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JohnnyMax · 07-07-2022, 03:39 PM

I have not successfully grown bananas yet. I ordered a few seeds from eBay and I am about to try it again. I have 5 acres in Southeast Texas. I had a 1.3 acre pond dug about 12 years ago. It was 30’ (9M) deeps, but now it is 27’ (8M) deep. I am putting in a white sand beach along one side. I had 3 dump truck loads of white river sand delivered. I am still prepping the shoreline. I will put down geotextile fabric, then spread the sand over it.
I am planning to plant tropical plants at each end and in various places around the pond. Thus the renewed interest in banana plants.
I am going to try to grow all the plants from seed.

Here is what I have ordered. Some have already arrived.
Musa Sikkimensis Hardy Banana
Dinosaur Gunnera
Giant Leopard
Moso Bamboo
Moldovan 456 Tobacco Seeds

Here are a few pictures of my pond.
I want to make it look tropical with banana and other big leaf plants.
I am on the edge of zone 8 & 9.
It gets hot in the Summer and we have freezes in the Winter
It is very humid also.

07-07-2022, 03:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnnyMax Johnny Max Location: Southeast Texas (Big Thicket) Find me on the map! Zone: 8/9 Name: Johnny Max Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 26 BananaBucks : 5,908 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Howdy from Southeast Texas (Big Thicket) I have not successfully grown bananas yet. I ordered a few seeds from eBay and I am about to try it again. I have 5 acres in Southeast Texas. I had a 1.3 acre pond dug about 12 years ago. It was 30’ (9M) deeps, but now it is 27’ (8M) deep. I am putting in a white sand beach along one side. I had 3 dump truck loads of white river sand delivered. I am still prepping the shoreline. I will put down geotextile fabric, then spread the sand over it. I am planning to plant tropical plants at each end and in various places around the pond. Thus the renewed interest in banana plants. I am going to try to grow all the plants from seed. Here is what I have ordered. Some have already arrived. Musa Sikkimensis Hardy Banana Dinosaur Gunnera Giant Leopard Moso Bamboo Moldovan 456 Tobacco Seeds Here are a few pictures of my pond. I want to make it look tropical with banana and other big leaf plants. I am on the edge of zone 8 & 9. It gets hot in the Summer and we have freezes in the Winter It is very humid also. __________________ Sometimes I just want to sit back and watch the wind move the leaves... Last edited by JohnnyMax : 07-07-2022 at 03:45 PM.