Banana plant

jenny1956 · 06-23-2009, 03:25 PM

Hello all,

I have a reasonable size garden but there are only two patches for growing things. We moved in the beginning of the year. I started to grow potatoes in the ground, tomatoes in grow bags and oblong pots, sweetcorn in the ground and strawberries in a pot.

And planted dahlias and sunflowers you can't plant everything.

I would like to know about banana plants.

kind regards
Jenny

saltydad · 06-23-2009, 03:30 PM

Hi Jenny, welcome to the org. Reading through past threads and the Wiki should yield a ton of info for you. For specific questions feel free to post them. I'd also update your profile to show your location/zone so we can tailor responses to your particular gardening situation.

tophersmith · 06-23-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jenny1956

Hello all,

I have a reasonable size garden but there are only two patches for growing things. We moved in the beginning of the year. I started to grow potatoes in the ground, tomatoes in grow bags and oblong pots, sweetcorn in the ground and strawberries in a pot.

And planted dahlias and sunflowers you can't plant everything.

I would like to know about banana plants.

kind regards
Jenny

Jenny,

Where are you located?

saltydad · 06-23-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tophersmith

Jenny,

Where are you located?

Great minds, etc..... lol!

jenny1956 · 07-05-2009, 10:57 AM

Hi all,

I would like to send some pix for you all to see.

Jenny

Bob · 07-05-2009, 12:30 PM

Nice Jenny 56, what variety of corn? If you can grow that bananas should be no trouble.

lorax · 07-05-2009, 01:48 PM

Welcome aboard, Jenny? Whereabouts are you? What zone?

Caloosamusa · 07-05-2009, 02:44 PM

Welcome to the organization Jenny.

41.6 N and 104 W is somewhere out west near Interstate 25? I don't have my atlas handy at the moment to locate it exactly. You may have to consider a stout Greenhouse or overwintering in a basement.

Good growing from 26 N.

LilRaverBoi · 07-05-2009, 04:18 PM

First off welcome to the site! There are a lot of knowledgeable people here and great resources. What kind of banana do you have? My guess is that you will need to dig it up and bring it in during the winter (depending on your climate zone and the variety). Bananas are pretty easy to grow, so if you can grow all those other things I don't think you'll have any problems. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask! People are very kind/helpful here.

Nice passiflora! Your poor hostas look like the bugs had an all you can eat buffet on them

Great pics, thanks for sharing!

Jack Daw · 07-05-2009, 04:35 PM

Wow, even your soil seems reasonably good, what pH is it? And what's the major compostition elements? You get me, ay?

jenny1956 · 07-07-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lorax

Welcome aboard, Jenny? Whereabouts are you? What zone?

I live in Bristol UK

I've sent some picture of my garden.
Not all of the plants i have planted myself.
The ones i have planted are the Strawberry's, Sweet corn, Dahlias Tomatoes, Potatoes, Sunflowers and Banana Plant.

I like gardening. When it's not raining

Jack Daw · 07-07-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jenny1956

I live in Bristol UK

I've sent some picture of my garden.
Not all of the plants i have planted myself.
The ones i have planted are the Strawberry's, Sweet corn, Dahlias Tomatoes, Potatoes, Sunflowers and Banana Plant.

I like gardening. When it's not raining

From what you just wrote, I already know the soil type.

Good growing to you, Jenny.

jenny1956 · 07-07-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob

Nice Jenny 56, what variety of corn? If you can grow that bananas should be no trouble.

It is a Musa Basjoo because i live in Bristol UK the Riverside garden centre said that it will only grow bananas in tropical climate and if i did get bananas it would not be edible so the next best thing for me is that i want to produce a flower because they say it is beautiful.

jenny1956 · 07-07-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Daw

Wow, even your soil seems reasonably good, what pH is it? And what's the major compostition elements? You get me, ay?

If i take a sample of the mud along to a garden centre they might tell me what the PH and what elements are in the soil.

jenny1956 · 07-07-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jenny1956

It is a Musa Basjoo because i live in Bristol UK the Riverside garden centre said that it will only grow bananas in tropical climate and if i did get bananas it would not be edible so the next best thing for me is that i want to produce a flower because they say it is beautiful.

Sweet corn Mr Fothergills Ambrosias F1 Early sweet bicolour cobs sow March May

jenny1956 · 07-07-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Caloosamusa

Welcome to the organization Jenny.

41.6 N and 104 W is somewhere out west near Interstate 25? I don't have my atlas handy at the moment to locate it exactly. You may have to consider a stout Greenhouse or overwintering in a basement.

Good growing from 26 N.

Your message seems interesting to me to know where about you could be.

jenny1956 · 07-07-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LilRaverBoi

First off welcome to the site! There are a lot of knowledgeable people here and great resources. What kind of banana do you have? My guess is that you will need to dig it up and bring it in during the winter (depending on your climate zone and the variety). Bananas are pretty easy to grow, so if you can grow all those other things I don't think you'll have any problems. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask! People are very kind/helpful here.

Nice passiflora! Your poor hostas look like the bugs had an all you can eat buffet on them

Great pics, thanks for sharing!

what are passifloras i must admit that i don't know the names of all the plants in the garden.

Do you know what the plant is over hanging the fence by the wood with all the flowers some opening up. Is that the passifloras.

lorax · 07-07-2009, 12:41 PM

These are the Passifloras; looks like Maypops to me.

sunfish · 07-07-2009, 01:32 PM

I think it is passiflora caerulea

island cassie · 07-07-2009, 03:00 PM

Yep - caerulea it is! Maypops ( P. incarnata) is less blue and more mauve.

06-23-2009, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
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jenny1956 Love thee neighbour Location: Bristol United Kingdom Find me on the map! Zone: Bristol Avon United Kingdom Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15 BananaBucks : 11,133 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Banana plant Hi all, I would like to send some pix for you all to see. Jenny __________________ Have a nice day.

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Jack Daw I think with my banana ;) Jack Daw's Photo Gallery Location: BA, SK, CEU Find me on the map! Zone: Dfa (Köppen-geiger) <-> 7b/8a? (USDA) Name: Jack Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,525 BananaBucks : 252,864 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,771 Times Was Thanked 2,461 Times in 1,355 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 383 Times	Re: Banana plant Wow, even your soil seems reasonably good, what pH is it? And what's the major compostition elements? You get me, ay? __________________ Thnx to Marcel, Ante, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar and *Francesco* for the plants I've received. Zeitgeist - Corporatocracy 101 (~2hrs) Zeitgeist - Moving Forward (~2.5hrs)

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lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 404,110 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: Banana plant These are the Passifloras; looks like Maypops to me.

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