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Dadmeister · 11-21-2009, 07:34 PM

I found this site googling around.

In 2008 I bought some small musa bajoo and lost them last winter. I was lazy. This spring I bought more mature plants, and when we got our first frost I made cages from chicken wire, cut the plants back to about 12" tall, and covered them with mulch. I'm hoping they live.

If it goes well I'm hoping to add different species and do my best to make a cold central New York a tropical paradise, even for only a couple months in the summer.

LilRaverBoi · 11-21-2009, 07:39 PM

Welcome to the site! I'm sure you'll enjoy it here and learn a lot. The community is pretty good at helping people get the information they desire. Don't be shy...we don't bite.

Dadmeister · 11-21-2009, 07:48 PM

Thanks, I appreciate it. It will be interesting to see if I have any luck with musa bajoo in my snowy zone 6 compared to your zone 6.

LilRaverBoi · 11-21-2009, 07:57 PM

Well, I bring all my plants inside during the winter....so I don't have to deal with overwintering outdoors. I know musa basjoo is hardy here, though if protected a bit.

Abnshrek · 11-21-2009, 08:21 PM

Welcome & Good Luck:^)

Richard · 11-21-2009, 08:32 PM

Welcome!

cherokee_greg · 11-22-2009, 01:37 AM

welcome from California

Seaner · 11-22-2009, 02:34 AM

Hello and welcome! This will be my first time trying to keep a banana plant alive through the winter. Good luck!

Bob · 11-22-2009, 08:29 PM

Welcome from zone 6 NJ. I'd reccomend if your basjoo's p-stem ( the "trunk") is less than 6' tall overwintering indoors this year. You can simply lop the top off if it's not convenient to bring in the house at its present height. Next year it should develop enough of a corm ( the underground portion) to be succesfully overwintered outdoors in your area.

stumpy4700 · 11-23-2009, 08:21 AM

Welcome "New Guy"

Ezekiel · 11-23-2009, 09:43 AM

Welcome!

Dadmeister · 11-23-2009, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob

Welcome from zone 6 NJ. I'd reccomend if your basjoo's p-stem ( the "trunk") is less than 6' tall overwintering indoors this year. You can simply lop the top off if it's not convenient to bring in the house at its present height. Next year it should develop enough of a corm ( the underground portion) to be succesfully overwintered outdoors in your area.

6 feet? My plants started out 2 feet and barely made it to 3 over the summer. I thought they'd be better off if I let them stay in the ground, so I've already chopped them down to about 1 1/2' and mulched them.

If I dig them up next year, do I leave the leaves on and shake off the dirt, or try and pot them?

saltydad · 11-23-2009, 07:12 PM

If the basjoo makes it through the winter there will be no need to bring them in next year. Now for other varieties, some folks pot them up and bring em in, some bring em bare root. I do both!

Dadmeister · 11-23-2009, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltydad

If the basjoo makes it through the winter there will be no need to bring them in next year. Now for other varieties, some folks pot them up and bring em in, some bring em bare root. I do both!

I'm hoping if these work I can expand my horizons with another variety. Any idea off hand what other varieties are as hardy as the musa bajoo?

saltydad · 11-23-2009, 07:48 PM

Nothing seems as hardy as basjoo that we know of. Musella lasiocarpa and sikkimensis are supposedly pretty hardy. I had a lasiocarpa come back after a winter of heavy straw mulch. However, it was a pup and only started growing midsummer, and never achieved more than 1 ft. in growth. Accordingly, I brought it inside this fall. Sikkimensis have died when left outside in my 7a zone. That's why I have a living room, family room and basement filled with bananas until spring!

Dadmeister · 11-23-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltydad

Nothing seems as hardy as basjoo that we know of. Musella lasiocarpa and sikkimensis are supposedly pretty hardy. I had a lasiocarpa come back after a winter of heavy straw mulch. However, it was a pup and only started growing midsummer, and never achieved more than 1 ft. in growth. Accordingly, I brought it inside this fall. Sikkimensis have died when left outside in my 7a zone. That's why I have a living room, family room and basement filled with bananas until spring!

Did you start your sikkimensis from seed?

saltydad · 11-23-2009, 08:01 PM

No, it was a nice plant, about 1 1/2 ft. tall when I put it in. The last one I have is a tissue cultured plant, grew to about 3 ft. this summer and is now in my basement going bare root.

Eric · 11-25-2009, 01:41 AM

Sikkimensis is Very slow-growing, thin stemmed, & Very particular about it's growing conditions when young. Unless you have lots of time & patience, I would strongly suggest getting a whole plant.
If you still would like to grow one from seed, I've read of one gardeners experience: It's best to put the seed's pot in a sunny window & leave it there. Temperature variation, day to night, seems to be vital to get the seeds to germinate.
I'm growing a young Sikkimensis, myself. When young, it is very affected by cold temps and needs to be kept fairly warm. I almost lost mine on a 42F night. Also, from my experience, it hates being dry for even a short time.
Hope this helps

!

BananaLee · 11-25-2009, 07:45 PM

Welcome! You're in my zone too!! Yes! You found it the some way I did!! God Bless!! BananaLee

11-21-2009, 07:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dadmeister Location: Cicero, NY Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9 BananaBucks : 549 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 12 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post Welcomes: 10	New Guy I found this site googling around. In 2008 I bought some small musa bajoo and lost them last winter. I was lazy. This spring I bought more mature plants, and when we got our first frost I made cages from chicken wire, cut the plants back to about 12" tall, and covered them with mulch. I'm hoping they live. If it goes well I'm hoping to add different species and do my best to make a cold central New York a tropical paradise, even for only a couple months in the summer. Last edited by Dadmeister : 11-21-2009 at 07:39 PM. Reason: gifs didn't work

11-21-2009, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: St. Louis, MO Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,496 BananaBucks : 21,560 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 238 Thanked 803 Times in 476 Posts Welcomes: 384	Re: New Guy Welcome to the site! I'm sure you'll enjoy it here and learn a lot. The community is pretty good at helping people get the information they desire. Don't be shy...we don't bite. __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! www.myspace.com/lilraverboi www.genxglow.com/lilraverboi RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you!

11-21-2009, 07:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dadmeister Location: Cicero, NY Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9 BananaBucks : 549 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 12 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post Welcomes: 10	Re: New Guy Thanks, I appreciate it. It will be interesting to see if I have any luck with musa bajoo in my snowy zone 6 compared to your zone 6.

11-21-2009, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: St. Louis, MO Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,496 BananaBucks : 21,560 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 238 Thanked 803 Times in 476 Posts Welcomes: 384	Re: New Guy Well, I bring all my plants inside during the winter....so I don't have to deal with overwintering outdoors. I know musa basjoo is hardy here, though if protected a bit. __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! www.myspace.com/lilraverboi www.genxglow.com/lilraverboi RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you!

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Bob Orang Puteh Bob's Photo Gallery Location: Morris plains N.J. Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: bob Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,683 BananaBucks : 4,611 Feedback: 9 / 100% Thanks: 5,131 Thanked 1,895 Times in 998 Posts Welcomes: 521	Re: New Guy Welcome from zone 6 NJ. I'd reccomend if your basjoo's p-stem ( the "trunk") is less than 6' tall overwintering indoors this year. You can simply lop the top off if it's not convenient to bring in the house at its present height. Next year it should develop enough of a corm ( the underground portion) to be succesfully overwintered outdoors in your area. __________________

11-23-2009, 08:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
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saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,382 BananaBucks : 697 Feedback: 2 / 100% Thanks: 6,148 Thanked 1,768 Times in 676 Posts Welcomes: 611	Re: New Guy If the basjoo makes it through the winter there will be no need to bring them in next year. Now for other varieties, some folks pot them up and bring em in, some bring em bare root. I do both! __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

11-23-2009, 07:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,382 BananaBucks : 697 Feedback: 2 / 100% Thanks: 6,148 Thanked 1,768 Times in 676 Posts Welcomes: 611	Re: New Guy Nothing seems as hardy as basjoo that we know of. Musella lasiocarpa and sikkimensis are supposedly pretty hardy. I had a lasiocarpa come back after a winter of heavy straw mulch. However, it was a pup and only started growing midsummer, and never achieved more than 1 ft. in growth. Accordingly, I brought it inside this fall. Sikkimensis have died when left outside in my 7a zone. That's why I have a living room, family room and basement filled with bananas until spring! __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

11-23-2009, 08:01 PM	#17 (permalink)
saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,382 BananaBucks : 697 Feedback: 2 / 100% Thanks: 6,148 Thanked 1,768 Times in 676 Posts Welcomes: 611	Re: New Guy No, it was a nice plant, about 1 1/2 ft. tall when I put it in. The last one I have is a tissue cultured plant, grew to about 3 ft. this summer and is now in my basement going bare root. __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

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Eric Banned Eric's Photo Gallery Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,759 BananaBucks : 13,607 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 1,364 Thanked 779 Times in 398 Posts Welcomes: 163	Re: New Guy Sikkimensis is Very slow-growing, thin stemmed, & Very particular about it's growing conditions when young. Unless you have lots of time & patience, I would strongly suggest getting a whole plant. If you still would like to grow one from seed, I've read of one gardeners experience: It's best to put the seed's pot in a sunny window & leave it there. Temperature variation, day to night, seems to be vital to get the seeds to germinate. I'm growing a young Sikkimensis, myself. When young, it is very affected by cold temps and needs to be kept fairly warm. I almost lost mine on a 42F night. Also, from my experience, it hates being dry for even a short time. Hope this helps !

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