Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-09-2019, 08:06 PM
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Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's
The digging the trench the cover is a great idea I'm in zone 8B southeast Georgia it's my first season watching my plants in the winter so I'm just let seeing how they are affected I like the trench...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-09-2019, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's
Musa Raja Puri is what I would try first. Excellent tasting banana. Very tough and fairly cold hardy. They are one of the better Musas for going in and out of dormancy. Which is another problem you...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-02-2019, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's
Here is a thread you might find of interest from a member in zone 6a.
http://www.bananas.org/224017-post1.html
Follow the thread ....in post 47 plants are named which are grown in the sunken poly...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-02-2019, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,013
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-02-2019, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,013
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-01-2019, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,013
Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's
Fruiting bananas are hardy outdoors year-round in zones 13-14.
Some cold-hardy edible bananas are hardy outdoors year-round down to zone 9b.
Anything below that is either marketing or someone that...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-31-2018, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's
Orinoco are cold hardy but not very tasty if you want a sweeter dessert type banana.
Dwarf Brazilian and Dwarf Namwah both still get up to 11 feet (3.35 m.) tall plus leaves, so you know. Just some...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-31-2018, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,013
Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's
Here is a start.
Go to the website mentioned and pick and choose which might be right for you.
Even though a plant is called a dwarf does not mean it will be smaller than the plants listed.
There...
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-30-2018, 09:06 AM
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-26-2018, 08:16 PM
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Re: Just landed here from France , Normandy
Here is a link to another forum member who grows awesome plants near you.
There is a good chance you can trade some good local information.
http://www.bananas.org/320974-post1.html
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-19-2013, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 47
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My semi-pit banana greenhouse
I dug out this semi-pit greenhouse by hand last fall/winter using my trusty garden shovel and wheelbarrow. It was a ton of work, so if you're thinking about one of your own, I would recommend using...
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