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Cold Hardy Bananas This forum is dedicated to the discussion of bananas that are able to grow and thrive in cold areas. You'll find lots of tips and discussions about keeping your bananas over the winter. |
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07-13-2008, 01:03 AM | #21 (permalink) |
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
Some people that I got my M lasiocarpa from says that they grow to only 2-3 feet in a pot. Up to 5 feet in the ground. I'll verify with my sources for the cold hardiness of the Musella.
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
The TC plants, or even pups, are so inexpensive that it's not worth waiting to germinate the seeds of the M. Lasiocarpa.
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
Thank you so much. I'm very tempted to buy the musella I posted above. I edited my post earlier. I included a link to ebay.
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07-13-2008, 03:11 AM | #25 (permalink) |
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
that quite cheap right ?
I have mine also growing in pot but it doesnt grow really larger. hardiness: I bring him in if lower then 27 F our winters are too cold and too wet to let them survive well. I think austin got the same minimums as me in winter but his daily temperatures are much higher. Austin, your musella is unprotected, right? but it won't survive in your zone 5. you can bring him in as a houseplant but dont water too much.
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07-13-2008, 11:02 AM | #27 (permalink) |
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
LOL, looks like the basjoo can hear me. Now, I see the red line, hahaha!
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
Yes, my musellas endured a temp last winter of 16 degrees. It was a relatively warm winter. The pseudostems were covered with some leaves, and they remained firm and mostly green. I think m. lasiocarpa would be root hardy to 5 degrees or maybe lower with some protection (maybe a pile of leaves). I really believe it is as cold hardy as musa basjoo. We need some folks in a more northern location to really test it out.
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A pseudostem is the "trunk" of a banana plant.
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I forgot to say, that is lovely. Let me know how much you will be selling it. Rather than buying it from ebay, it would be better to buy from bananas.org members. |
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
I'd probably take a pup later this summer too.
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
I think it may survive winter temps of -5F if you protect it with an enclosure of leaves. Here is a pic of how it can be done.
I'll sell small pups of this plant at a reasonable price. I can't say how much right now...just depends on the size of the pups. It will be very comparable to the plants sold online in nurseries and on Ebay. Yeah, I'd always choose to buy from people on bananas.org rather than on Ebay. Sometimes folks on Ebay sell the wrong types of plants. I once bought a Dwarf Orinoco and waited two years for it to bloom only to discover it was a Standard tall Orinoco. I wanted a dwarf because I was digging them up each winter and hauling them under the house. A dwarf would have been a lot easier to work with. I wasted two years on growing the wrong plant!!! I was a little frustrated at the time and have learned to be careful.
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Re: so how do I prevent it?
Well, I'd recommend keeping it in a pot since it's gonna be late in the year and then plant it out next spring. Here's a link to all my banana pictures: austinl01/Bananas - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Here is the pic I was going to post earlier but forgot to. LOL. Cheers, Austin
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What about the dry hay or the thing that they lay on top of ground for newly seeded grass, can they be used instead of dry leaves? It's because they're available at Home Depot or Lowes. Thanks. |
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Yes, dry hay would do the trick!
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I have used that concept similar to Austins sketch, only I used chicken wire and clear plastic (visqueen) as a cage and filled it with white Styrofoam. There were several 3/4" holes around the lower and upper perimeter to allow the plant to breathe. |
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Yes, I was just suggesting free items such as leaves to use in your protection methods. I figure why go out and buy something when nature provides it for free. Chong has some good advice for you. Unfortunately, I think you'll have to protect whatever banana you grow in your climate. The rewards are really worth any trouble though. I would start with musa basjoo and musella lasiocarpa.
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