Monkeying Around in Ohi

*Dearly Depotted* · 10-11-2021, 10:37 PM

Please excuse the typo in the title! Yes I honestly meant to type Ohio! I just thought I’d share some photos of my plants from this year! I added a little extra fun by posing my 2 Monkeys & a big banana blow up toys with the plants!

The tallest plants are Basjoos. They are the tallest banana plants I’ve got! I also have several cannas, Red Dacca, Orinoco, Zebrina and Thailand Giant elephant ear as well! Yeah since I don’t have any real fruit on the plants I’ll hang up my banana blow up instead!

These 2 are Dwarf Brazilian & Dwarf Super Plaintain!

These are more Basjoos. It’s funny and odd that these are not very far from the taller ones and yet are still quite short!

Yes more Basjoos!

Stay tuned for some more photos coming up….

subsonicdrone · 10-12-2021, 07:11 AM

awesome!
do you plan to leave the basjoo in the ground and pile wood chips on it?

*Dearly Depotted* · 10-13-2021, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by subsonicdrone

awesome!
do you plan to leave the basjoo in the ground and pile wood chips on it?

Thanks! It was very kind of you to say! Yes I am leaving them outside but this year I’m going to do something different! I am going to try to cover them over with burlap sacks. I thought it might be easier for me to not have as much work to do!

Valor_X · 10-14-2021, 07:56 AM

I'm growing Elephant Ears as well!
I'm growing 2 types both are Giant Colocasia varieties.
I love giant tropical plants XD

You have a very nice tropical garden going there!
Having the monkeys & banana in the pictures made me chuckle
I like it!!

*Dearly Depotted* · 10-17-2021, 10:37 AM

Well, here’s some more photos!

More banana plants…
Thai Black, Dwarf Cavendish, AeAe, Red Iholene, Variegated Dwarf Namwa, Rose banana, Dwarf Red, Zebrina banana and serval others I’m unsure of the variety!

Some more banana plants, cannas & elephant ears!

Different varieties of pineapple plants!

Different varieties of Sugar Canes! Red, Black and Variegated!

Two Hibiscus Plants. One is multi colored and the other one is a feista color!

*Dearly Depotted* · 10-17-2021, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Valor_X

I'm growing Elephant Ears as well!
I'm growing 2 types both are Giant Colocasia varieties.
I love giant tropical plants XD

You have a very nice tropical garden going there!
Having the monkeys & banana in the pictures made me chuckle
I like it!!

Thanks so much! I truly appreciate the kind comment! Yeah I’m glad you liked the banana & monkeys too!

Snarkie · 10-17-2021, 03:09 PM

Looking good, Mary!

I'd forgotten you have a basement. That would be a good place to put some grow lights instead of the garage.

How deep are your basjoo corms? If you go a foot, you shouldn't even have to do anything except mulch a bit. If you spend a couple bucks at Menard's (I think that's what you have up there) and get some Sonotubes (sp?), you can put them around the plants and fill with sawdust or leaves or something as an insulator too.

*Dearly Depotted* · 10-18-2021, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Snarkie

Looking good, Mary!

I'd forgotten you have a basement. That would be a good place to put some grow lights instead of the garage.

How deep are your basjoo corms? If you go a foot, you shouldn't even have to do anything except mulch a bit. If you spend a couple bucks at Menard's (I think that's what you have up there) and get some Sonotubes (sp?), you can put them around the plants and fill with sawdust or leaves or something as an insulator too.

Thanks! I thought so too! Yeah I’ve already got some of my plants in the cellar now! You know I’m not so sure how deep the basjoo corms are. They have to be at least a foot down. I’ll have to check out the sonotubes things! Thanks again as always Doug!

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Dearly Depotted Find me on the map! Zone: 6A Name: Mary Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 688 BananaBucks : 42,739 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 601 Times Was Thanked 435 Times in 298 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Monkeying Around in Ohi Please excuse the typo in the title! Yes I honestly meant to type Ohio! I just thought I’d share some photos of my plants from this year! I added a little extra fun by posing my 2 Monkeys & a big banana blow up toys with the plants! The tallest plants are Basjoos. They are the tallest banana plants I’ve got! I also have several cannas, Red Dacca, Orinoco, Zebrina and Thailand Giant elephant ear as well! Yeah since I don’t have any real fruit on the plants I’ll hang up my banana blow up instead! These 2 are Dwarf Brazilian & Dwarf Super Plaintain! These are more Basjoos. It’s funny and odd that these are not very far from the taller ones and yet are still quite short! Yes more Basjoos! Stay tuned for some more photos coming up…. __________________ It’s long been a dream of mine to be able to grow real bananas off my own plants! So, please wish me luck on my quest to fulfill that dream! Last edited by Dearly Depotted* : 10-11-2021 at 11:40 PM.*

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subsonicdrone Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,064 BananaBucks : 1,353 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,948 Times Was Thanked 1,409 Times in 496 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Monkeying Around in Ohi awesome! do you plan to leave the basjoo in the ground and pile wood chips on it?

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Valor_X Location: Texas Zone: 9A Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 584 BananaBucks : 36,971 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,008 Times Was Thanked 951 Times in 385 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 42 Times	Re: Monkeying Around in Ohi I'm growing Elephant Ears as well! I'm growing 2 types both are Giant Colocasia varieties. I love giant tropical plants XD You have a very nice tropical garden going there! Having the monkeys & banana in the pictures made me chuckle I like it!! __________________ Varieties I'm Growing From Corm/Pup Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart Plantains Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn From TC Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

10-17-2021, 10:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dearly Depotted Find me on the map! Zone: 6A Name: Mary Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 688 BananaBucks : 42,739 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 601 Times Was Thanked 435 Times in 298 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Monkeying Around in Ohi Well, here’s some more photos! More banana plants… Thai Black, Dwarf Cavendish, AeAe, Red Iholene, Variegated Dwarf Namwa, Rose banana, Dwarf Red, Zebrina banana and serval others I’m unsure of the variety! Some more banana plants, cannas & elephant ears! Different varieties of pineapple plants! Different varieties of Sugar Canes! Red, Black and Variegated! Two Hibiscus Plants. One is multi colored and the other one is a feista color! __________________ It’s long been a dream of mine to be able to grow real bananas off my own plants! So, please wish me luck on my quest to fulfill that dream! Last edited by Dearly Depotted* : 10-17-2021 at 10:56 AM.*

10-17-2021, 03:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Snarkie The Cat Whisperer Location: Charlotte, NC Zone: 8b, pushing 9a Name: D.A. Hänks Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,081 BananaBucks : 116,599 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,208 Times Was Thanked 1,942 Times in 1,128 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,052 Times	Re: Monkeying Around in Ohi Looking good, Mary! I'd forgotten you have a basement. That would be a good place to put some grow lights instead of the garage. How deep are your basjoo corms? If you go a foot, you shouldn't even have to do anything except mulch a bit. If you spend a couple bucks at Menard's (I think that's what you have up there) and get some Sonotubes (sp?), you can put them around the plants and fill with sawdust or leaves or something as an insulator too. __________________ Doug (D.A. Hänks) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955582/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The Only Eastern Redwood Forest in America "Nuke my 'nanners, will you?!"

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