Growing banana plants in the UK
 

Hi, are there any banana plant growers who live in the UK or in the same climate?

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Hi mate yea thers a few nana growers here in wet uk lol.This is my first year growing bananas so im a complete novise.Up to now i have as follows.Musa valutina/Musa basjoo 5 of these./Ensetta maralliea/Muselle lasiocarpa/Musa sikkimensis/Musa ice cream.also i have some cheesmani seeds coming through.How about yourself do you grow them?...daz

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Can you tell me the proper website address for the oasis websit please.

Cheers.

Marc.

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Try this mate.The ukoasis forum index

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cant seem to find which website you mean, any chance you could provide me with a link please.

cheers.

Marc

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Try this mate UKoasis.co.uk

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cheers, i will search through it to look for banana related topics.

Marc.

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Hi Marc try this http://www.ukoasis.co.uk/. I too am from the UK just down the road from you in windsor Berkshire. What types of nanas are you growing ?

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Thanks mark i couldnt find the link for him.God im crap @ computers

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:abajo: Hi there i am a banana grower in the uk and trying hard to get a collection of all the musa. Glad to see i am not the only one trying to grow these wicked plants in the uk. Mark:abajo:

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Hi,
I`m not a banana grower from the UK, but I am from germany!
We are almost neighbours :nanarobot:


greetings,
Tobias

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Hi mark im also from the uk.And trying to collect all the bananas i can lol Fun aynt it lol.Wher in the uk are you from mark?...daz

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I am from gosport in hampshire. I am only in my first year and its wicked loving it. I also have a lemon tree that is producing ediable lemons but the banana plants are by far the most fun and are brilliant. Where about are you from in the UK?

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Hi, i live in Reading, my 2 big musa basjoo's are doing really good in their second year.

What type's do you have?

Marc.

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sorry all of you but i cant quite work out how to reply personally to all of you.

Marc.

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I have what i thought was a Basjoo that is in its second year and is doing really well but someone on here has said they think it is sikkimensis but what ever it is it lasted the winter well and has shot up since spring and is producing a leaf a week. I also have a baby velutina only about 8 inches tall and 3 Musella lasiocarpa again they are only about 8 inches, so i have 4 new babies in the garden to look after. Cant wait for next spring and them all start shotting up.

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Hi chaps!

This is also my first year of bananas. I currently have a smashing Sikkimensis 'Red Tiger' planted in my border next to some dark leaved cannas with bright red flowers.

The sikki has really nice red stripes at the moment, producing one leaf a week fed with chicken poo and blanket weed from the pond as mulch!

Waiting for my first puppy!

I am also trying to germinate some Red Tiger seeds, nothing yet after two weeks. Have you chaps tried germinating seeds yet?

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Hi there it is fun groweing these great plants aint it. I understand what you mean with the seeds i have lots of seeds germinating at the moment but nothing yet, good job i think or i will be over run with bananas of different types. How big is you nana now?

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It's about 4 feet high with 2 foot leaves. I keep rooting around the base to see if any pups, no life yet.

How long have your seeds been in? I am using Eralnds method posted on here.
With a heat mat etc....

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My seeds have been in for about 2 weeks trying several methods to find the best for myself. I noticed that they can take months to germiate so could be a wait but i am sure it will be worth it. I have been lucky i have been over run with pups cant believe it as the plant only went in last year and didn't really get much growth till this spring. Mine is in a whisky barrel, cut down, planted in miracle grow compost mixed with sharp sand and i feed it once a week with miracle grow food. Seems to be doing the trick i cant wait to see how high it will grow this year.