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Originally Posted by sburkhardt99
Hello Banana nuts! I am a Nana junkie but sadly have only been exposed to the Cavendish. I live in hickville North Carolina and cannot find anything else to try. Does anyone know of an online site that I can buy some different species? Lastly what are the top 3 tasting bananas?
Thank you!!
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sburkhardt99 - You might have gotten more responses if you had not posted in this thread, but hey, it's OK with me! I am also a big fan of bananas with not too much experience. But I can give my suggestions, for what it's worth. Online sources? Well, bananas.org has a "Banana Plants For Sale" section
Banana Plants For Sale & Auction - Bananas.org
There you can buy from members of bananas.org. So far I've only bought from PR-Giants and had an excellent experience, though I'm sure that others here are reliable too. I have also bought from
Welcome to Going Bananas of Homestead, Florida! a couple times over the years. They have a good reputation and seem to be nice and friendly from my dealings with them. There are cheaper sources, but some of them that are very cheap have a bad reputation about mis-labeled plants, etc.
It looks like you are in USDA plant zone 7, so you definitely need winter protection for bananas. I live in zone 8B which is warmer, and even with planting next to the house my exposed bananas died back to the ground this past winter, except Orinoco. You might start with an Orinoco in the ground, and then dig a pup before winter and keep it inside until winter is over. You might have to grow in a large pot indoors during winter and then plant in the ground after danger of frost is over. Good luck, and welcome to the group.