Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-18-2018, 10:44 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-14-2018, 04:36 AM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-09-2018, 01:11 PM
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Re: Winterizing Musa Basjoo
Option 1) don't do anything and the main stems will die but it will probably come back with what looks like pups around old corm
Option 2) cut back pseudostem 'angled 45 degrees' around 6"-1' tall...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-20-2018, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: My Musa basjoo is flowering.. will it die?
This year.
Let the clump die back as it has done before there is no need to do anything different. Do not touch.
Mulch just as you had done in the past.
And pretty much do what everyone else has...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-20-2018, 08:42 AM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2018, 05:10 AM
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Re: My Musa basjoo is flowering.. will it die?
The main stem slowly dies after the fruit is the harvested. But, the corm should produce new pups. Actually, you should already have a large pup growing from last year which should bear next...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-19-2018, 12:32 AM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-18-2018, 11:34 AM
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Re: Musa Basjoo out for winter and too much rain?
Hi Lovetogarden,
If it is in the ground, you should be fine as long as the soil drains and doesn't hold water for a long time.
If its in a pot, I would move it under an awning or something to get...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-31-2017, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Musa Basjoo winter dig up or not?
Keep the plants in the ground....if mature.
But if they are small you might bring them in for their first year to overwinter .
Mulch heavily with whatever you can afford, it doesn't matter what you...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-31-2017, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,872
Re: Musa Basjoo winter dig up or not?
yes fill it with leaves and pack them as tightly as possible sawdust or shavings yes we have lots of frost and 3 days of 7 degree f. last winter I also have an icecream with fruit and a rajah...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-30-2017, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,872
Re: Musa Basjoo winter dig up or not?
hi they will be fine in zone 7 if cut down and nothing else but if you cut back to 4 ft
and slide a large poly carpet storage bag ( available from the you haul trailer rental place) then pack...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-30-2017, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,872
Re: Musa Basjoo winter dig up or not?
I live south of Atlanta which has been classified as zone 7B. I have had these bananas in the ground for close to 20 years now. I have never protected them not even with mulch and I learned early on...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-30-2017, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,872
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-30-2017, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,872
Re: Musa Basjoo winter dig up or not?
Hi there
I did a comparison a few years ago with 2 basjoos of similar size. One was chopped down to the ground for winter and the other stalk was kept about 4' tall and wrapped in attic insulation....
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-26-2017, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 13
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Re: Large basjoo for zone 6?
Thanks, I guess I have a closer to 10' flowering type. I had 2 nice yellow basjoo buds last year but they emerged in October so not much growth happened before the first frost. My plants seemed to...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-23-2017, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,096
Re: Large basjoo for zone 6?
Just tossing this out ....
Basjoos/ and many banana plants will get very large and grow very fast in the correct manmade conditions as all of you know.
I am at a disadvantage growing in zone 5/6....
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-20-2017, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 7
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my banana filled back yard
just a picture of the bananas in my back yard also have a banana patch in a field near by and bananas planted in random places all around the property I have finally lost count! aint it great
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-26-2017, 02:46 PM
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
06-28-2017, 03:37 AM
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Views: 1,270
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
06-27-2017, 10:09 AM
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Views: 1,270
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
06-27-2017, 09:29 AM
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Views: 1,270
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-08-2017, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,203
Re: Disease resistance?
I have had basjoo for 5 years in Pennsylvania and never used fungicide. I have used Japanese beetle spray but even that wasn't necessary some years. I have figs too - Celeste and brown Turkey but...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-08-2017, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,203
Re: Disease resistance?
What fungicide did you use? Copper sulfate will control many garden fungus as a preventive. I spray this on my banana plants a 2 or 3 times during the growing season. It is also used by the...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-08-2017, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,203
Re: Disease resistance?
Sorry to hear about the peaches and plums! My pear trees get bad rust and I'm about to pull some of them out because they are going to be more work than reward....
Basjoo should have no problems in...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-31-2017, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Musa basjoo sunburned...
Hi Lovetogarden, I am located in Chilliwack, BC, Canada.
We have very limited resources for banana plants here in Canada
and basically have to import everything, and, or grow from seeds.
I have been...
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