Forum: Member Introductions
10-10-2012, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,849
Re: New from Ohio
Well the luck I had with my Musa bajoo was excellent, both out of doors over winter and in the solarium. Spider mites and aphids are a problem when cultivating inside the home.
Your Ensetes will...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-20-2011, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,699
Re: Bananas in ground all year round?
Hi Kazercat,
Unless you are rearing dwarf nanas, Be prepared for 3-5 metre (9-15 foot)tall shoots, and fruiting with it!
I also warn you of aphids, and in abundance after or by Xmas!
I would just...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-20-2010, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,472
Re: Noob here and need advise
No worries.... I would not cut any frost damaged frond/leaf as it will ad insulation, as winter has just begun and more cold weather may be forcast as it is an El Ninja year... Sarasota is sub...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-22-2010, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,731
Re: Fire for Heat
Try rescuing Musa when the temp. plummet to minus 10 celsius with a bitter northern wind added to the mix! I had to dig mine up four major corms, plant intact, and pot them up, in the green...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-17-2009, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,453
Re: The correct hardiness of Musa basjoo
Hello fellow ardent admirers of Musa!
The hardy Musa basjoo that I planted in my garden in Port Moody, BC has tolerated 2 months of wretchedly hard freezes as low as minus 17 celsius!
Die back this...
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