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marco · 12-18-2007, 02:02 PM

OK...

I found this website a few weeks ago and realized that I was NOT a freak of nature...that growing nana trees, giving them away, teaching others to grow nana trees, etc is indeed addicting!

I've also realized that I've been hauling basjoos in and out of two different houses that we've lived in now for. ......oh........probably 7 to 9 years now. And of course I've come to understand now that I didn't HAVE TO!

Now since then I've thought about it some and I've come up with two realistic 2008 New Year's resolNANAlutions ! ! ! !

(They will both 'spill' into '09 some in order to see total success, though)

ResolNANAlution # 1

I want to successfully overwinter a number of 'patches' of basjoos in and around the yard starting with the moving of my current plants outside in May.
I need more basjoos to do this though, as I gave almost all mine away that got too big for the house.

(Can anyone help with seeds? PM me please. I'll start some now.)

I'm very confident about my success with this 1st resolnanalution after communicating in the 'cold hardy' forum.

ResolNANAlution # 2

...and I'm sure the tougher one.

I want to find the banana that puts up with the most arid conditions of any variety out there.

When you think of bananas you think of 'moisture'.
But I see blogs coming in here from very dry places of the world like parts of Texas and Europe.

What banana plant tolerates relatively dry air conditions better than other banana plants, if any?

My point with resolnanalution #2 is to take a banana that is generally more tolerant to dryer air and, with the help of the moisture-preserving "banana oil" that I used to make the basjoos tolerate the house 6.5- 7 months a year,
I feel very confident that I can 'train' such a banana tree to live in normal house light conditions (non "greenhouse" conditions) 100% of the year.

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marco Location: Cincinnati OH Zone: 6 Name: marco Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 57 BananaBucks : 34,018 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Now...looking for banana that is most 'arid' tolerant OK... I found this website a few weeks ago and realized that I was NOT a freak of nature...that growing nana trees, giving them away, teaching others to grow nana trees, etc is indeed addicting! I've also realized that I've been hauling basjoos in and out of two different houses that we've lived in now for. ......oh........probably 7 to 9 years now. And of course I've come to understand now that I didn't HAVE TO! Now since then I've thought about it some and I've come up with two realistic 2008 New Year's resolNANAlutions ! ! ! ! (They will both 'spill' into '09 some in order to see total success, though) ResolNANAlution # 1 I want to successfully overwinter a number of 'patches' of basjoos in and around the yard starting with the moving of my current plants outside in May. I need more basjoos to do this though, as I gave almost all mine away that got too big for the house. (Can anyone help with seeds? PM me please. I'll start some now.) I'm very confident about my success with this 1st resolnanalution after communicating in the 'cold hardy' forum. ResolNANAlution # 2 ...and I'm sure the tougher one. I want to find the banana that puts up with the most arid conditions of any variety out there. When you think of bananas you think of 'moisture'. But I see blogs coming in here from very dry places of the world like parts of Texas and Europe. What banana plant tolerates relatively dry air conditions better than other banana plants, if any? My point with resolnanalution #2 is to take a banana that is generally more tolerant to dryer air and, with the help of the moisture-preserving "banana oil" that I used to make the basjoos tolerate the house 6.5- 7 months a year, I feel very confident that I can 'train' such a banana tree to live in normal house light conditions (non "greenhouse" conditions) 100% of the year.