this year. I am in TN around Nashville. We are zone 7 and I am looking for some varieties to try. If anyone has ideas and plants that would work in my zone , please let me know. I have heard about Ice Cream, Goldfinger, etc. I'm just not sure where to get them and are they the right ones for my area.. Thanks in advance!

12-30-2015, 04:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
siege2050 Hobby obsessor maximus Location: Oklahoma Find me on the map! Zone: zone 7 Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,092 BananaBucks : 360,774 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 854 Times Was Thanked 1,295 Times in 614 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 85 Times	Re: New banana'er A lot of bananas can be bought as small TC or Tissue Culture plants off of sites like Ebay, etc. You might try Musa Orinoco like the Tall Orinoco Variety in this link https://subtropicalmemphis.wordpress...oung-district/ I have Tall Orinoco and I am very happy with its toughness. They are root hardy in zone 7b, but I am going to try mine outdoors here in zone 7a with heavy mulching next year. __________________ If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any Banana pudding! How can you have any Banana pudding if you don't eat yer meat?! Click for weather forecast

02-01-2016, 09:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grannycore Location: Marietta, GA Find me on the map! Zone: 7b / 8a Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 59 BananaBucks : 7,332 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 48 Times Was Thanked 80 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: New banana'er I'm in Marietta, GA. I planted blue Java, dwarf Orinoco, California gold, rajah puri, Dwarf Brazilian for cold hardiness. So far all have survived well either getting well wrapped or dug up and stored in the garage. I'm trying manzano and gold finger this year. I would be careful about making sure you get plants you can positively identify, which may be pricier...I learned the hard way planting a few inexpensive ones that turned out to be misidentified. The problem with this is that if you are seeking out specific kinds for cold hardiness like me, and then you end up with something different by mistake, you could end up wasting a lot of gardening energy on a plant that won't make it.

02-11-2016, 07:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
chong Senior Member chong's Photo Gallery Location: Seattle, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8-9 Name: Chong Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,851 BananaBucks : 97,039 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,309 Times Was Thanked 1,701 Times in 758 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 991 Times	Re: New banana'er Hello Vandy, Welcome and thank you for your post. Since this is your first post, I moved this thread to the Member Introductions forum in order to allow members to welcome you into the organization. And since most members are excited to greet new members, you will get greater exposure to the general membership. Again, a very warm welcome to you! Chong

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