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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-13-2010, 01:09 AM

Replies: 9 First Winter Views: 2,820 Posted By plantguy Re: First Winter Hey bananas/ neighbor- Good luck with your two. This is the second winter mine have been in the ground. First winter I did the setup with chicken wire/mulch/hay/ leaves & covered it with a tarp....

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-12-2009, 12:18 PM

Replies: 11 First time digging up bananas for winter... Views: 4,977 Posted By plantguy Re: First time digging up bananas for winter... Gotcha. My basjoo I keep in the ground also & covered. This past spring when I uncovered them they were rotted to the ground. Now they grew back stronger it seems. Like you said, they must get...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-12-2009, 01:54 AM

Replies: 11 First time digging up bananas for winter... Views: 4,977 Posted By plantguy Re: First time digging up bananas for winter... Great pics. I found what you said very interesting. Either way they both grew to the same height. My question is why dig them out if the corms have been surviving.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-09-2009, 11:53 AM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,048 Posted By plantguy Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter OK thanks.That's what I was thinking also, but wanted to get some feedback/ reassurance from others that have tried successfuly. I hate to loose them. They are like my babies!!

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-09-2009, 01:14 AM

Replies: 609 Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Views: 251,048 Posted By plantguy Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Hi all. I dug up my 3 IC for the first time. They have stems about 3' tall. I took all the dirt off the roots. I plan to store them in a garage. My only question is what is the min temp they would be...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-25-2009, 03:38 PM

Replies: 54 Anyone in the northeast Views: 7,459 Posted By plantguy Re: Anyone in the northeast I have a Windmill Palm also. A 30 gal I purchased last year. All I did was wrap it with frost cloth for it's first winter in the ground. It's now uncovered & looks good. Very hardy palm. Vinny

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-24-2009, 11:21 PM

Replies: 54 Anyone in the northeast Views: 7,459 Posted By plantguy Re: Anyone in the northeast I checked mine the other day. First year in the ground last year. In the fall I cut the leaves off leaving me with about 4.5' of pstem. Enclosed it in chicken wire. Filled it with leaves & straw....

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-10-2009, 12:32 AM

Replies: 54 Anyone in the northeast Views: 7,459 Posted By plantguy Re: Anyone in the northeast Bob, Yes, it was nice to get that heatwave the other day. I still have the tarp on mine though. Vinny

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-08-2008, 11:59 PM

Replies: 20 My Winter Protection in Knoxville, TN. Warning! This is REAL Complicated!! Views: 5,927 Posted By plantguy Re: My Winter Protection in Knoxville, TN. Warning! This is REAL Complicated!! Thanks BigDog. What a great, simple idea. I plan to try it next year. Vinny

Forum: Member Introductions 11-11-2008, 04:49 PM

Replies: 26 Fruiting in NY, NJ... Views: 3,451 Posted By plantguy Re: Fruiting in NY, NJ... Musas & John- Thanks. It looks like a heater is a must. John, Hopefully you don't see a $6,000 bill again since the price of oil has gone down alot. Jim- Thanks. Thats great you had it flowering the...

Forum: Member Introductions 11-10-2008, 12:38 AM

Replies: 26 Fruiting in NY, NJ... Views: 3,451 Posted By plantguy Re: Fruiting in NY, NJ... Jim- Great to hear you got it to flower! About how many seasons did it take? Also- At what temp should I start the winterizing process? Hoop House- Is a heater necessary inside it during the night...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-08-2008, 11:04 PM

Replies: 3 From CBS Radio News Views: 1,857 Posted By plantguy Re: From CBS Radio News Thanks John. It's nice to hear local stuff like that. Vinny

Forum: Member Introductions 11-08-2008, 10:57 PM

Replies: 26 Fruiting in NY, NJ... Views: 3,451 Posted By plantguy Re: Fruiting in NY, NJ... Bob- I like that idea. It sounds pretty easy. Is this the first time you tried this method? Musas- I originally was thinking about a plastic greenhouse idea but I wasn't sure that during the night...

Forum: Member Introductions 11-08-2008, 12:06 AM

Replies: 26 Fruiting in NY, NJ... Views: 3,451 Posted By plantguy Re: Fruiting in NY, NJ... Hi All. Thanks for the replies. Patty- Fancy seeing you here! Right now the only one I have growing is a Musa Basjoo that I got from Spring Hill Nursery catalog. It's been in the ground since the...

Forum: Member Introductions 11-03-2008, 11:40 PM

Replies: 26 Fruiting in NY, NJ... Views: 3,451 Posted By plantguy Fruiting in NY, NJ... Hi all. I just joined this great board & I look forward to learning. I couldn't find this when I searched. My question is, has anybody in NY, NJ or similar location actually gotten their's to fruit....

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