I was thinking, again. Yeah, I know, dangerous! LOL I have two questions. If I were to plant this right next to my pond, would the roots pose any threat to my flexible liner? Being my first year with hardy bananas, I don't know how the roots grow. If this is a good idea, would my deep pond, which doesn't freeze keep the banana roots from getting so cold, hence keep it growing better? Or would it make no difference and the whole top would still die back? I may steal someones idea of the construction tube for insulation of the plant itself.
Musa 'Basjoo' questions...
Surely someone knows about nanners?!
I know here they grow deep and multiply. Can take over a large area. Where is Roz? She will know.
I know some on Nanas,just none on pond liners.:0)
I am not sure about Basjoo, but they used to grow in our yard in zone 10, and they had very shallow roots. They clump up fast, though, but I believe they have a very shalow root system in general.
When ahurricane would strike and we would have so much rain, they would topple over for lak of a deep root system to hold them up.
Hope this halps some.
Love, Lav
well, we put in one 2' banana last year and DH broke his shovel getting out the 20+ pups. Huge hole in ground. Depending on how close to the pond you put it, it might be okay, but remember the 'bulb' is just getting bigger and bigger in a hardy one.
Okay you guys, you solved the idea for me. LOL I sure don't want to pup through a $500 liner. :) On to the next thought. Scary.....
How about putting it in a big pot and then burying it?
Ummmm, I am out of spots for big pots! LOL I have already started digging out perennials and moving them to make space for ears and brugs and and and....you know how it is. LOL I guess I could move some of my grasses and will also move some of my daylilies. I keep my cool colors out front and hot colors out back with yellows everywhere. I had to wait for some of the daylilies to bloom to see what color they would be. :) Wanna come help??
Would love too then you could come help me tame the raging jungle.
One woman's jungle is another woman's tropical paradise. LOL
Geeze, spelling error!
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Ha ha, if Bill keeps sending rain our way, I won't be able to open the back door this weeekend.
Raining again here today. I dig my banana and bring it in during the winter. It does have some large roots.
So Jim, how do you keep it over? Do you let it go dormant or keep it in a window or what? I will have some to dig this fall and need to know how to keep them in a house with a 55-60 degree basement with lights or a few windows in the upstairs.
Brugie I just dug mine and put it in a 5 gallon pot and overwintered in the basement. I didn't water it but a few times but it didn't go completely dormant. Most of the leaves were dead.
I saw a tv program where they dug one and started wrapping it with twine at the bottom and wrapped it all the way to the top. They stored it in a crawl space under the house.
Thanks Jim,
I hope I can hold some of them over. Between the bananas, ears, and brugs, it is going to be a long winter here. Wish our local greenhouse would rent me some space.
Chele, how do you have time for all your gardening? You DH must really help with the kids.
Brugie dig them and send them to me. I'll store them for you. LOL
Shirley, I dug mine and stuck in a very cold room. No dirt, nothing wrapped around them (an unused bathroom, I just stuck them in the tub) No water or anything all winter. In spring, just stick in dirt and water.
Thanks Bonnie, I'll give that a try. Jim, if I have any extras, I'll give you a holler.
tiG, how come you dug yours? I thought that they would be hardy for you, they are here.
Chele, I don't think any nanna will live in the winter in Ohio. May be wrong, but I think you will have to bring it in. Don't know too much about this variety tho. I have an abysinnian (misspelled) that I do not think will overwinter here, but I am going to dig it up and take it in the gh. It is in the ground and I am hoping I can get a pup from it so I don't have to get a backhoe to dig it up!
This is how I overwinter mine,wire and leaves.minus the scoop of compost on top,I am getting the leaves ready to compost.
Liz, it was zebrina and they say it's not hardy here. I am going to test one this winter.
I know I am farther south but my zabrina came through fine and is growing great after a winter in the ground. I cold winter for us.
I'll for sure try it now! thanks weeds
I wonder if gone2seed leaves his zabrinas in the ground? Maybe he will see this.
OK! I can leave the zebrinas? too?
I would think so liz.
Thank you weeds. Would they have a problem with winter wet?
Gosh, I don't know about that. Maybe rootdoc will know.
Could you guys in warmer climates maybe plant them a bit higher or first fill the hole with gravel for drainage?
I run a gardening group on yahoo & I know I have an article soewhere on banana culture.
Will go try to find it for ya.
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