Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Need Banana help ..... TropicMan are you around ?, 0 by BamaBelle

BamaBelle wrote:
I just bought an old (115 years old!) farmhouse in SE Alabama this past Fall. About the only thing the yard had was some Banana trees, three crape myrtles, a magnolia, and a bunch of (ugh) melliluca. I have 1/3 of an acre so I pretty much have a blank canvas for the yard and I am having the time of my life! LOL! The bananas that were somewhat sheltered fared really well this winter. They never even went dormant completely. The parent plant is taller than the house....and since the house is built up off the ground and has 9 foot ceilings, that is tall!