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Cold Hardy Bananas This forum is dedicated to the discussion of bananas that are able to grow and thrive in cold areas. You'll find lots of tips and discussions about keeping your bananas over the winter. |
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![]() Dates are on the pictures. It's growing like a weed!
![]() ![]() ![]() Hmm, date didn't work on last one, but its today, 7/11/08. Now I just need to know when they will start adding height. Do they grow upwards or do they only grow by adding new leaves? At this rate, to get 10 feet tall it'll need 100 leaves. |
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![]() pretty nice looking and very healthy basjoo wxman!!!
![]() My basjoo is racing with your basjoo. Let's see by the end of August! ![]() |
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![]() Great looking basjoo banana. It is growing nicely. All bananas grow by adding new leaves which increases the height of the pseudostem. You'll be surprised at how quickly they can roll out a leaf and increase in mass. Each leaf should get larger in size, and this will help the corm (root) get larger and more developed.
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Austin Arkansas River Valley ![]() Average January Low: 31°F, Average August High: 92°F Extreme Winter Lows: 5-15°F, Extreme Summer Highs: 100-112°F, Annual Precipitation: 52 inches |
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![]() I haven't grown Basjoo, but my tall banana varieties (Orinoco and Ice Cream) really accelerate. Once you start getting big leaves, it will feel like a whole new ballgame.
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![]() my basjoo is growing quit slow, but he's in a spot were there is not much sun.
the ornata's and zebrina are growing crazy! t he others a bit slower but everything is growing great here ![]()
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![]() Looking good!
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u got that right they start off with smallish leaves...but your like woooo its growing....then u start getting leaves that looks giant and your like WTF and you really start noticing the height...literly :P my williams cavendish is doing that i just saw a huge leaf emerge and it was twice as big as the previous :P |
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![]() Awesome wxman! It's really healthy. My basjoo finally is getting better. I saw another leaf coming out this morning. However, the other basjoo is not but was told that it will recover.
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![]() Here's how it looks today!
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![]() Wow, they look awesome. Great job, Wxman!!!
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![]() they are getting BIG
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![]() Here's today.
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![]() They look very happy, Good job Tim!!!
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![]() they look great! good job!
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![]() I wish mine basjoo was that fast!
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![]() Very nice Wxman! I remember when you first posted the photos of your beds / palms & bananas over on gardenweb! Your Bananas were soooooo small! They are really starting to put on some good growth now. I cant wait to see how well everything overwinters for you. What are you planning to do for protection? Are yours just regular old Musa Basjoos?
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![]() yeaah great soon you 'll have a banana forest whith all these clumps in your bed!!!
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![]() Ya, once those are a few years old you will have a zone 5 banana plantation...lol. looks really good, I am looking forward to seeing how big they are by first frost.
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![]() Tim,
I noticed that you are in zone 5 ( as am I but I'm in Canada ). I am curious to know how you plan to overwinter your bananas this winter. - when do you plan to prepare them for winter? ![]() - will you be leaving them in ground? - if not, where do you plan to store them and how? - if so, how are you planning to protect them from our nasty winters? any information would be appreciated. There are some good tutorials here, and some differing opinions. I am curious what you are planning to do. |
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