Making progress in Nebraska

Funkthulhu · 06-09-2014, 02:10 PM

I had all of these guys growing in the basement, screwed up most of the leaves trying to haul them out, then I trimmed more. Built myself a nice little area in the back. This is my second year of trying to plant my Basjoo and Zebrina in the ground, and my first year doing it at the beginning of the growing season. Based on my growth already this spring, I'm hoping to see a 10 foot Basjoo by the end of the summer!

April 26th

May 10th

June 8th

Still haven't killed all that creeping charlie. . .

designshark · 06-09-2014, 08:52 PM

Lookin' good! I found that Bayer Advanced Weed and Crabgrass Killer wipes out Creeping Charlie. I was an Ortho Weed-B-Gone man for years but not any more, that stuff is great. One day I was in Lowe's and a man claiming to be a chemist from Bayer was there and gave me a speel and I thought what the heck and man does it work. Even if it didn't he was a very nice fella and we had good conversation.

Funkthulhu · 06-11-2014, 04:24 PM

New leaves on the Basjoo all have a nice red line running down the midrib, they're getting really happy!

siege2050 · 06-11-2014, 10:12 PM

I use post hole diggers to make my banana holes, I got nanners everywhere. The neighbors are starting to look at me funny lol.

Funkthulhu · 06-12-2014, 10:57 AM

Taken from my deck, I expect this will be impossible later with the growth I'm seeing.

Anyway, Top-Down Banana-Shot! (that sounds dirty!)

Funkthulhu · 06-24-2014, 10:14 AM

Another week or so of growth. Elephant ears are kickin' in, and Zebrina color is improving even more!

Lost a leaf or two off the big basjoo, otherwise everything is going crazy with all the rain and heat. (Lot's of mid 90's, high humidity, 4.5" of rain on Saturday!)

Charlie is still creeping. . .

Funkthulhu · 07-17-2014, 09:40 AM

BOOM!!!

Hammocked Banana · 07-17-2014, 05:16 PM

Nice. Where did the flamingo go? ;-)

Funkthulhu · 07-18-2014, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

Nice. Where did the flamingo go? ;-)

I think the elephant ears ate it. . . (it's still in there)

Funkthulhu · 08-22-2014, 09:29 AM

Well, maybe I won't hit 10 feet tall, but the patch is nearly 10 feet wide. . . that counts, right?

Hammocked Banana · 08-22-2014, 04:43 PM

Things are looking great. Getting a little crowded in there. How much do u feed and water?

cincinnana · 08-22-2014, 08:53 PM

[quote=Funkthulhu;250863]Well, maybe I won't hit 10 feet tall, but the patch is nearly 10 feet wide. . . that counts, right?

Looking back at the progression of growth photos .....what have you been feeding that massive mound of musa

Funkthulhu · 08-25-2014, 11:34 AM

Honestly, I sprinkled some paltry amount rose pellet slow release fertilizer back in May.

Since then, nothing.

I just water it a bit when I'm watering the potted plants on the deck. Otherwise it just gets rainwater.

It will be interesting to see how interwoven everything is when I dig it up this fall to put away for the winter...

cincinnana · 08-25-2014, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Funkthulhu

Honestly, I sprinkled some paltry amount rose pellet slow release fertilizer back in May.

Since then, nothing.

I just water it a bit when I'm watering the potted plants on the deck. Otherwise it just gets rainwater.

It will be interesting to see how interwoven everything is when I dig it up this fall to put away for the winter...

Low maintenence and great growth

Funkthulhu · 09-02-2014, 09:35 AM

Me for scale. I'm 6'1" and standing on top of the mound...

Hammocked Banana · 09-02-2014, 01:08 PM

Those ee's are real nice. Thats a happy man, and I bet that flamingo is happy to see the sun again haha.

Funkthulhu · 10-06-2014, 09:25 AM

I'm kinda sad that I'm going to have to cut and dig these guys soon.

Any advice on bare-rooting these in the cellar? Seems everybody is arguing about what to wrap them in (or don't wrap, and definitely not plastic) to put them in the dark. I was just going to prop them up in a 5 gallon bucket in the corner of the coldest part of the basement until spring.

Anybody water once or twice over the winter months? These will be inside for nearly 6 months until the last frost next year.

Funkthulhu · 10-07-2014, 03:52 PM

Bit of a color change after the temps dropped to the low 30's last weekend.

06-09-2014, 02:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Funkthulhu Laeti vescimur nos subact Location: Omaha, NE Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 223 BananaBucks : 25,583 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 163 Times Was Thanked 330 Times in 145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Making progress in Nebraska Another week or so of growth. Elephant ears are kickin' in, and Zebrina color is improving even more! Lost a leaf or two off the big basjoo, otherwise everything is going crazy with all the rain and heat. (Lot's of mid 90's, high humidity, 4.5" of rain on Saturday!) Charlie is still creeping. . . __________________ "Ph'nglui musaglw'nanna Funkthulhu R'Omahaea wgah'basjoo fhtagn" "In his house at Omaha, dread Funkthulhu plants bananas."

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Funkthulhu Laeti vescimur nos subact Location: Omaha, NE Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 223 BananaBucks : 25,583 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 163 Times Was Thanked 330 Times in 145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Making progress in Nebraska Well, maybe I won't hit 10 feet tall, but the patch is nearly 10 feet wide. . . that counts, right? __________________ "Ph'nglui musaglw'nanna Funkthulhu R'Omahaea wgah'basjoo fhtagn" "In his house at Omaha, dread Funkthulhu plants bananas."

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Funkthulhu Laeti vescimur nos subact Location: Omaha, NE Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 223 BananaBucks : 25,583 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 163 Times Was Thanked 330 Times in 145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Making progress in Nebraska Honestly, I sprinkled some paltry amount rose pellet slow release fertilizer back in May. Since then, nothing. I just water it a bit when I'm watering the potted plants on the deck. Otherwise it just gets rainwater. It will be interesting to see how interwoven everything is when I dig it up this fall to put away for the winter... __________________ "Ph'nglui musaglw'nanna Funkthulhu R'Omahaea wgah'basjoo fhtagn" "In his house at Omaha, dread Funkthulhu plants bananas."

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Funkthulhu Laeti vescimur nos subact Location: Omaha, NE Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 223 BananaBucks : 25,583 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 163 Times Was Thanked 330 Times in 145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Making progress in Nebraska Me for scale. I'm 6'1" and standing on top of the mound... __________________ "Ph'nglui musaglw'nanna Funkthulhu R'Omahaea wgah'basjoo fhtagn" "In his house at Omaha, dread Funkthulhu plants bananas."

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Funkthulhu Laeti vescimur nos subact Location: Omaha, NE Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 223 BananaBucks : 25,583 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 163 Times Was Thanked 330 Times in 145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Making progress in Nebraska I'm kinda sad that I'm going to have to cut and dig these guys soon. Any advice on bare-rooting these in the cellar? Seems everybody is arguing about what to wrap them in (or don't wrap, and definitely not plastic) to put them in the dark. I was just going to prop them up in a 5 gallon bucket in the corner of the coldest part of the basement until spring. Anybody water once or twice over the winter months? These will be inside for nearly 6 months until the last frost next year. __________________ "Ph'nglui musaglw'nanna Funkthulhu R'Omahaea wgah'basjoo fhtagn" "In his house at Omaha, dread Funkthulhu plants bananas."

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