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Im new here, and although i have no banana plants yet, i do have a collection of garden plants.

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Edit your profile so we know where you're located. I can pretty much promise that nobody will show up in your driveway as long as you don't add your full address. ;) (City, state and zone suffice.) Giving that information does help members/enablers in your area help you decide what musas to add to your collection (1 is not enough--100 might be) and guide you in how to make your new acquisitions thrive.

Welcome to another gardener!

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Welcome to the banana gang!.....:2723::bananarow::2723:

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Welcome Here
What types of garden plants.

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Well, i currently have 5 Canna varieties, 3 elephant ear varieties that are supposed to be cold hardy to zone 6ish, 2 Calla Lily varieties which need moved, a huge Stargazer lily, some Coneflower, and a lemon yellow Gaillardia.

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Sounds like you're into pushing zones--good for you. I went to college in Asheville many moons ago. Returned 30 years later and could find my way around sans maps or GPS despite the changes--holy cow you have a mini beltway! (Grew up in DC--we have a real Beltway there!) Loved my time spent in the mountains in the early 70s. I was not a gardener then; I killed snake and spider plants--often. I do a wee bit better now. BTW, echinacea and gaillardia grow even in Brrrhio--spent a bit of time there also.

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I cant really say i'm into pushing zones, because I've seen and had Cannas come back around here easily, so long as they're ground planted, and the elephant ears are from a breeder in Kentucky where the varieties i purchased online are supposedly hardy to with protection. The callas i have were extras given to me by my Grandmother from Newcastle P.A., where they come back for her. I also intend on adding to my garden plant collection if my Nana and I move to Tennessee.

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Unless you have a huge, super heated greenhouse, you'll be pushing zones growing musas that produce edible fruits. Without such, it's doable but takes some real effort.

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Im here mainly for ornamental purposes

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Then basjoos will work for you. If you're having trouble locating them locally and nobody notices your choice of plants in the next few days, post a wanted on the board; many northern members grow them and probably have pups to spare.

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Welcome aboard the Banana Express. :nanerwaveytrain:

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Welcome! Try some cold hardy plants for fruit. Smaller varieties that are manageable.

Greenhouses can also be made for those long cold snaps. See Pinterist.

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I see. I saw bananas for sale that were 3 or 4 inches long. they were so cute.

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Welcome to the J:woohoonaner:ungle.....