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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-22-2019, 12:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 971
Posted By scarll
Re: How to ship my banana corm

NW Pennsylvania, between Erie and Pittsburgh. Actually, we are right on the edge of zone 5 and 6.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-21-2019, 03:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 971
Posted By scarll
Re: How to ship my banana corm

Thanks. Should I ship as is, or put in with some dry sphagnum moss? I have read some posts that say put a wet paper towel on the roots, but since it is already dry, hate to do that. Siesta Key,...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-14-2017, 06:05 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,068
Posted By scarll
Re: Overwinter success.....now what?

What variety was it Al? Let us know if it comes back. I once talked to a lady in zone 5 in New Jersey who had banana plants around her pool for privacy. She cut them down, mulched them with straw...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-13-2017, 11:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,068
Posted By scarll
Re: Overwinter success.....now what?

It was a biggie, I did need a bigger pot, but then I wouldn't have been able to move it. I cut in down in the Fall to about 2 inches above the soil line. I moved it to a screen porch to dry out for...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-12-2017, 05:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,068
Posted By scarll
Re: Overwinter success.....now what?

I found the tag, it is a Maurelli. I bought it at a local greenhouse. They are carrying more varieties this year due to the popularity of that one. I am going to try the hardy (for zone 5) Musa...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-10-2017, 06:04 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,068
Posted By scarll
Re: Overwinter success.....now what?

Thanks for the advise. I guess I was a little vague. I did not take it out of the pot to store. I left it in the pot it was growing in and let it dry out by putting it on a covered porch and not...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-09-2017, 03:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,068
Posted By scarll
Overwinter success.....now what?

I cut my pot grown banana down as far as I could last Fall, approximately two inches from the top of the soil. I let it dry out for two weeks and then moved it into my friend's root cellar. When I...
Forum: Member Introductions 08-17-2016, 03:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,045
Posted By scarll
Re: Newbe question on brown leaf edges

Thanks for that info. I live in NW PA, zone 5-6, it splits where we are so it is always interesting.
Forum: Member Introductions 08-17-2016, 08:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,045
Posted By scarll
Newbe question on brown leaf edges

Greetings everyone. I have a banana plant in a pot on my deck. When I purchased it in the Spring it was about 2-3 feet tall, fit in the back of my car. It is now almost 7 feet tall and beautiful. ...
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