When to move my bananas back outside

Coug99 · 05-01-2014, 07:34 PM

I have about 13 bananas I have in 50 gallon pots that I kept in my sunroom over the winter and am just curious when it would be safe to take them outside. I live in washington state in zone 8, our temperatures have been in the low 60's with lows at night in the mid 40's. The species I will be taking out include Ice cream (8.5' tall, cut down from 11' to fit in the sunroom), Dwarf namwah (7' tall and one about 5' tall), Grain Nain (7' tall), Orinocco (6' tall), Double mahoi (4' tall), and several Dwarf and super dwarf cavendishes that I will leave inside. All of these bananas are about 2-3 years old. We had a nice surprise the past 2-3 days with highs in the 80's but we are suppose to go back down to highs in 61-65F. The heat and humidity in the sunroom really woke things up and now some of the nanas are growing and hitting the ceiling and bending the leafs. Just want to get things growing but don't want to kill my hard work. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Abnshrek · 05-02-2014, 12:00 AM

If you said upper 40's I'd say its all good since they are getting warmer temps during the day. All your ABB's should be good regardless.. I'd just keep them where the cold and wind both can't get them if that's possible I'd take out the GN too.. :^)

Coug99 · 05-02-2014, 12:10 AM

I guess I know what I am doing tomorrow.

Coug99 · 05-02-2014, 03:26 PM

Checked the 10 day weather report and it is suppose to stay up in the 70's by the end of the 10 days so I figured what the heck and took the big boys outside today. I even got gutsy enough and took a 5' pup off of my large Ice cream went easier then I thought we will see how it grows.

Chris

Coug99 · 05-16-2014, 11:50 AM

Everything is doing good except the large Ice Cream Pup I took off. All of the leafs have turned yellow and folded down, but the main stalk is still solid I will just leave it alone for a while and see what happens. Pictures to follow soon.

Chris

Coug99 · 05-16-2014, 01:05 PM

Here are some pictures of some of my bananas after being outside for two weeks. The last picture is my orrinoco in the back and the Ice cream pup that I separated from The larger parent in on of the first pictures.

Chris

Hammocked Banana · 05-16-2014, 04:14 PM

Nice, you will probably being seeing flowers this year. Your Ice Cream looks like a namwah though.

Coug99 · 05-16-2014, 05:27 PM

I figured as much, but was always hopeful. It has just been fun doing something my friends said I could't do. My girls love them and call our sunroom the jungle when all of the bananas are inside.

Chris

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Abnshrek Happy Growing Abnshrek 's Photo Gallery Location: Beaumont Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,493 BananaBucks : 213,717 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,447 Times Was Thanked 16,443 Times in 5,238 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,318 Times	Re: When to move my bananas back outside If you said upper 40's I'd say its all good since they are getting warmer temps during the day. All your ABB's should be good regardless.. I'd just keep them where the cold and wind both can't get them if that's possible I'd take out the GN too.. :^) __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

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Coug99 Location: Mill Creek, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 130 BananaBucks : 68,856 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 48 Times Was Thanked 126 Times in 58 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: When to move my bananas back outside Checked the 10 day weather report and it is suppose to stay up in the 70's by the end of the 10 days so I figured what the heck and took the big boys outside today. I even got gutsy enough and took a 5' pup off of my large Ice cream went easier then I thought we will see how it grows. Chris Last edited by Coug99 : 05-02-2014 at 03:27 PM. Reason: forgot a word

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Coug99 Location: Mill Creek, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 130 BananaBucks : 68,856 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 48 Times Was Thanked 126 Times in 58 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: When to move my bananas back outside I figured as much, but was always hopeful. It has just been fun doing something my friends said I could't do. My girls love them and call our sunroom the jungle when all of the bananas are inside. Chris

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