Any other Vermonters growing bananas?

WendyJane · 11-14-2015, 07:45 PM

Just started my banana obsession with a dwarf cavendish. It arrived two weeks ago, and I have seen three new leaves growing thus far. It is in a sunny window, hoping to survive the winter indoors. Any other Vermo terms out there with banana plant, or am I the only cold weather grower?

Snarkie · 11-15-2015, 11:04 AM

Not sure about Vermonters, but JP is just north of you in Quebec. Lotsa members growing nanners in Canada, Alaska and norther Europe!

It seems to me there was a thread awhile back, about who has the furthest northern-growing banana.

Tytaylor77 · 11-15-2015, 07:34 PM

One Hundred Banana Trees in Iceland | Iceland Review

This is pretty cool. I ran across it awhile back.

Snarkie · 11-15-2015, 07:45 PM

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One Hundred Banana Trees in Iceland | Iceland Review

This is pretty cool. I ran across it awhile back.

I know they are starting to raise bananas and tomatoes there, in greenhouses heated by geothermal springs. Due to lack of sunlight, it takes two years for the trees to fruit. They are predicting that in a few years, Iceland may actually be an exporter of tomatoes!

Parallax · 12-06-2015, 07:44 PM

If I wanted to grow a single banana plant for my own consumption and I live in a cold, wet place, what would you all recommend? Is there a plant that could grow indoors, without a tremendous amount of sunlight or heat, that doesn't get too tall and that produces bananas that taste good? If so, there's a spot next to the staircase in my home that might be perfect for it. We're buried in the woods so don't really get any direct sunlight but there is a skylight over the foyer so it's the brightest part of our home.

cincinnana · 12-07-2015, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Parallax

If I wanted to grow a single banana plant for my own consumption and I live in a cold, wet place, what would you all recommend? Is there a plant that could grow indoors, without a tremendous amount of sunlight or heat, that doesn't get too tall and that produces bananas that taste good? If so, there's a spot next to the staircase in my home that might be perfect for it. We're buried in the woods so don't really get any direct sunlight but there is a skylight over the foyer so it's the brightest part of our home.

A plant will not thrive and produce with the conditions you described.

A banana plant is a very tropical plant and to have it grow one must duplicate those conditions.
A good source of information can be found on Youtube; some of videos will describe the conditions you will need to replicate.

Parallax · 12-07-2015, 11:59 AM

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A plant will not thrive and produce with the conditions you described.

A banana plant is a very tropical plant and to have it grow one must duplicate those conditions.
A good source of information can be found on Youtube; some of videos will describe the conditions you will need to replicate.

Thanks for responding to my question. My guess is it would be inordinately expensive to reproduce those conditions. Light wouldn't be that hard. LED bulbs are very efficient. But heat would be a real challenge.

Snarkie · 12-07-2015, 12:06 PM

Dwarf Cavendish with a grow light and a heat mat. What do you think Mike; any other options?

Parallax · 12-07-2015, 12:10 PM

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Dwarf Cavendish with a grow light and a heat mat. What do you think Mike; any other options?

Thanks. Are Dwarf Cavendish bananas any better than those bought in the store? My goal is to move beyond the banality of industrial-strength bananas that taste like they were manufactured in a plant along the New Jersey Turnpike.

Snarkie · 12-07-2015, 12:16 PM

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Thanks. Are Dwarf Cavendish bananas any better than those bought in the store? My goal is to move beyond the banality of industrial-strength bananas that taste like they were manufactured in a plant along the New Jersey Turnpike.

Cincinnanna can answer that question for you, as I'm only into the ornamentals.

Anything growing along the Jersey Turnpike is going to taste like the Land of 10,000 Stinks smells, so I would assume that even a banana grown in a nuclear hog lagoon would taste better than anything from Jersey.

Kegas76 · 12-07-2015, 01:25 PM

But its the Garden State...

Snarkie · 12-07-2015, 01:35 PM

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But its the Garden State...

That's because it has a Rosenbloom on every corner!

Jeez, I hope people from out of the area get that...

Parallax · 12-07-2015, 01:52 PM

My wife's there now, visiting family. So many people in that entire region from Boston to D.C. Whenever I'm there, I'm always wanting to return home.

Snarkie · 12-07-2015, 01:54 PM

Why? I moved out of there 32 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did.

Parallax · 12-07-2015, 01:56 PM

By home, I mean Washington state. I left the east coast in 1985 and haven't looked back.

Kat2 · 12-07-2015, 02:46 PM

Do you grow tomatoes or just shade plants? I have large trees on my property and quite a bit of shade; my bananas get about 4 hours of direct sun daily. Yes, I realize I'm in a hotter climate but light is light; bananas like it very much. Mine haven't produced yet and probably would prefer more blazing sunshine but they're very healthy; they'll fruit when they're ready. We have a couple of members growing bananas in Washington; I hope they'll chime in with suggestions for you.

Snarkie · 12-07-2015, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Parallax

By home, I mean Washington state. I left the east coast in 1985 and haven't looked back.

Now THAT makes sense!!!

Parallax · 12-07-2015, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kat2

Do you grow tomatoes or just shade plants? I have large trees on my property and quite a bit of shade; my bananas get about 4 hours of direct sun daily. Yes, I realize I'm in a hotter climate but light is light; bananas like it very much. Mine haven't produced yet and probably would prefer more blazing sunshine but they're very healthy; they'll fruit when they're ready. We have a couple of members growing bananas in Washington; I hope they'll chime in with suggestions for you.

I hope so too. Our yard gets maybe an hour of direct sunlight and the weather is frequently dreary so I'm guessing this would be an indoor adventure.

Mark Dragt · 12-07-2015, 11:54 PM

I would at least grow a Basjoo outside. Not going to get any fruit from it, but also can leave it in the ground with protection. Most other would have to be stored indoors for winter. I have a few Orinoco pups if you want to try one in the spring. I have a mystery banana plant that I think is a Dwarf Cavenish. You are welcome to one of those as well. I grew 10 different banana plants this last year. I grew them all in pots. Now they are all in the garage sleeping for the winter. So I will have more available for the taking next season.

Parallax · 12-08-2015, 12:11 AM

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I would at least grow a Basjoo outside. Not going to get any fruit from it, but also can leave it in the ground with protection. Most other would have to be stored indoors for winter. I have a few Orinoco pups if you want to try one in the spring. I have a mystery banana plant that I think is a Dwarf Cavenish. You are welcome to one of those as well. I grew 10 different banana plants this last year. I grew them all in pots. Now they are all in the garage sleeping for the winter. So I will have more available for the taking next season.

That's really generous of you. I wouldn't want anything that's not going to produce bananas because, for me, that's the point. But I'd love to try something that might. Does a Dwarf Cavendish taste any better than a supermarket banana? Are Orinoco pups small enough to produce while in a pot under a 9 foot ceiling?

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