banana woes

Zacarias · 09-10-2006, 10:20 AM

Hey all,

I am new to the nanner scene...I have two bananas in the ground, (an orinoco and basjoo) and two in containers. I live in the Pacific Northwest and we had a couple weeks of great weather but we had some severe wind and rain yesterday. It's sunny again today but will barely make it 70 degrees.
Does anybody in the Seattle area know what I'm going through? I bought these bananas late this summer and they just barely started growing. I'm getting a small portable greenhouse to keep them in over winter. I see a new leaf coming and I get excited, and then the next day some of the other leaves get black spots all over them which seem to tell me that fungus is trying to take hold. I sprayed them with copper-based fungicide and pulled some of the leaves off but I don't what else to do.
Here it never hardly freezes here but the WETNESS is what is the problem. Should I hurry up and dig them up for the greenhouse or should I let them try to get whatever good weather out of September they can. (we kinda have indian summers here).
Thanks!

Zach

Zac in NC · 09-10-2006, 01:37 PM

Zach- Basjoo can be left outside safely over winter. Not sure on the others, but I know of plenty of people grow basjoo no problem in the PNW. I would ask at this site, http://www.cloudforest.com/northwest/ for advice. Glad you found this board and hope the bananas grow well.

Zac

Taylor · 09-10-2006, 05:34 PM

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09-10-2006, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zacarias Guero fronterizo Zacarias 's Photo Gallery Location: San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Guerote Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 226 BananaBucks : 78,551 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 74 Times Was Thanked 84 Times in 61 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	banana woes Hey all, I am new to the nanner scene...I have two bananas in the ground, (an orinoco and basjoo) and two in containers. I live in the Pacific Northwest and we had a couple weeks of great weather but we had some severe wind and rain yesterday. It's sunny again today but will barely make it 70 degrees. Does anybody in the Seattle area know what I'm going through? I bought these bananas late this summer and they just barely started growing. I'm getting a small portable greenhouse to keep them in over winter. I see a new leaf coming and I get excited, and then the next day some of the other leaves get black spots all over them which seem to tell me that fungus is trying to take hold. I sprayed them with copper-based fungicide and pulled some of the leaves off but I don't what else to do. Here it never hardly freezes here but the WETNESS is what is the problem. Should I hurry up and dig them up for the greenhouse or should I let them try to get whatever good weather out of September they can. (we kinda have indian summers here). Thanks! Zach

09-10-2006, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zac in NC Plant Nerd Extrordinaire Location: Harlingen, Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley Find me on the map! Zone: 10b/11a? Name: Zac Hill Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 265 BananaBucks : 24,238 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 9 Times Was Thanked 54 Times in 39 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: banana woes Zach- Basjoo can be left outside safely over winter. Not sure on the others, but I know of plenty of people grow basjoo no problem in the PNW. I would ask at this site, http://www.cloudforest.com/northwest/ for advice. Glad you found this board and hope the bananas grow well. Zac

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