Let me start out by saying HI, what a wonderful site. I am enjoying reading all the great information here.
This spring while shopping for annuals I came across a Musa ‘Rowe Red’. I was not going to get it but I found that I just kept coming back to it. Never having had a banana before I was a little nervous about getting it. Well right before I left I just had to go back and get it. Well after having it here for a few weeks I just fell in love!!!! It was doing very well and I was very proud of myself till I started doing some research. Oh my gosh!!!!!! I had no idea there were so many different bananas out there and that I could keep them alive over the winter by digging them up and storing them. Now I want to try some more. I was told that what I have is very common and from reading here I’m guessing that no one where even bothers with this one. But I really do like the colors and the growth rate is wonderful. I just wish the pups would slow down and let the mother get a little taller. The poor thing looks like a very health banana bush right now. But I’m not complaining, it is very happy after all.
Now my question is should I wait till next year before I start getting more plants. I really want to get some now, but since we are in mid July already I thought maybe I should wait. And if it is ok, a few suggestions from you very knowledgeable people would be very much appreciated. I will be storing my plants out at my mom’s in her root cellar. It is cool, but does not freeze, dark and it stays dry in there. She has kept plants in there over the winter before and they have all done fine.
So what do you all think? My husband has already taken off running with his wallet. But I know I can catch him.
Thanks,
Jane