blue java,over winter in the uk?

jasmine2005 · 06-20-2009, 03:41 AM

hi

i would like to know about the blue java,ice cream banana plant,seeing that i live in the uk,would i have a problem over the winter months,has i do not want to buyone knowing that i could loose it,can anybody help me out here thanks

musa_monkey · 06-20-2009, 05:24 AM

I doubt very much it would survive a Winter outside here even with protection. Your best bet would be to pot it up and bring it in for the winter. Thats what i do with my Siam Ruby and others that are not cold tolorant

jasmine2005 · 06-20-2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by musa_monkey

I doubt very much it would survive a Winter outside here even with protection. Your best bet would be to pot it up and bring it in for the winter. Thats what i do with my Siam Ruby and others that are not cold tolorant

thanks for your advice,so keeping it in a heated greenhouse over winter,should be ok,i mean by heated greenhouse it doent go below freezing,or would you advise me to bring it in the house?can i ask about your siam ruby,as i have one and the leaves seem a little limp,is it due to not enough water or 2 much?it is in my greenhouse at the mo,any tips please?,the plant is approx 1yr old,bought it about a month ago?many thanks jazz

harveyc · 06-20-2009, 11:16 AM

Jazz, as long as you kept it above freezing and avoided saturated roots, it would probably be okay. In some old post Mark Hall shows how he successfully over-wintered bananas in a tunnel.

musa_monkey · 06-20-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jasmine2005

thanks for your advice,so keeping it in a heated greenhouse over winter,should be ok,i mean by heated greenhouse it doent go below freezing,or would you advise me to bring it in the house?can i ask about your siam ruby,as i have one and the leaves seem a little limp,is it due to not enough water or 2 much?it is in my greenhouse at the mo,any tips please?,the plant is approx 1yr old,bought it about a month ago?many thanks jazz

Personally i would bring it in the house, rot is a big problem as well as cold here in the uk. If your not sure about watering I would get a moisture meter from B&Q or the like, they are about £5 and worth every penny. Siam Ruby seems to be sensitive to over watering so i generally check them with the meter before watering.

jasmine2005 · 06-20-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by musa_monkey

Personally i would bring it in the house, rot is a big problem as well as cold here in the uk. If your not sure about watering I would get a moisture meter from B&Q or the like, they are about £5 and worth every penny. Siam Ruby seems to be sensitive to over watering so i generally check them with the meter before watering.

hi many thanks for your reply,and the meter sounds a great idea,i will have to buy one,you have been a great help

jasmine2005 · 06-20-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by harveyc

Jazz, as long as you kept it above freezing and avoided saturated roots, it would probably be okay. In some old post Mark Hall shows how he successfully over-wintered bananas in a tunnel.

thanks harvey,will have to talk to mark,thanks for your help

mushtaq86 · 06-20-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by musa_monkey

Personally i would bring it in the house, rot is a big problem as well as cold here in the uk. If your not sure about watering I would get a moisture meter from B&Q or the like, they are about £5 and worth every penny. Siam Ruby seems to be sensitive to over watering so i generally check them with the meter before watering.

i got a moisture meter from b&q,and it didnt work for me,when i was sticking the probes in some of pots it was giving me the right results and yet some other pots diffrent,for example when my siam ruby leaves stated to turn yellow,i put the probes in the soil it was telling me it was moist,yet when i stuck my fingers in two inches it was dry,so i decided to trust my fingers,i watered the siam ruby and it started to pick up,maybe i had a faulty moisture meter.

jasmine2005 · 06-20-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mushtaq86

i got a moisture meter from b&q,and it didnt work for me,when i was sticking the probes in some of pots it was giving me the right results and yet some other pots diffrent,for example when my siam ruby leaves stated to turn yellow,i put the probes in the soil it was telling me it was moist,yet when i stuck my fingers in two inches it was dry,so i decided to trust my fingers,i watered the siam ruby and it started to pick up,maybe i had a faulty moisture meter.

hi mushtaq

i know what you mean,always trust your banana fingers lol,a friend has got a meter i will ask her if i can use it for a while before i decide to buy one,it might work for me or not i will let you know the outcome thanks for your quote

musa_monkey · 06-21-2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mushtaq86

i got a moisture meter from b&q,and it didnt work for me,when i was sticking the probes in some of pots it was giving me the right results and yet some other pots diffrent,for example when my siam ruby leaves stated to turn yellow,i put the probes in the soil it was telling me it was moist,yet when i stuck my fingers in two inches it was dry,so i decided to trust my fingers,i watered the siam ruby and it started to pick up,maybe i had a faulty moisture meter.

Definately a dodgy one, i have several of them. Plants indoors, outdoors, in the garage, in the greenhouse etc

and they work very well. I find them most useful with seedlings to prevent overwatering and damping off.
There no substitute for experience though.

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