Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-25-2021, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,516
Re: For Northern basjoo growers
NE Iowa here, borderline zone 4/5. My basjoos are still under protection but planning to unwrap tomorrow! I buried about 12-18 inches of pseudstem under straw bales and leaf mold. The plant is...
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Forum: Banana Recipes
09-20-2020, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,534
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Forum: Banana Recipes
09-16-2020, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,534
Storing/transporting banana leaves
Hi all, I've got a couple questions regarding banana leaves to be used for cooking.
(1) i'd like to take some leaves to a friend this weekend, but I'll be departing home on Thursday and not seeing...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2020, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,052
Re: HELP: Growth Slowing Problem
25-30 feet in the midwest in a single growing season? That's HUGE! What are your techniques? Mine, fed by fish emulsion, are lucky to hit 10 feet with the leaves standing straight up by the end of...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-12-2019, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,648
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-23-2019, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,648
Re: Best bananas to dig each winter in the north
Don't say that just yet ... I'm still hoping to enjoy this year's garden another six weeks! Feels like it's just coming into its prime now.
But the biggest obstacle to spending time prepping for...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-10-2019, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,648
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-09-2019, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,648
Re: Best bananas to dig each winter in the north
Following up ... any thoughts on standard vs. dwarf Orinoco? Good sources? I see that Going Bananas has the dwarf. I am a fan of large plants, but I can imagine hauling and storage might be an issue...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-07-2019, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,648
Re: Best bananas to dig each winter in the north
Thanks for all of the great feedback so far. With a clear consensus on Orinoco it sounds like that's a definite direction for next year. I actually did have a Veinte Cohol when I lived in Kansas, and...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-06-2019, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,648
Best bananas to dig each winter in the north
I've been growing M. basjoo for a number of years in NE Iowa, zone 4/5. I was able to overwinter it with good protection in 2017-2018 but it did not grow all that well in 2018, certainly not well...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
06-02-2018, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 24,590
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
05-31-2018, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 24,590
Re: Water Soluble Banana Fuel Dosages
Many thanks to Richard and others for this great thread.
I have a couple of questions that I haven't found answers to:
I see various references to the annual amount of fertilizer that bananas can...
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Forum: Member Introductions
05-26-2018, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 648
Greetings from northern Iowa
I've been interested in bananas for several years, since learning that Musa basjoo could possibly survive in the midwestern locales I've called home. I started out growing it in northeast Kansas,...
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