New here and to growing bananas

mudd · 04-17-2013, 05:09 PM

Just joined up after a friend of mine gave me some banana trees last year . They did pretty well but not sure if I wintered them the correct way or not. I hope they kick into high gear here soon and take off
Been trying to do as much reading as I can on here. I live in the Northwest part of Ohio not too far from the Michigan border.
Want to add I got interested in growing some after visiting my Father In Law and Mother In Law who live on the slopes of Kilimanjaro In Tanzania. He grows bananas/coffee/tea etc
attached is one of the trees I grew last year didn't do too bad ( sorry there is a Jeep in the photo)

Abnshrek · 04-17-2013, 05:30 PM

Hello, Welcome & Happy Growing.. :^)

radar4075 · 04-18-2013, 05:54 PM

Welcome and nice nanner. And liberty..

Illia · 04-19-2013, 11:23 AM

Welcome! You might have a hardy species of banana, which means the luck is that it will survive your winters pretty well, - Much better than edible bananas! Downside is, it takes years to flower and the fruit are heavily seeded, most don't eat them. They are technically edible though.

Best of luck anyway, and watch out, before you know it you'll start hoarding bananas noone other than us banana-addicts could think would grow out there. Including dozens of edible varieties far tastier than storebought fruits.

mudd · 09-08-2014, 08:36 AM

Signed on here and read a bunch then forgot that I did join!
So back at it, where I had lived was the North west part of Ohio, moved to the Central Ohio area in May, got a late start getting my plants out but doing good now !
Hope to get some pictures up so maybe someone can tell me what they are and also best way to keep them over the winter here in Central Ohio

ehernande86 · 09-11-2014, 04:23 PM

Welcome

04-17-2013, 05:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
mudd Location: Central Ohio/ Tanzania Zone: 6 Name: Tom Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 5,273 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	New here and to growing bananas Just joined up after a friend of mine gave me some banana trees last year . They did pretty well but not sure if I wintered them the correct way or not. I hope they kick into high gear here soon and take off Been trying to do as much reading as I can on here. I live in the Northwest part of Ohio not too far from the Michigan border. Want to add I got interested in growing some after visiting my Father In Law and Mother In Law who live on the slopes of Kilimanjaro In Tanzania. He grows bananas/coffee/tea etc attached is one of the trees I grew last year didn't do too bad ( sorry there is a Jeep in the photo) Last edited by mudd : 04-17-2013 at 05:16 PM.

04-17-2013, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Illia Location: Forks, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Illia Chavez Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 418 BananaBucks : 17,877 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 243 Times Was Thanked 311 Times in 202 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 117 Times	Re: New here and to growing bananas Welcome! You might have a hardy species of banana, which means the luck is that it will survive your winters pretty well, - Much better than edible bananas! Downside is, it takes years to flower and the fruit are heavily seeded, most don't eat them. They are technically edible though. Best of luck anyway, and watch out, before you know it you'll start hoarding bananas noone other than us banana-addicts could think would grow out there. Including dozens of edible varieties far tastier than storebought fruits.

09-08-2014, 08:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
mudd Location: Central Ohio/ Tanzania Zone: 6 Name: Tom Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 5,273 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: New here and to growing bananas Signed on here and read a bunch then forgot that I did join! So back at it, where I had lived was the North west part of Ohio, moved to the Central Ohio area in May, got a late start getting my plants out but doing good now ! Hope to get some pictures up so maybe someone can tell me what they are and also best way to keep them over the winter here in Central Ohio

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