Well! Hello there! First of all , l’m an Iranian 😂😂😂but not enemy of Americans and appreciate your knowledge in growing banana 🍌 we have banana in Iran too , in south-east of country Minab and Chabahar and and glad to visit your clips bye 👋
Could you be so kind and write down the one feeding source that you mention because I understood only the first /banana itself/the second -wood ash and....? Thanks in advance!
Thank you for teaching me this trick . I also saw a video that teaches recipes of how to cook the pseudo trunk and flowers from inside the purple bud !
Thank you. Dale is the best. This variety tastes very, very different from the bananas you get in a grocery store, which are a Grand Nain Cavendish variety. This variety is much denser, darker and tastes like an apple-orange-banana smoothie. It's almost tangy, which cavendish bananas are not.
Cool...thanks for the link.🙂 When I was in high school my mother"s banana fruited. It was the first and only time in her having that same ciump for years. We didn't know if they were safe to eat...no Internet or TH-cam back then. We called our county extension office and they said they were edible. We gave them a try; however, they didn't have much flavor. It was totally cool to experience. We are in zone 8a, Central Texas.
Some varieties are tastier than others. This Dwarf Orinoco is delicious, and is a shorter cycle banana. I highly recommend them for your climate. You must wrap them in the winter like I do, but it is worth it!
I couldn't be more happy to have found you. This is great news. I am in DFW, also Zone 8 A and struggle to grow bananas. I have Mysore , Namwah and Orinoco. Thank you brother. Looking forward to more from you. Keep inspiring.
If I can do it in Wilmington, you should be able to do it in Dallas. You have a handful fewer freezes than I do on average. Good luck and thanks for watching!
@@TheMillennialGardener It is snowing in DFW today, Jan 10!. 36F. I agree with you, a fewer freezes than other parts of the county. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you for this video. My wife and I have seen banana ‘trees’ in our area (Northern VA) but believe they are ornamental only. I would like to give it a shot in the future. Thanks for all the details and information.
This banana is both very good cooked because it's firm like a plantain, but if you let it get black it's very sweet. Much better than the Cavendish they sell in stores!
Awesome information! It was very cool to see that ripe banana you grew and were able to eat. How fun! I love detailed your videos and information are and that you share and teach so well. Thanks!
Thanks, we are High Rock Lake, area, with our first 18 foot banana. 3 years into the experiment. This has been great fun and has fascinated both of us.
Hi, to the Millennial Gardener Nice presentation, with good content and information This is the kind of banana that we have a lot in the Philippines, and we make it as a a banana dessert role called TURON. , TO MAKE IT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE BANANA TO RIPEN MORE, When you see the desired sweet taste then open it and slice it lengthwise into 1 0r 2, OR the size you prefer ,BEFORE WRAPPING IT SPRINKLE FIRST WITH 1 OR 2 TSP OF BROWN SUGAR THEN WRAP individually with a spring roll wrapper that you can buy in an Asian store, after wrapping, deep fry it until golden brown, Sauce you can drizzle over the cooked rolled banana can be done by boiling 1or 2 cups water mixed with brown sugar until thickens or to the desired consistency, and you can drizzle it when the rolls are still warm for it to stick better and becomes crunchy.. FOR OTHER WAYS , how to make TURON, YOU CAN GO TO THE YOU TUBE AS WELL
You really know your bananas. I have used wood chips, ashes and poured my own urine on the mulch and have always had excellent results. For recycling leaves and stems I also chop them up into short lengths but use a lawn mower to mulch them. I have been lucky to never have had to deal with banana weevils but I bet the ducks eat them up.
Wow great video some stuff I did not know....my grandparents had banana plants we use to eat right off the plant...my husband and I did a tour on a banana farm in Costa Rica a few years back...so much to learn so interesting...I am in Long Island NY and some folks have banana plants but I don't remember seeing any bananas yet, perhaps ornamental...but we are going to give it a try! thanks again!
shorty8256 in New York, they’re going to be ornamental. Most of the city is 7a/7b so the underground corms will survive over the winter, but there is no way they will fruit naturally. They’ll die back to the ground by December each year. It is possible you can fruit them with some significant protection, and of course, anything is possible on a patio. Bananas overwinter extremely well indoors with good window light, so that’s an option as well. There are many dwarf varieties suitable for indoor growing.
I have a little banana tree, still in container. I am planning to plant it outside. It is 2 years old already. (I live in Hungary, and winter is quite cold.)
Some varieties are purely ornamental. Edible bananas have been bred to be seedless. Ornamental varieties can fruit, but the bananas are seeded and can’t really be eaten. It is important to know what variety you have. If it is an edible variety, it can certainly be done.
@@TheMillennialGardener Good point, I will have to ask my wife who it is she got them from, I think she said it was a spanish family that grew all kinds of stuff. I will have to find out, now I am curious. :)
@@ktrain4996 if you need a heavy supplement, Muriate of Potash is beastly. Use VERY sparingly. Touching the crystals barehanded makes my fingertips split and crack like a windy, January cold snap. It is incredibly powerful (0-0-60). I have some listed in my Amazon Storefront. A little goes a LONG way.
Oh, he already does. But there are so many new trees in the yard to pee on, he just doesn’t have enough ammo to shoot them all 😆 He does it in shifts. A new day, a new target.
Cool video! You're really dedicated to your banana plants. Have you tried to grow the Veinte Cohol variety? They are grown here in GA in the coastal plains. Veinte Cohol is a short cycle banana plant, so it fruits ripen much sooner than many other varieties, and can often successfully grow and fruit in one season in climates with longer summers like in many places in the southeast. They are often treated as an annual, allowing dieback to the corm.
In 9b, it should be pretty easy to grow bananas, especially if you grow them under a large tree canopy. Most varieties take about 2 years to fruit initially. Once the corm gets mature, they tend to fruit more quickly.
@@TheMillennialGardener I wouldn’t say pretty easy, we get freezes here too. I’ve kept a cavendish in a large container and kept it from freezing last winter. Right now it’s growing like crazy with the rain and fertilizer it’s been getting.
I got a banana plant from a friend like 11-12 years ago. I planted her as my friends had done in a pot & keep her in the house during the harsher weather months & outside in full sun in the milder/hot weather months. She has never fruited but she has produced 5 smaller plants. My question is, living in West Central Illinois, can I get her 2 fruit without planting her outside year round? I just don't think I can insulate her well enough 2 survive our winters.
Dale prefers food that had parents, but he is not a picky eater. Except for green leaves, he eats everything. He loves raw kale ribs and raw broccoli, too. It's pretty funny. Hounds are notoriously good eaters...and they...hound you...when you're trying to eat...which is why "hound" became a verb, too!
The Millennial Gardener I have Pyrenees but maybe they have a little hound in them, because they definitely hound you while you are trying to eat lol My boy, Koda, will straight spit a veggie out to get to meat lol. He does like some veggies though. I’m planting more variety this year so I will see what else they like. Dale is a cutie!
You need a short cycle banana, like this Dwarf Orinoco, or something like Veinte Cohol. You will still have to overwinter them. In your climate, you’d need to grow them in a container.
Dale was hanging out with mom, so he wasn’t around to lend his assistance. He will certainly get to sample some of the others once they ripen. Thanks for watching!
Hey, I have a banana tree and today is the first time I've ever seen fruit actually growing. I would like to send you a picture and maybe get some more information on how and what to do next. Thanks in advance for your help.
Do you get freezing temperatures? If not, you don’t need to do anything much. Simply give it some fertilizer, like a soluble 20-20-20, and let it do its thing. A banana bunch usually takes 60-90 days to ripen. If you do get freezes, it unfortunately will not make it. Even if you prevent it from freezing, it often rots in cold, damp weather. They need highs at least in the 60’s, but preferably 70’s and 80’s or hotter to ripen.
Dale absolutely loves figs, and cheese will make him drool like nothing else. But, he is still a dog, and he prefers meat above all else. I am very lucky to have such a good, healthy eater that loves his meat, dairy, fruits and veggies.
I have a dwarf cavendish banana and it is getting to be about 7 feet tall. I planted it about 2 1/2 months ago and I get a new leaf about every week. The leaves are huge and the plant looks beautiful but I am afraid when the cold weather comes I know this dwarf is hearty down below freezing but will it die if it stays cold for too long and can i do something to prevent it. I have it in front of a lot of very tall palmetto bushes to protect it from wind. Does yours freeze and if so what do you do to help it stay alive Zone 9 Ellen, Florida gardener
One leaf a week is what you can expect during the heat of the growth season. That indicates a healthy plant with adequate fertilizer. Most banana plants can only survive a very light frost. Light freezes will damage the tissues and cause browning and rotten spots. Hard freezes will cause total dieback of the pseudostem to the ground. If you have your banana plants planted up against the house, they'll likely survive dips to 30 degrees, but anything in the upper 20's are going to toast them. If they're out in the open, any freeze is going to damage them significantly, especially if there is any wind. The corm underground will be just fine. You cannot kill any banana variety corm anywhere in Florida by cold when we're talking about the underground rhizome. Any corm is Zone 8 hardy as long as it's established and healthy, so even if you live in the coldest parts of Tallahassee, you should be okay. If you want to grow them as ornamentals, you don't have to do anything. If you want to grow them for fruit, you'll need to protect them. I have my protection method video linked at 1:15 in this video and at the end screen. That'll teach you how to protect them if you risk hard freezes. If you're in 9b or warmer, you can get away with things like simply blanketing them on cold nights, but if you're 9a or colder, you'll need protection.
@@TheMillennialGardener I am in zone 9a so I guess I will have to use a protective tree frost cover. Do I cut the leaves first or just put the wrap over everything without cutting anything. If I don't cut them I am sure the beautiful leaves will bend and maybe break. The plant is right up against a solid grouping of thick and heavy palmetto trees and bushes. But the sides and front are exposed. I can put some 8 ft stakes up and place my tree frost cover over that. The cover is 10 ft wide and 10 ft high so it should cover it pretty good. Should I also put an extra layer over the stem, do you think that will help?
Ellen Conforti this is how I did mine: th-cam.com/video/Eq8xGdPR3ko/w-d-xo.html I cut back the leaves and had great results. If I can do it in my zone, it should be even easier for you. I think you’ll have great success!
Thanks. It has a nice rack of bananas currently ripening with 4 hands on it. You can tell the banana corm is getting older, because the bunch is much larger this season.
Great information. I just bought a house that has a ton of Banana trees and unfortunately I didn’t know that I needed to do this before the winter hit. The leaves are frostbit, but there is some green in the stems. It’s March now and I’m not sure if I should cut the leaves. Any advice?
Are you in Florida, California or south Texas? There are only a few locations in the US where bananas can survive unprotected. At this point, you really shouldn't do much. If they are still alive, they will continue to push new growth. The old growth you can allow to simply die off, or you can remove it after all chance of frost and freeze has ended and the plants are actively growing again. Usually, large, established bananas will survive a brief dip into the mid-to-upper-20's as long as it immediately warms up after. They'll take damage, but they usually survive.
It is, but only for nitrogen, and when spaced out accordingly. It can't be the only thing you use if you want production. Bananas particularly like it, because they burn through insane amounts of nitrogen and they're very difficult to burn. I wouldn't recommend doing that to a lettuce plant 😆
I live in Charleston, SC. I just bought a Ice Cream Banana Tree. I’ve been told that I likely won’t be able to get it to fruit. I’m so upset! What’s the likelihood that I can get it to fruit in the next couple of years?
In Charleston, probably 67/33, meaning you can probably fruit it 2 out of 3 years if you protect it. If you do not add protection, you'll never fruit them in Charleston unless you buy a short cycle variety like Viente Cohol. A Blue Java will never fruit in Charleston without protection. I protect my bananas like this: th-cam.com/video/Eq8xGdPR3ko/w-d-xo.html Your climate is significantly milder than mine, so if I can fruit them doing this, you can. I protected all 7 of my bananas like this last year and all of them made it to some degree. Only 1 of them protected the entire plant where every pseudostem made it, but on all of them, at least something survived to give me a head start. All my bananas, right now, are between 1-4 feet tall thanks to the protection instead of starting back from the ground every year from new pups.
Thank you for answering...I just planted a fig tree & the only place I could put a banana tree I want would be next to it. Is there anything I need to know about how to care for them together? ❤️
I live in 5b (north east). I bring all my figs in my attached garage in the winter. do you think cutting my banana trees back to the level of the soil in the pots and putting them in the garage will allow the tree to stay alive and grow again in the spring as I take them in and out with my "fig shuffle". I would love to get the bananas to fruit but from what you said in this video, it sounds like each stem would have to grow about 18 months. Obviously, if I cut it back before I put it in the garage, Im starting from scratch in the Spring. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Can you give me information how to get plants to grow in Ontario Canada. Trying to do an experiment to see if I can produce bananas outside in our climate by using a winter hot box and open come spring to grow naturally in summer months!!
There are ornamental bananas like Musa Basjoo that can grow in warmer regions of southern Canada, but no variety is going to be able to fruit in Canada under normal circumstances. I heavily protected my bananas, and for the past two winters, the coldest low we've had has been 22F (-5.5C). And almost all of them still died back to the ground. I've only gotten one pseudostem to fruit this season, because the damage was so extensive. Unless you're able to keep your banana above freezing, I don't see it being possible in Canada, because even if you somehow managed to protect it, your summers aren't long enough and hot enough to get them to grow. It would probably take a banana 3 years to fruit in Canada, because they need consistent temps over 80F (27C) for months and months and months, and want humidity and rain. I think you'd need a good greenhouse that stays warm all year round. Bananas go dormant under 55F (13C).
Yes I realise that but if I could get a plant and experimental to play with. I've seen video on people who have grown and have produced fruit but not mature enough to eat. Just if I was able to know where to get plants to grow. Then I can experiment to see how they'll start growing say sometime in February. Where I live climate isn't much different to North Carolina and they're growing them there!!
Nice,have a Blue java and a truly tiny,im in Casoria zone 9b.Will i need to protect these or can i leave these unprotected and will i need to deal with the banana rot,that digusting smell
I live in a tropical country, but I was curious about the possibility of growing bananas in cold climates. I just currently harvested a whole bunch (I think that's the correct word in English) of the apple-banana variety (Latundan). I'm so proud of my banana garden. :)
You definitely can with some protection. So far, I've had to 22F lows this winter (-5.6C). My bananas are all covered, so I won't know if the pseudostems survived. I'll find out in March when things start growing again. Thanks for watching!
@@chalampakala9788 my bananas are chopped up and buried under straw for the winter. I would suggest looking into buying a small tissue culture off eBay, or from someone like grosmichelbanana.net. They are very cheap.
Great informative video. Do you think there are any banana varieties which will successfully fruit in Raleigh, NC--we are zone 7b with a few neighborhoods in 8a. How about the dwarf Orinoco?
Dwarf Orinoco has been very good for me and has fruited every year for 3 years in a row. None of my other varieties have fruited yet, but I've heard Veinte Cohol is a good choice (which I have in-ground now). It is tough here in Wilmington 8a, so it'll be quite a bit more challenging in Raleigh 7b. If you grow it in a 20 gallon grow bag, it'll be quite easy since you can overwinter it in a garage and just pull it out during the day.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks for the ideas--I'll try the grow bag! Do you know where I can buy a Dwarf Orinoco plant? Do you suggest waiting till spring or would it work this fall? I overwintered a potted pink velvet banana inside by my glass door last winter, planted it in ground this summer and it's got a dozen fruits now. Nice tropical companion plant during the winter.
@@TheMillennialGardener I started growing some Blue Java banana plants here in NW Florida this spring. I'm hoping to get some bananas from them next spring.
I didn't know about cutting the stalks in half and cutting a hole in the middle of the stump. I usually learn at least 1 thing from every video. Thank you for making them!
Scott Berkley it’ll be interesting to see if you got a real Blue Java. Agristarts started selling Namwah as “ice cream”, which conflicted with people selling Blue Java as “ice cream,” and it messed up the entire marketplace. Hopefully you got the real deal! I want to get a Blue Java, but they’re hard to find in stock and about 3-4 times the cost of any other banana. Maybe next spring!
@@TheMillennialGardener this is true. I got mine from Just Fruits and Exotics in NW Florida. I specifically asked and they were aware of the issue and assured they had the real deal, but you never really know I guess. I did have to pay more for it for sure. Hopefully I'll know next year when and if they produce
You could always save it in a big bottle. Just kidding 😂. Hey, if the banana mat gets large enough, nobody will even be able to see you in your tropical oasis 😃
nondualtea my namwah’s are too young to fruit. They will need another season. If I am able to successfully protect them this winter, they may fruit for me next season. I hear they are one of the best tasting dessert bananas out there.
Absolutely not. Mango trees can't tolerate even a hint of frost. Bananas are pretty tough, but mangoes are incredibly fragile. They will have no chance in-ground in Zone 8. You would need a high tunnel with a method of providing heat, or it'll have to be confined to containers. To my knowledge, there is no such thing as a "cold hardy mango." Some bananas, avocados and citrus varieties stand a chance because they're subtropical and cold hardy varieties exist, but mangoes are purely tropical.
I want to expand on this. They will do well in a container if you overwinter them indoors. They have dwarf mango varieties, often called “condo mangoes” or “patio mangoes” that will do well in containers, but you must religiously care for them and keep them out of the cold.
Every grower I’ve seen, particularly in Central America, cut them down manually. Bananas are beginning to be grown as cover crops because they grow so quickly and can be mulched so fast. This is one time where human intervention is superior to the natural way because we can greatly accelerate the decomposition process and feed the soil faster than nature can.
If I put real meat mixed with dog food and veggies my dog picks all the raw meat first then eats a few dry kibbles and then the veggies before finishing the kibbles. He takes the raw meat completely out of the bowl🤣
Sounds pretty normal. I think most dogs have preferences. Dale is an exception. He'd eat a shoe. I've dropped a pill onto the kitchen floor and he's eaten the pill off the floor. What dog does that? He will eat anything but lettuce leaves and olives. He's like a garbage disposal!
Can you show me pictures of your banana racks on a 2 year old plant growing outdoors in North Carolina? Anyone can grow a full-sized banana in Zone 9b+. Do you understand the difference you are going to get in Zone 8a on a 2-year-old dwarf corm versus a full-sized, mature corm in Zone 9b+?
Be sure to stay until the end for some furry, four-legged fun!
Well! Hello there! First of all , l’m an Iranian 😂😂😂but not enemy of Americans and appreciate your knowledge in growing banana 🍌 we have banana in Iran too , in south-east of country Minab and Chabahar and and glad to visit your clips bye 👋
I bet bananas would do great in many places in Iran, especially the coast. Thanks for watching!
The Millennial Gardener thanks 🙏🏻
Could you be so kind and write down the one feeding source that you mention because I understood only the first /banana itself/the second -wood ash and....?
Thanks in advance!
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@@wojciechjaraczewski2832 @6:15 1-Banana itself, 2-urine, 3-wood ash. Also @6:40 hardwood mulch and muriate of potash crystals 0-0-60 also help.
Started my Texas zone 8 backyard banana journey in June. Super happy to get to see the conclusion to your experiment before winter hits.
Good luck! Thank you for watching.
How is it going with banana?
Thank you for teaching me this trick . I also saw a video that teaches recipes of how to cook the pseudo trunk and flowers from inside the purple bud !
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your experience. God Blessed 👍🏼
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.
Haaaa Dale is so cute. I love to see him in your videos!.... Quite an amazing banana tree you have. The fruit looked so delicious. Ty for sharing.
Thank you. Dale is the best. This variety tastes very, very different from the bananas you get in a grocery store, which are a Grand Nain Cavendish variety. This variety is much denser, darker and tastes like an apple-orange-banana smoothie. It's almost tangy, which cavendish bananas are not.
Cool...thanks for the link.🙂
When I was in high school my mother"s banana fruited. It was the first and only time in her having that same ciump for years.
We didn't know if they were safe to eat...no Internet or TH-cam back then. We called our county extension office and they said they were edible.
We gave them a try; however, they didn't have much flavor. It was totally cool to experience. We are in zone 8a, Central Texas.
Some varieties are tastier than others. This Dwarf Orinoco is delicious, and is a shorter cycle banana. I highly recommend them for your climate. You must wrap them in the winter like I do, but it is worth it!
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you...I shall plant this variety.🙂
Good videos, my neighbor gave me a banana plant now i know how to take care of my plant.. thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I couldn't be more happy to have found you. This is great news. I am in DFW, also Zone 8 A and struggle to grow bananas. I have Mysore , Namwah and Orinoco. Thank you brother. Looking forward to more from you. Keep inspiring.
If I can do it in Wilmington, you should be able to do it in Dallas. You have a handful fewer freezes than I do on average. Good luck and thanks for watching!
@@TheMillennialGardener It is snowing in DFW today, Jan 10!. 36F. I agree with you, a fewer freezes than other parts of the county. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video. My wife and I have seen banana ‘trees’ in our area (Northern VA) but believe they are ornamental only. I would like to give it a shot in the future. Thanks for all the details and information.
Thanks for watching! My climate is a bit warmer than yours, but it may still be doable. Good luck!
Thanks for the tips. Now I know how to look after my trees.
Sinbe Auyiang thanks for watching!
Thank you for demonstrating to US, good work
You're welcome!
I'm Latina and that bana we called majoncho they are really good and tasty you can fry them and roller into a sugar plate just a delicuous.
This banana is both very good cooked because it's firm like a plantain, but if you let it get black it's very sweet. Much better than the Cavendish they sell in stores!
Awesome information! It was very cool to see that ripe banana you grew and were able to eat. How fun! I love detailed your videos and information are and that you share and teach so well. Thanks!
Thank you, I appreciate you watching.
I just purchased my first banana tree I’m in Raleigh Durham area going to give it a try. Thanks for the info.
Thanks, good information. I just planted my first banana plant. Looks like I live near you so I hope this does well.
Thanks for watching! Best of luck.
I’m still catching up on your shows lovin them I’m waiting on my banana tree can’t wait to p on it lol best gardening channel ever
Thanks, we are High Rock Lake, area, with our first 18 foot banana. 3 years into the experiment. This has been great fun and has fascinated both of us.
What state is that located? I'm not familiar.
@@TheMillennialGardener NC
So amazing. I love bananas and wish i could have one but up here in Massachusetts its a bit too much
Hi, to the Millennial Gardener
Nice presentation, with good content and information
This is the kind of banana that we have a lot in the Philippines, and we make it as a a banana dessert role called TURON. , TO MAKE IT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE BANANA TO RIPEN MORE, When you see the desired sweet taste then open it and slice it lengthwise into 1 0r 2, OR the size you prefer ,BEFORE
WRAPPING IT SPRINKLE FIRST WITH 1 OR 2 TSP OF BROWN SUGAR THEN WRAP
individually with a spring roll wrapper that you can buy in an Asian store, after wrapping, deep fry it until golden brown, Sauce you can drizzle over the cooked rolled banana can be done by boiling 1or 2 cups water mixed with brown sugar until thickens or to the desired consistency, and you can drizzle it when the rolls are still warm for it to stick better and becomes crunchy.. FOR OTHER WAYS , how to make TURON, YOU CAN GO TO THE YOU TUBE AS WELL
You really know your bananas. I have used wood chips, ashes and poured my own urine on the mulch and have always had excellent results. For recycling leaves and stems I also chop them up into short lengths but use a lawn mower to mulch them. I have been lucky to never have had to deal with banana weevils but I bet the ducks eat them up.
Yup, you had me at “put down wood ash and pee on it”. I’m definitely going to try and overwinter my North Louisiana Banana trees now!
If I can do it here, you can do it. My climate is probably a bit cooler than yours in the winter. Thanks for watching!
Wow great video some stuff I did not know....my grandparents had banana plants we use to eat right off the plant...my husband and I did a tour on a banana farm in Costa Rica a few years back...so much to learn so interesting...I am in Long Island NY and some folks have banana plants but I don't remember seeing any bananas yet, perhaps ornamental...but we are going to give it a try! thanks again!
shorty8256 in New York, they’re going to be ornamental. Most of the city is 7a/7b so the underground corms will survive over the winter, but there is no way they will fruit naturally. They’ll die back to the ground by December each year. It is possible you can fruit them with some significant protection, and of course, anything is possible on a patio. Bananas overwinter extremely well indoors with good window light, so that’s an option as well. There are many dwarf varieties suitable for indoor growing.
Thanks so much!
I'll have to train my dog to go on the banana plant. Looking forward to trying this in PNW zone 8a.
I can't stop Dale from peeing on my banana plants. It's like his new hobby or something. Thanks for watching!
I have a little banana tree, still in container. I am planning to plant it outside. It is 2 years old already. (I live in Hungary, and winter is quite cold.)
Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Great info. I really appreciate the detail you give.
K Sard I appreciate you watching!
My nabours won’t like me when I start peeing where the dogs are peeing in my backyard hahahaha
Back home we call them Topocho. Its used a lot green in soups.
Do you eat it ripe or underripe? When green, these are very similar to a plantain, so you can use them both ways I'm sure.
@@TheMillennialGardener you're right. People eat them like they would plantain. My family used it in soup most of the time.
Good advice, we have 2, but never thought of trying to get them to fruit. Wife wanted them for looks.
Some varieties are purely ornamental. Edible bananas have been bred to be seedless. Ornamental varieties can fruit, but the bananas are seeded and can’t really be eaten. It is important to know what variety you have. If it is an edible variety, it can certainly be done.
@@TheMillennialGardener Good point, I will have to ask my wife who it is she got them from, I think she said it was a spanish family that grew all kinds of stuff. I will have to find out, now I am curious. :)
@@Grauenwolf Could be, Never even thought of growing them for fruit....just had them for decor. (wife) :)
@@ktrain4996 if you need a heavy supplement, Muriate of Potash is beastly. Use VERY sparingly. Touching the crystals barehanded makes my fingertips split and crack like a windy, January cold snap. It is incredibly powerful (0-0-60). I have some listed in my Amazon Storefront. A little goes a LONG way.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you, I will look into this....I'm actually curious now to see if they will fruit here in North GA.
This is gonna fruit like crazy once Dale pees on it!
Oh, he already does. But there are so many new trees in the yard to pee on, he just doesn’t have enough ammo to shoot them all 😆 He does it in shifts. A new day, a new target.
@@TheMillennialGardener Lol
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Dale:pees on plant
Plant:its my time to shine
@@PLNTGMING LOL
keep up the great content!
I plan on it 😊
Bananas é uma das frutas que mais gosto.
Thanks for watching!
Cool video! You're really dedicated to your banana plants. Have you tried to grow the Veinte Cohol variety? They are grown here in GA in the coastal plains. Veinte Cohol is a short cycle banana plant, so it fruits ripen much sooner than many other varieties, and can often successfully grow and fruit in one season in climates with longer summers like in many places in the southeast. They are often treated as an annual, allowing dieback to the corm.
SUPER... ripe bananas
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I love growing 🍌 , hopefully this year mine will fruit. Zone 9b
In 9b, it should be pretty easy to grow bananas, especially if you grow them under a large tree canopy. Most varieties take about 2 years to fruit initially. Once the corm gets mature, they tend to fruit more quickly.
@@TheMillennialGardener I wouldn’t say pretty easy, we get freezes here too. I’ve kept a cavendish in a large container and kept it from freezing last winter. Right now it’s growing like crazy with the rain and fertilizer it’s been getting.
I got a banana plant from a friend like 11-12 years ago. I planted her as my friends had done in a pot & keep her in the house during the harsher weather months & outside in full sun in the milder/hot weather months. She has never fruited but she has produced 5 smaller plants.
My question is, living in West Central Illinois, can I get her 2 fruit without planting her outside year round? I just don't think I can insulate her well enough 2 survive our winters.
11:15 thumbs up because of you cuteee…and thank you for the informative video. 👍🏻
I’m growing two bananas in the ground here in zone 6 inside our greenhouse I’ll protect it as well as I can in the winter
Cool. Which varieties?
@@TheMillennialGardener Cavendish and grand nain
Thanks for sharing! I’m in zone 8a in Alabama so I think this will work for me! Love Dale’s taste test lolol My dogs prefer meat too.
Dale prefers food that had parents, but he is not a picky eater. Except for green leaves, he eats everything. He loves raw kale ribs and raw broccoli, too. It's pretty funny. Hounds are notoriously good eaters...and they...hound you...when you're trying to eat...which is why "hound" became a verb, too!
The Millennial Gardener I have Pyrenees but maybe they have a little hound in them, because they definitely hound you while you are trying to eat lol My boy, Koda, will straight spit a veggie out to get to meat lol. He does like some veggies though. I’m planting more variety this year so I will see what else they like. Dale is a cutie!
very nicely explained!
Thank you!
What is the best tasting banana that can actually be grown in north central US?
You need a short cycle banana, like this Dwarf Orinoco, or something like Veinte Cohol. You will still have to overwinter them. In your climate, you’d need to grow them in a container.
Hey there! Would you still mulch with the banana debris in South Louisiana? Is it too warm over the winter for that?
Where is Dale, does he not taste test the bananas for you? I still have to perfect my fig growing technique, but this was interesting just the same.
Dale was hanging out with mom, so he wasn’t around to lend his assistance. He will certainly get to sample some of the others once they ripen. Thanks for watching!
Hey, I have a banana tree and today is the first time I've ever seen fruit actually growing. I would like to send you a picture and maybe get some more information on how and what to do next. Thanks in advance for your help.
Do you get freezing temperatures? If not, you don’t need to do anything much. Simply give it some fertilizer, like a soluble 20-20-20, and let it do its thing. A banana bunch usually takes 60-90 days to ripen. If you do get freezes, it unfortunately will not make it. Even if you prevent it from freezing, it often rots in cold, damp weather. They need highs at least in the 60’s, but preferably 70’s and 80’s or hotter to ripen.
awesome video!
Thanks for watching!
Dale actually was sequential, sweet desert last
Dale absolutely loves figs, and cheese will make him drool like nothing else. But, he is still a dog, and he prefers meat above all else. I am very lucky to have such a good, healthy eater that loves his meat, dairy, fruits and veggies.
I have a dwarf cavendish banana and it is getting to be about 7 feet tall. I planted it about 2 1/2 months ago and I get a new leaf about every week. The leaves are huge and the plant looks beautiful but I am afraid when the cold weather comes
I know this dwarf is hearty down below freezing but will it die if it stays cold for too long and can i do something to prevent it. I have it in front of a lot of very tall palmetto bushes to protect it from wind. Does yours freeze and if so what do you do to help it stay alive
Zone 9
Ellen, Florida gardener
One leaf a week is what you can expect during the heat of the growth season. That indicates a healthy plant with adequate fertilizer. Most banana plants can only survive a very light frost. Light freezes will damage the tissues and cause browning and rotten spots. Hard freezes will cause total dieback of the pseudostem to the ground. If you have your banana plants planted up against the house, they'll likely survive dips to 30 degrees, but anything in the upper 20's are going to toast them. If they're out in the open, any freeze is going to damage them significantly, especially if there is any wind.
The corm underground will be just fine. You cannot kill any banana variety corm anywhere in Florida by cold when we're talking about the underground rhizome. Any corm is Zone 8 hardy as long as it's established and healthy, so even if you live in the coldest parts of Tallahassee, you should be okay. If you want to grow them as ornamentals, you don't have to do anything. If you want to grow them for fruit, you'll need to protect them. I have my protection method video linked at 1:15 in this video and at the end screen. That'll teach you how to protect them if you risk hard freezes. If you're in 9b or warmer, you can get away with things like simply blanketing them on cold nights, but if you're 9a or colder, you'll need protection.
@@TheMillennialGardener I am in zone 9a so I guess I will have to use a protective tree frost cover. Do I cut the leaves first or just put the wrap over everything without cutting anything. If I don't cut them I am sure the beautiful leaves will bend and maybe break. The plant is right up against a solid grouping of thick and heavy palmetto trees and bushes. But the sides and front are exposed. I can put some 8 ft stakes up and place my tree frost cover over that. The cover is 10 ft wide and 10 ft high so it should cover it pretty good. Should I also put an extra layer over the stem, do you think that will help?
Ellen Conforti this is how I did mine: th-cam.com/video/Eq8xGdPR3ko/w-d-xo.html
I cut back the leaves and had great results. If I can do it in my zone, it should be even easier for you. I think you’ll have great success!
Great video; how is it doing this year?
Thanks. It has a nice rack of bananas currently ripening with 4 hands on it. You can tell the banana corm is getting older, because the bunch is much larger this season.
that’s one sad bunch of bananas! Here in NoCal, I prune all but two trunks while growing
I'm in Zone 8a. Try finding a bunch of bananas growing anywhere in Zone 8a outdoors.
Awesome from India
Thank you! I appreciate it.
Great information. I just bought a house that has a ton of Banana trees and unfortunately I didn’t know that I needed to do this before the winter hit. The leaves are frostbit, but there is some green in the stems. It’s March now and I’m not sure if I should cut the leaves. Any advice?
Are you in Florida, California or south Texas? There are only a few locations in the US where bananas can survive unprotected. At this point, you really shouldn't do much. If they are still alive, they will continue to push new growth. The old growth you can allow to simply die off, or you can remove it after all chance of frost and freeze has ended and the plants are actively growing again. Usually, large, established bananas will survive a brief dip into the mid-to-upper-20's as long as it immediately warms up after. They'll take damage, but they usually survive.
Very good video,
Thanks for watching!
Finally, an expert that affirms pee is good fertilizer
It is, but only for nitrogen, and when spaced out accordingly. It can't be the only thing you use if you want production. Bananas particularly like it, because they burn through insane amounts of nitrogen and they're very difficult to burn. I wouldn't recommend doing that to a lettuce plant 😆
I live in Charleston, SC. I just bought a Ice Cream Banana Tree. I’ve been told that I likely won’t be able to get it to fruit. I’m so upset! What’s the likelihood that I can get it to fruit in the next couple of years?
In Charleston, probably 67/33, meaning you can probably fruit it 2 out of 3 years if you protect it. If you do not add protection, you'll never fruit them in Charleston unless you buy a short cycle variety like Viente Cohol. A Blue Java will never fruit in Charleston without protection. I protect my bananas like this: th-cam.com/video/Eq8xGdPR3ko/w-d-xo.html
Your climate is significantly milder than mine, so if I can fruit them doing this, you can. I protected all 7 of my bananas like this last year and all of them made it to some degree. Only 1 of them protected the entire plant where every pseudostem made it, but on all of them, at least something survived to give me a head start. All my bananas, right now, are between 1-4 feet tall thanks to the protection instead of starting back from the ground every year from new pups.
@@TheMillennialGardener thank you!
@@TheMillennialGardener do you typically protect them by wrapping them?
Is that a fig tree next to your banana tree ? They are both beautiful.
Yes.
Thank you for answering...I just planted a fig tree & the only place I could put a banana tree I want would be next to it. Is there anything I need to know about how to care for them together? ❤️
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I live in 5b (north east). I bring all my figs in my attached garage in the winter. do you think cutting my banana trees back to the level of the soil in the pots and putting them in the garage will allow the tree to stay alive and grow again in the spring as I take them in and out with my "fig shuffle". I would love to get the bananas to fruit but from what you said in this video, it sounds like each stem would have to grow about 18 months. Obviously, if I cut it back before I put it in the garage, Im starting from scratch in the Spring. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Can you give me information how to get plants to grow in Ontario Canada. Trying to do an experiment to see if I can produce bananas outside in our climate by using a winter hot box and open come spring to grow naturally in summer months!!
There are ornamental bananas like Musa Basjoo that can grow in warmer regions of southern Canada, but no variety is going to be able to fruit in Canada under normal circumstances. I heavily protected my bananas, and for the past two winters, the coldest low we've had has been 22F (-5.5C). And almost all of them still died back to the ground. I've only gotten one pseudostem to fruit this season, because the damage was so extensive. Unless you're able to keep your banana above freezing, I don't see it being possible in Canada, because even if you somehow managed to protect it, your summers aren't long enough and hot enough to get them to grow. It would probably take a banana 3 years to fruit in Canada, because they need consistent temps over 80F (27C) for months and months and months, and want humidity and rain. I think you'd need a good greenhouse that stays warm all year round. Bananas go dormant under 55F (13C).
Yes I realise that but if I could get a plant and experimental to play with. I've seen video on people who have grown and have produced fruit but not mature enough to eat. Just if I was able to know where to get plants to grow. Then I can experiment to see how they'll start growing say sometime in February. Where I live climate isn't much different to North Carolina and they're growing them there!!
Nice,have a Blue java and a truly tiny,im in Casoria zone 9b.Will i need to protect these or can i leave these unprotected and will i need to deal with the banana rot,that digusting smell
Sir,can you respond
No banana is frost or freeze hardy. All bananas will require protection from freeze if you do not want the pseudostems to die back.
@@TheMillennialGardener but will it be easier here than carolina
I live in a tropical country, but I was curious about the possibility of growing bananas in cold climates. I just currently harvested a whole bunch (I think that's the correct word in English) of the apple-banana variety (Latundan). I'm so proud of my banana garden. :)
You definitely can with some protection. So far, I've had to 22F lows this winter (-5.6C). My bananas are all covered, so I won't know if the pseudostems survived. I'll find out in March when things start growing again. Thanks for watching!
I am in Charlotte NC and would you think it will grow in charlotte. Also could I get a root of this banana tree.
Chalam Pakala you’re half a zone colder than I am but it is only a few degrees on the worst nights. You should be able to do it if I can.
@@TheMillennialGardener Could you please send me a small root and I can pay for that. Also, any other banana fruit trees that you can recommend.
@@chalampakala9788 my bananas are chopped up and buried under straw for the winter. I would suggest looking into buying a small tissue culture off eBay, or from someone like grosmichelbanana.net. They are very cheap.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks my friend
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Great informative video. Do you think there are any banana varieties which will successfully fruit in Raleigh, NC--we are zone 7b with a few neighborhoods in 8a. How about the dwarf Orinoco?
Dwarf Orinoco has been very good for me and has fruited every year for 3 years in a row. None of my other varieties have fruited yet, but I've heard Veinte Cohol is a good choice (which I have in-ground now). It is tough here in Wilmington 8a, so it'll be quite a bit more challenging in Raleigh 7b. If you grow it in a 20 gallon grow bag, it'll be quite easy since you can overwinter it in a garage and just pull it out during the day.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks for the ideas--I'll try the grow bag! Do you know where I can buy a Dwarf Orinoco plant? Do you suggest waiting till spring or would it work this fall? I overwintered a potted pink velvet banana inside by my glass door last winter, planted it in ground this summer and it's got a dozen fruits now. Nice tropical companion plant during the winter.
Very nice video!
Thanks for watching!
@@TheMillennialGardener I started growing some Blue Java banana plants here in NW Florida this spring. I'm hoping to get some bananas from them next spring.
I didn't know about cutting the stalks in half and cutting a hole in the middle of the stump. I usually learn at least 1 thing from every video. Thank you for making them!
Scott Berkley it’ll be interesting to see if you got a real Blue Java. Agristarts started selling Namwah as “ice cream”, which conflicted with people selling Blue Java as “ice cream,” and it messed up the entire marketplace. Hopefully you got the real deal! I want to get a Blue Java, but they’re hard to find in stock and about 3-4 times the cost of any other banana. Maybe next spring!
@@TheMillennialGardener this is true. I got mine from Just Fruits and Exotics in NW Florida. I specifically asked and they were aware of the issue and assured they had the real deal, but you never really know I guess. I did have to pay more for it for sure. Hopefully I'll know next year when and if they produce
Hi. How old is your "tree"? Nice teaching video. Peace to you and yours
This tree was planted in spring 2019, so it is a little less than a year and a half old. It’ll get better every year as it matures.
How did you over winter them?
I have a how-to video here: th-cam.com/video/Eq8xGdPR3ko/w-d-xo.html
I dont think I'll ever be peeing on my banana tree. The neighbors might call the police on me.
You could always save it in a big bottle. Just kidding 😂. Hey, if the banana mat gets large enough, nobody will even be able to see you in your tropical oasis 😃
How did your Namwah banana do? Were you able to get it to fruit and ripen?
nondualtea my namwah’s are too young to fruit. They will need another season. If I am able to successfully protect them this winter, they may fruit for me next season. I hear they are one of the best tasting dessert bananas out there.
Where did you get your Dwarf Orinoco banana plant from?
It was a tissue culture I purchased off eBay for a few dollars.
@@TheMillennialGardener thanks!
Do you think a mango tree would do well in a zone 8 (N.C)?
Absolutely not. Mango trees can't tolerate even a hint of frost. Bananas are pretty tough, but mangoes are incredibly fragile. They will have no chance in-ground in Zone 8. You would need a high tunnel with a method of providing heat, or it'll have to be confined to containers. To my knowledge, there is no such thing as a "cold hardy mango." Some bananas, avocados and citrus varieties stand a chance because they're subtropical and cold hardy varieties exist, but mangoes are purely tropical.
I want to expand on this. They will do well in a container if you overwinter them indoors. They have dwarf mango varieties, often called “condo mangoes” or “patio mangoes” that will do well in containers, but you must religiously care for them and keep them out of the cold.
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Thanks for watching!
how do you fertilize these bananas
I go through the procedure at 2:05
Isn't it better to leave the banana stem to die back naturally, because all nutrients come back to roots?
Every grower I’ve seen, particularly in Central America, cut them down manually. Bananas are beginning to be grown as cover crops because they grow so quickly and can be mulched so fast. This is one time where human intervention is superior to the natural way because we can greatly accelerate the decomposition process and feed the soil faster than nature can.
If I put real meat mixed with dog food and veggies my dog picks all the raw meat first then eats a few dry kibbles and then the veggies before finishing the kibbles. He takes the raw meat completely out of the bowl🤣
Sounds pretty normal. I think most dogs have preferences. Dale is an exception. He'd eat a shoe. I've dropped a pill onto the kitchen floor and he's eaten the pill off the floor. What dog does that? He will eat anything but lettuce leaves and olives. He's like a garbage disposal!
@@TheMillennialGardener mine,he will eat pasta
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Lmao! Never seen such a weak qty! Try fertilizer my friend!
Can you show me pictures of your banana racks on a 2 year old plant growing outdoors in North Carolina? Anyone can grow a full-sized banana in Zone 9b+. Do you understand the difference you are going to get in Zone 8a on a 2-year-old dwarf corm versus a full-sized, mature corm in Zone 9b+?
Awesome video!
Purple Phase thanks for watching!