Hi from TN

mcrooke41 · 06-20-2016, 11:16 AM

Hi, my name is Mark. I live in east TN. I have been growing subtropical plants including bananas in my yard for 11 years now. I have tried many different kinds to see if they would survive our winters here unprotected. I grow a lot of them from seeds. Everything was going good for me up to four years ago when a unknown illness hit me and I was not able to take care of my plants. I lost a whole lot of them during those couple of real cold winters we had. This is the first year since then that I have felt normal and have started working back on my yard again. Before my illness hit me I had 9 types of bananas growing in the yard in the ground. I only have 4 types to survive since I was not able to take care of them. Musa Basjoo, Musa Sikkimensis Daj Giant, Musa Mekong Giant, and Musa Itinerans. I have several more types from seeds planted.

sputinc7 · 06-20-2016, 01:50 PM

Welcome fellow bananahead!

jjanest · 06-20-2016, 05:33 PM

Hello and welcome,
I have not been sick but I've been trying to grow bananas in the ground for the past 5 years. The only variety I've tried was the cavendish. My problem with this variety is I have not been able to protect it during the winter months. I tried frost clothes, PVC frames, water buckets, and dirt around the trunk to no avail. Last year was the first time that I've seen a bloom and little bananas but all were lost during the cold. I've decided to try potting different varieties and in early spring, plant them in the ground to give them a chance to grow all summer long to see if I can get bananas before freezing. Is there a secret to producing or am I missing something? All advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Lee

sputinc7 · 06-20-2016, 07:47 PM

Cavendish is a cold sensitive variety.

cincinnana · 06-20-2016, 10:05 PM

Welcome to the Jungle......

Duckfood · 06-23-2016, 08:19 PM

Hello from Knoxville...

HMelendez · 06-24-2016, 04:39 AM

Welcome to the banana gang!....

06-20-2016, 11:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
mcrooke41 Location: New Market,TN Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Mark Crooke Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 15 BananaBucks : 4,268 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 13 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Hi from TN Hi, my name is Mark. I live in east TN. I have been growing subtropical plants including bananas in my yard for 11 years now. I have tried many different kinds to see if they would survive our winters here unprotected. I grow a lot of them from seeds. Everything was going good for me up to four years ago when a unknown illness hit me and I was not able to take care of my plants. I lost a whole lot of them during those couple of real cold winters we had. This is the first year since then that I have felt normal and have started working back on my yard again. Before my illness hit me I had 9 types of bananas growing in the yard in the ground. I only have 4 types to survive since I was not able to take care of them. Musa Basjoo, Musa Sikkimensis Daj Giant, Musa Mekong Giant, and Musa Itinerans. I have several more types from seeds planted.

06-20-2016, 01:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 124,500 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: Hi from TN Welcome fellow bananahead! __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.

06-20-2016, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
jjanest Location: Katy, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9 but revised to 8B Name: Lee Jones Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 BananaBucks : 5,080 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Hi from TN Hello and welcome, I have not been sick but I've been trying to grow bananas in the ground for the past 5 years. The only variety I've tried was the cavendish. My problem with this variety is I have not been able to protect it during the winter months. I tried frost clothes, PVC frames, water buckets, and dirt around the trunk to no avail. Last year was the first time that I've seen a bloom and little bananas but all were lost during the cold. I've decided to try potting different varieties and in early spring, plant them in the ground to give them a chance to grow all summer long to see if I can get bananas before freezing. Is there a secret to producing or am I missing something? All advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Lee

06-20-2016, 07:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 124,500 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: Hi from TN Cavendish is a cold sensitive variety. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.

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06-23-2016, 08:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Duckfood Location: Knoxville, TN Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Michael Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 329 BananaBucks : 48,567 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,084 Times Was Thanked 275 Times in 133 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 361 Times	Re: Hi from TN Hello from Knoxville... __________________ By the way, there is no cure for the human disease of growing bananas. ~~~ Richard 05/22/2014...

06-24-2016, 04:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
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