Experimenting growing bananas in Central Texas

vitin6039 · 06-05-2013, 11:52 PM

I am trying to grow large Maricongo variety from Puerto Rico here in Central Texas. I do a lot of gardening but never bananas and I just came from P.R and brought with me this babies in the pictures. They are 3 Maricongo variety and two Hawaiian bananas. I just plated then yesterday two in a container and 3 on the ground. I may need some help to do the winter part of this project so feel free to send suggestion at will. Ohhh I also have a Basjoo Hardy but I think that one should be OK here in Texas.

Illia · 06-06-2013, 11:04 AM

Good luck! If you're in zone 9 or better you should, so long as they get plenty water, have great luck with a whole plethora of banana cultivars.

Zone 8 is still a good place but requires a bit of TLC during winter and requires a more narrow list of hardier bananas.

vitin6039 · 06-06-2013, 11:18 AM

Thanks Illia,
I am in Hardiness Zone 8A so I may have to dig the plant out during winter and re-plant back on spring let's hope the plant is at a manageable size by then.

vitin6039 · 06-06-2013, 07:30 PM

Here are the plants already in the ground, lets hope the y grow fast.

Hammocked Banana · 06-06-2013, 09:02 PM

Did u chop em again since your original pics? Or just plant them really deep?
PS did u know your dp isn't really a banana...?

vitin6039 · 06-06-2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

Did u chop em again since your original pics? Or just plant them really deep?
PS did u know your dp isn't really a banana...?

Yes I did, I trimed the old roots from the seed and then shop the plant about 4 to 6 inches from the seed and thats why they look a lot smaller. Hope that works, we will see.

Hammocked Banana · 06-07-2013, 05:28 PM

By seed do u mean corm?

PR-Giants · 06-07-2013, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

By seed do u mean corm?

Yes

That's what they're called in Puerto Rico and in many other countries.

If you ask for a banana pup, you'll be waiting a very long time or you might get a sato.

vitin6039 · 06-07-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

By seed do u mean corm?

Yes, Sorry!

06-06-2013, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Illia Location: Forks, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Illia Chavez Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 418 BananaBucks : 14,072 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 243 Times Was Thanked 311 Times in 202 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 117 Times	Re: Experimenting growing bananas in Central Texas Good luck! If you're in zone 9 or better you should, so long as they get plenty water, have great luck with a whole plethora of banana cultivars. Zone 8 is still a good place but requires a bit of TLC during winter and requires a more narrow list of hardier bananas.

06-06-2013, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
vitin6039 Find me on the map! Zone: 8A Name: vitin6039 Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 87 BananaBucks : 14,906 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 66 Times Was Thanked 135 Times in 45 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 26 Times	Re: Experimenting growing bananas in Central Texas Thanks Illia, I am in Hardiness Zone 8A so I may have to dig the plant out during winter and re-plant back on spring let's hope the plant is at a manageable size by then. __________________ *What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.*

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Hammocked Banana Relaxin Under the Nanners Location: Toronto, ON and Peterborough, ON Find me on the map! Zone: 6a and 5a respectively Name: Brady Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 958 BananaBucks : 49,664 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: Experimenting growing bananas in Central Texas Did u chop em again since your original pics? Or just plant them really deep? PS did u know your dp isn't really a banana...?

06-07-2013, 05:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hammocked Banana Relaxin Under the Nanners Location: Toronto, ON and Peterborough, ON Find me on the map! Zone: 6a and 5a respectively Name: Brady Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 958 BananaBucks : 49,664 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: Experimenting growing bananas in Central Texas By seed do u mean corm?

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