Those of you in Zone 5, have any of you gotten your plants to fruit?

Viper1436 · 08-10-2013, 12:52 PM

What are your experiences?

Greg Jordan · 08-10-2013, 11:13 PM

I have a DWF Cavendish that has been in bloom for the last month. I live just N. of Denver. My email address is Junk-to-greg@comcast.net. If you send me your email address I'll send pictures.
Greg

cincinnana · 08-12-2013, 06:10 AM

No fruit.

My growing season is too short.
Just when the plants get growing real well .......it is time o bring them back in.

Viper1436 · 08-12-2013, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cincinnana

No fruit.

My growing season is too short.
Just when the plants get growing real well .......it is time o bring them back in.

I know, I want to move to south Florida so badly.

Funkthulhu · 08-12-2013, 01:21 PM

I'm only a year and some change into this whole affair, but I'm fairly certain that a bloom in Zone 5 will take some ingenuity. I will be moving my plants indoors for the winter (obviously) but I'll be putting them under grow lights in the basement for the duration to promote more growth, even if at a slower rate.

I suspect my only chance for fruit is going to be a combination of winter grow lights and just dumb luck that the flower comes very early in the summer and has all the outside time it needs to ripen before coming in/down in the fall.

That being said, unless you have a lot higher ceilings than I do, my best bet is going to be with obtaining some superdwarf varieties that I can keep in containers the entire lifespan of the flowering P-stem.

Good luck! Keep us posted on any progress!

Viper1436 · 08-12-2013, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Funkthulhu

I'm only a year and some change into this whole affair, but I'm fairly certain that a bloom in Zone 5 will take some ingenuity. I will be moving my plants indoors for the winter (obviously) but I'll be putting them under grow lights in the basement for the duration to promote more growth, even if at a slower rate.

I suspect my only chance for fruit is going to be a combination of winter grow lights and just dumb luck that the flower comes very early in the summer and has all the outside time it needs to ripen before coming in/down in the fall.

That being said, unless you have a lot higher ceilings than I do, my best bet is going to be with obtaining some superdwarf varieties that I can keep in containers the entire lifespan of the flowering P-stem.

Good luck! Keep us posted on any progress!

Ya, I'm blessed with 20ft ceilings in my front room, and the room is 20x25ft
So as long as I can figure out what a good lighting system will be, I should be fine.

Viper1436 · 08-12-2013, 01:46 PM

Im also thinking about building a greenhouse in my front room to hold the plants in so the humidity is high, and they wont dry out as much.

Viper1436 · 08-12-2013, 02:14 PM

OH and I also have 11 potted palm trees I need to put in the front room too, so i'm going to have a tropical rainforest in my house, I should go buy some monkeys and parrots while i'm at it.

08-10-2013, 12:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Greg Jordan Push the limit in Colo. Location: Longmont CO. USA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Greg Jordan Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 16 BananaBucks : 4,908 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 25 Times Was Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 12 Times	Re: Those of you in Zone 5, have any of you gotten your plants to fruit? I have a DWF Cavendish that has been in bloom for the last month. I live just N. of Denver. My email address is Junk-to-greg@comcast.net. If you send me your email address I'll send pictures. Greg

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08-12-2013, 01:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Funkthulhu Laeti vescimur nos subact Location: Omaha, NE Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 223 BananaBucks : 26,682 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 163 Times Was Thanked 330 Times in 145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Those of you in Zone 5, have any of you gotten your plants to fruit? I'm only a year and some change into this whole affair, but I'm fairly certain that a bloom in Zone 5 will take some ingenuity. I will be moving my plants indoors for the winter (obviously) but I'll be putting them under grow lights in the basement for the duration to promote more growth, even if at a slower rate. I suspect my only chance for fruit is going to be a combination of winter grow lights and just dumb luck that the flower comes very early in the summer and has all the outside time it needs to ripen before coming in/down in the fall. That being said, unless you have a lot higher ceilings than I do, my best bet is going to be with obtaining some superdwarf varieties that I can keep in containers the entire lifespan of the flowering P-stem. Good luck! Keep us posted on any progress! __________________ "Ph'nglui musaglw'nanna Funkthulhu R'Omahaea wgah'basjoo fhtagn" "In his house at Omaha, dread Funkthulhu plants bananas."

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Viper1436 Location: Chicago, IL Zone: 5-6 Name: Matt Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 125 BananaBucks : 51,665 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 201 Times Was Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Those of you in Zone 5, have any of you gotten your plants to fruit? OH and I also have 11 potted palm trees I need to put in the front room too, so i'm going to have a tropical rainforest in my house, I should go buy some monkeys and parrots while i'm at it. __________________ MATT

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