How are everyone's banana plants this winter?? - Page 4

Chironex · 04-02-2013, 11:35 AM

[quote=Snookie;215500]After last nights 25 degree weather almost/all of my plants in the ground look like this TERRIBLE lol

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Now they really uh well...

They should recover, if it were me, I would cut them off just below where the last green part of the p-stem remains.

kaczercat · 04-02-2013, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

Any signs of buds on yours yet?

Yes I wondered when it would show. as of Jan new shoots started to form on the lower branches. They weren't growing so I trimmed the top branches back now they should take off.

cincinnana · 04-02-2013, 01:58 PM

Took my banana plants out for a walk around the yard .

I will take them in at night for it is still too cold.
I also sprayed them for spider mites and other critters.
I had four die back to the corm and they were all Bordelons.
All ptsems showed signs of dehydration from storage.
My tender bananas Reds, small pups and Ensete are still inside.

Hammocked Banana · 04-02-2013, 05:07 PM

Mike do u store all of those dormant?

cincinnana · 04-02-2013, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

Mike do u store all of those dormant?

Yes ....I do not try to grow them,no supplemental light ,minimal water.
All kept in pots that they grew in last year, I will pot up most of them.
They are kept in my basement behind double doors placed up to twenty feet from the windows.
Temperature about 55 degrees ,12 celsius.
The growth that you see is very weak and will snap in the slightest wind, this is normal for me.
I cannot wait till it warms up.

dinker · 04-12-2013, 07:15 AM

I have no plants yet tell looking for a couple for my kids school garding club they are really wanting to see how a banana grows. Gets they will have to water till can find a couple for them, can't find any one that will donate one to them , I am on a fixed income and can't buy any for them, so if there is any one out there that can donate some we would be very great full. My address is op box 152 yucca AZ 86436 .

Hammocked Banana · 04-12-2013, 11:02 AM

Strange I thought I heard you had gotten one a few weeks ago....does anyone else find this person is becoming a problem spammer?

LilRaverBoi · 04-12-2013, 04:13 PM

You can buy a banana for like 5-6 dollars. It's not really a 'break the bank' type of plant. Even on a fixed income.

stevelau1911 · 04-13-2013, 10:00 PM

My musa basjoos are starting to push as I removed the protective barrels stuffed with leaves 6 days ago.

I tried protecting them up above 6ft, but they seemed to die back to the 4-5ft range which is still very good as they are firm pillars with lots of energy ready to explode once it warms up.

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kaczercat · 04-20-2013, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

Also Matt, my first hibiscus flower opened this morning. Any signs of buds on yours yet? Mines really dying to get back outside and fill in some serious foliage again.

First flower of 2013!

stevelau1911 · 04-20-2013, 10:58 PM

Here's some more progress on it. We have a deep freeze of 28F tonight, but it shouldn't hurt these guys as they still look like they have a bit of hardiness as long as they aren't completely green, and I wrapped it up in bubble wrap to hopefully save the progress made in the past 2 weeks.

kaczercat · 04-21-2013, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by stevelau1911

Here's some more progress on it. We have a deep freeze of 28F tonight, but it shouldn't hurt these guys as they still look like they have a bit of hardiness as long as they aren't completely green, and I wrapped it up in bubble wrap to hopefully save the progress made in the past 2 weeks.

I wish I had not cut back the stem on mine. It the same as yours. I thought the stem was totally done. I've learned my lesson!

wolfyhound · 04-21-2013, 07:15 PM

Although all the main stems look dead, the pups seem to be growing well!

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One is one of the dwarf reds and the other is I think one of the Grand nains? They look perky!

Abnshrek · 04-21-2013, 10:32 PM

I'd trim it down to see if anything is viable.. I did that w/ a Veinte Cohol pup and it shot right up after I got done pretty much.. I can say my IC is down to 3' of p-stem versus 7' when it was protected, GF mother didn't like the cold.. I should've left my heat-tape on it. RP is working its way out of a choke.. Orinoco pups are jumping out of the ground since the my head of Nanners are no longer. It just fruited @ the wrong time. My prayinghands pup I planted in the ground is coming up & so is my DB.. So the lil fellows in the ground made it thru. :^)

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