jackdarook

Ok so my second banana growing attempt looks like a bust, so i am on to try number 3.

I am going to make a spot in the back yard as banana friendly as possible and leave them outside, frost seems preferable to spider mites and over watering.

I have heavy cold slow draining clay soil. I will need to dig out a couple of feet of this, put in a soak hole in the middle, and lay down a deep layer of nice fresh hot manure then mix in sharp sand/grit with my soil and fill it all in.

Add a wind break of bamboo around the whole lot and pray for a warm summer.

Is this right or nuts?

Any ideas from other cold wet miserable climates very much appreciated.

Thanks,

R, aka jackdarook