Banana Growers in NC... - Page 3

cowboyup4christ · 06-04-2009, 08:29 PM

Just bought 2 Musa 'Dwarf Orinoco' first time tying bananas, I grow other type of fruit Asian pears, Paw paw, apples, Plums etc. So I am looking for info on how to get them started out right they are coming in pots so should I plant them in the ground or just put in a bigger pot for the first year, I am in the sandhills of NC in Carthage which is near Pinehurst thanks for any info.

modenacart · 06-05-2009, 10:25 AM

How large are they? I would acclimate them to the sun, then you can plant in the ground if you want.

cowboyup4christ · 06-05-2009, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by modenacart

How large are they? I would acclimate them to the sun, then you can plant in the ground if you want.

they are 5-10 " plants in pots.
Thanks
Jim

tophersmith · 06-05-2009, 12:37 PM

Let them sit for a week or so in partial sun, then plant them in the ground (using black cow) in full sun. Be sure and give them plenty of water. Keep you eye on them for the next 2 new leaves or so to ensure they get enough water. Be ready to pull them in early November or build cages around them and fill the cages with about 3 ft od leaf mulch (depends on the size of the banana). If you pull them jjust rinse off most of the dirt and through thme in your crawl space until spring.

cowboyup4christ · 06-07-2009, 06:11 AM

Thanks for the advise, I have 6 coming in , well I have 12 really but other people have 6 of them, so I may pot 4 or so just in case somebody else in the neighborhood wants one, or I may plant all 6 who knows buit this site has help this newbie a lot thanks.
Jim

tophersmith · 06-08-2009, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboyup4christ

Thanks for the advise, I have 6 coming in , well I have 12 really but other people have 6 of them, so I may pot 4 or so just in case somebody else in the neighborhood wants one, or I may plant all 6 who knows buit this site has help this newbie a lot thanks.
Jim

Once you start it's hard to stop, a couple of years from know you'll have 6 different types and a whole grove of plants

cowboyup4christ · 06-10-2009, 01:35 PM

yea I can see that. I was walking through the gardens at the local community college and saw all these banana plants with all these pups around them, need to find out varieties and see if I can talk them out of some of those pups they just let them grow beside the mother some are as tall as the mother plant. hope they have some Ice cream. think they have some blood banana not sure.

modenacart · 06-10-2009, 07:54 PM

Maybe if you have some pictures of them we could have a idea of what they are.

cowboyup4christ · 06-10-2009, 08:32 PM

teaching a Photography class there tomorrow good reason to go to gardens, can you say field work. pictures to follow

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