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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-11-2015, 09:37 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,762
Posted By sman87
Re: What am I doing wrong?

I had the same exact problem my second year of growing basjoos. On 2 particular TC clones I bought that year they did a really sub-par job growing during the summer. Narrow leaves, burned edges, and...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-11-2015, 09:12 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 8,959
Posted By sman87
Re: Outside Basjoo - when did your corms start growing this year?

My basjoos got crushed by the arctic winter last year. Of the 12 I had prepped for the long outdoor cold, only 3 corms survived... I mulched, wrapped, covered as much as I could but nothing could...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-11-2015, 08:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,068
Posted By sman87
Re: Will trimming lower leaves help basjoo?

From my experience I have seen some improvement on growth. I also do it for a tall "tree" like look to them, and help expose sunlight to emerging pups below. Yet on other basjoo plants it never...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-08-2015, 01:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,415
Posted By sman87
Re: This is why you cover ur plants...

If you ohio guys are interested, I just bought some small but nice basjoos TCs at Hirts gardens in granger township ohio (near Medina and Hinkley) off the 271 exit south. they got them as low as...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-24-2015, 02:22 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 250,827
Posted By sman87
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

You might have to try storing just the corms or the bulb of the banana. If leaving them outside is too risky or not an option this can be a solution storing the corms will take up a lot less space...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-24-2015, 02:15 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 250,827
Posted By sman87
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

What is the soil temp of those bananas under the house? Last year I bought a heat mat and thermostat to "reactivate" the soil so the corms and roots begin regrowth. If the soil temp is hovering...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-22-2015, 02:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,415
Posted By sman87
Re: This is why you cover ur plants...

Ya those roses might have had some damage but hopefully the snow shielded them from the harsh open air. Up here we also have a lot of vineyards near the lake. Usually the lake gives a milder winter...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 02-19-2015, 10:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,415
Posted By sman87
This is why you cover ur plants...

-20F here tonight in northeast Ohio.. and a town (Rome twp.) a few miles east of me is at -27F according to their local Weather Underground station.. This getting ridiculous.. This is really gonna...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 07-05-2014, 10:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,678
Posted By sman87
Re: What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos)

Unfortunately this experiment did not go successful. Due to the extremely cold prolonged winter of -30 F temps, a 25 week indoor dormancy and cold spring I lost 12 of 15 plants to heavy corm rot and...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-28-2014, 12:10 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,698
Posted By sman87
Re: Time to put the bananas outside for spring!

glad to see another Ohioan drag their grizzled indoor survivors out!
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-28-2014, 12:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,678
Posted By sman87
Re: What to expect? (replanting bare root basjoos)

Week one has gone well we had one hard freeze so far last Thurs (26 degrees!) but I was more than prepared. I double covered all bananas with weed blocking sheets, burlap and tied them all up. Each...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-27-2014, 11:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,740
Posted By sman87
Re: New guy with annoying question

Welcome. Basjoos are rather tough even the small ones starting out and tolerant to chilly temps at night that are close to freezing. A good rule of thumb is to watch when the temps fall into the 30s...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-07-2014, 04:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,412
Posted By sman87
Re: spider mites

Spider mites are definitely a nuisance. soapy water and the insecticidal soap works well. In my opinion though, spider mites are inevitable when growing indoors. They multiply like crazy, travel from...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-06-2014, 06:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,387
Posted By sman87
Re: Basjoo Bye Bye????????

That p stem will be frozen hard as a rock after this artic blast... lets all prey for a banana miracle and hope we can scrape through this without massive damage. It's gonna be upsetting hearing...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-03-2014, 06:37 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,900
Posted By sman87
Re: Bitter cold on the way

Yeah good luck to everyone as well as growers in the south. Monday evening into Tues morning temps could be -10 below zero as far south as Kentucky Tennessee and Arkansas. This along with single...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-17-2013, 09:21 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 250,827
Posted By sman87
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

From the look of the picture it looks good so far. That temp range should be sufficient, humidity at or under 50% seems to help as well negating a breeding ground for mold/ fungus. Is the Pstem...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-17-2013, 09:02 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 250,827
Posted By sman87
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

That fungicide powder does wonders! After using it this fall its really controlled the drying process and let each pstem and corm go into dormancy without too much mold or fungus resistance at least...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-15-2013, 06:47 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 250,827
Posted By sman87
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

I have a dozen Basjoo and Mekong Giant bananas dormant in a basement crawlspace bare root. Its been about 9 weeks since I put them in dormancy. So far they have dried out without any signs of mold or...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-17-2013, 12:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,100
Posted By sman87
Re: Bananas outside in Frederick, MD

lol I can relate to the part when drivers will stop and stare at my plants wondering what the heck they are. Being so far up north, its funny to catch people slowing down to see them, kinda makes me...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-17-2013, 12:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,937
Posted By sman87
Re: Dig Up and Bring Inside, or Overwinter? -pic-

Yeah those I wouldn't leave in the ground either. Cannasrus makes a good point with this. Even the big one in your pic seems to only be around 12 to 24 inch of pstem which I think wouldn't be strong...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-15-2013, 12:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,982
Posted By sman87
Re: Mekong giant.. what to do with those "runners""?

Thanks should I make the separation on the rhizome closer to the mother plant or to the pup?
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-15-2013, 12:02 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,143
Posted By sman87
Re: Prepping basjoo for winter

Thank you Olaf! I would have totally forgotten about the issue with concrete flooring which I do have in the crawlspace and we do have some issues with mold and mildew on occasion. I will definitely...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-14-2013, 08:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,143
Posted By sman87
Re: Prepping basjoo for winter

I have about 8 basjoos with roughly 6 feet tall p-stems each. Ive decided to go the route of digging them up and wrapping the corms with burlap and keeping them in the crawlspace in my basement. Ive...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-14-2013, 08:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,883
Posted By sman87
Re: Do Mekong Giant grow slow?

They're very beautiful bananas, with great looking pseudostems that have a purplish hue to them in the sun when they mature. I got mine as 4 inch starter plants in mid March and planted them in the...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-12-2013, 06:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,198
Posted By sman87
Re: Mekong Giant Banana

How acidic is your soil? I was having slow growth as well, you might want to add a little bit of powdered lawn lime into your next watering. Sometimes they need a little extra calcium found in the...
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