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Tropicman
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
January 31, 2008
07:02 AM Post #4477421
| Jill,
Thanks for the kind words,I enjoyed reading your article.
Great info for people who always wanted to grow bananas and tropicals,but were reluctant to for the zone they live in.
Your dead on information might enable others to go ahead and give bananas a try!
Thanks once again
Tropicman, |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
January 31, 2008
09:31 AM Post #4477699
| "dead on information"
*whew!*
Thanks, Tropicman! The bananas are an ongoing adventure, and I'm gaining confidence. I've been branching out, trying to store a few dormant cannas and other "tender" plants in the basement this winter... Corkscrew Vine (V. caracalla), Salvia 'Black & Blue', Lemon Verbena, Pineapple Sage, Lantana, Tropical Milkweed (A. curassavica)... It's a leap of faith, and I'm sure they won't all "come back from the dead" (most are completely dormant), but those that do will have me doing the happy dance!
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Dea
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6a)
January 31, 2008
09:36 AM Post #4477718
| Fantastic article and information Jill. We've been thinking about doing this...now we will :)
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tmbolin
crossville, TN
(Zone 7a)
January 31, 2008
02:21 PM Post #4478936
| Love it Jill. Great info and I think it might just catch on!
Tina |
oriole
Mifflintown, PA
(Zone 6a)
January 31, 2008
02:34 PM Post #4478987
| Thanks for great article. I grow in Pa. and have had bananas 3 yrs, hit or miss. I to got my inspiration from T.
I am trying something new this yr. I have them stored in a crawl space. I potted a couple pups,just in case it dosnt plan out.
Dixie |
Tropicman
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
January 31, 2008
06:35 PM Post #4479779
| Jill,I tried to overwinter the corkscrew vine,I kept one growing in the greenhouse,and let one go dormant,the one kept growing really took off and grew quite well,until about March,then keeled over for no apparent reason that I know,I wondered if it was because I never fed it all winter long!
The dormant started to come back,but it seemed every new stalk or vine was weaker than the first one,I might just have kept to wet when it still was very cool outside.
Hope yo have better luck than me.
Don |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
January 31, 2008
07:17 PM Post #4479924
| I've never deliberately let one go dormant before... but I've had them die back over the winter after spider mite attacks, etc... and just when I'd given it up for dead, a new sprout would appear! So we'll see. |
Robynznest
Stoutland, MO
(Zone 6b)
January 31, 2008
07:43 PM Post #4480047
| Fantastic article, Critter. Between you and Tropicman, I have finally decided to grow bananas and other Tropicals. School is never over for most of us and when the teachers, like the two of you, are learners too it makes the lessons so much more special. Thanks. |
Tropicman
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
January 31, 2008
11:34 PM Post #4480985
| Best experience is just to do it!
After a couple failures and winners,it's all down here from there!!!LOL |
Robynznest
Stoutland, MO
(Zone 6b)
January 31, 2008
11:52 PM Post #4481069
| I'm going to do it, I think I'm going to do the dwarf for the naners. And maybe the hardy for outside. |
Tropicman
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
January 31, 2008
11:54 PM Post #4481075
| You'll do just fine with those choices,good luck! |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
January 31, 2008
11:58 PM Post #4481089
| You know I'll be cheering on all these new endeavors! :-)
I'm hosting a DG gathering next month, and now people are talking about splitting an order from Wellspring. Depending on how their winter shipping works, we'll distribute the plants at next month's party or at our spring swap... You know if everybody else is getting a dwarf banana, I "need" one too! LOL |
Robynznest
Stoutland, MO
(Zone 6b)
February 01, 2008
12:00 AM Post #4481096
| I figure since I don't have a greenhouse and I will have to have it in the house a dwarf would work better even if it spreads out. Besides that was the only way I could get my dh to agree to get something like that. |
