3:40 - 3:57 had me cracking up! Had bananas for two years in GA and they produced for the first time this season. It is about to freeze and I am going to harvest today. This video is excellent. Thanks Pete.
I'm harvesting my first small crop of bananas today! Thanks for this video. Those are some impressive banana plants you have there. I think I need to feed mine more after watching this video.
I'm glad this video was helpful for you. The banana plants are even more amazing in person. They grow huge and pristinely in the understory of my food-forest
We got a couple ornamental bananas as gifts this year and they're thriving now but we quite a bit north of you. If we can successfully over-winter them I'd like to find some varieties that could fruit in our shorter season. I know some folks have been able to produce fruit on the coast up here, we're in the foothills of the mountains though. Love these plants even for their beauty, but would greatly appreciate locally grown, and uniquely flavored bananas. Thanks for keeping us inspired!
Here in Hawaii, I just harvested my first ever bananas. But I didn't cut the trunks down, but I did push them over and break them off at the base. And yes, I noticed that there were slight depressions in the bases where I removed the trunks, that filled up with water and attracted flies.
I have limited, contained space where my banana "tree" is located (one fruiting and three smaller at various growth stages). What will happen at the depression after the trunk has been removed? Ideally it could eventually become another spot where a new one can come out of?
Awesome tips Pete! I've two racks of bananas fruiting right now. Last year I also got two racks ripen before frost in Sacramento area. It was great sharing with family and friends flying from Chicago during Thanksgiving. This year will be the same.
Urine is a great fertilizer. I do zero drugs. It's all I use with compost. Heard it's best to allow the urine to sit for a while before applying to the garden. Very helpful video!
I once drove 3 hours out of my way from LA - Folsom, CA just to visit a banana plantation 17 miles south of Santa Barbara on oceanfront. I love them in smoothies or as ice cream (frozen/puree). I bought 4 varieties because that's all they had left after a busy weekend.
Great video! When do I take the bunch of bananas down, when they start to turn yellow, or when the flowers on the ends are dried up? What happens if I dont cut the banana tree down after i take the fruit off?
Pete--1st but wanted to get on here to say be SAFE !! If you are still in FLA, forget youtube--we LOVE your content but can all wait !!! Take care of your family and your belongings...hoping & praying for the BEST for You & Yours ! Also, hoping the nurseries there can recoup and still have a great late summer & fall season. They supply us in Metro Phx as well ! Fyi, we have a "running" FB joke on urea here, so a share of this video will go over well :)
This video was really helpful for me. I bought a house that had existing apple bananas and we just harvested our first bunch! Hope we can grow some more.
Yes!!! Pee is free and amazing in the garden! Gets everything growing super fast and makes the leaves super green! If you have any annonas they love it! As do annuals like corn and squash!
Great video Pete needed to learn about my bananas I have about eight plants trees whatever they are doing well and I do p on them A friend told me it works I swear
Wow this is awesome! A friend of ours has this Banana and recently shared some of the first fruit with us. We had no idea what kind it was but it was delicious. Thanks for sharing this. We will definitely start hanging our racks upside down now.
Pete man, this is the kind video you must do! a placer to see you doing your growing work friend! sorry my english and keep going! cheers from Argentina
Awesome video Pete! We just finally got two varieties of bananas planted out at our property! I need to get up there to see your property and the fruit trees you're growing! :D
Thanks Micheal! Unfortunately I’m not sure. I had a hard drive crash with all kind of epic footage including the tasting. I’ve sent it off for recovery, so let’s hope 🙏
Hi Pete, could you do a video on june plum, also one on grapefruit. Really liking the videos and watch a few every night - have been helping with gardening practices
Just the advise I needed, I have 3 racks on my very first banana cluster planted two years ago, I was shocked, they just kept popping out and one huge rack in my back yard, wish I could remember the varieties, but who knew I was gonna stumble upon Green Dreams and fall in love with bananas and all the rest...after 2 years you can no longer see my home from the road, I hope Dorian stays in the ocean, can't bear to lose anything...stay safe...BTW, I have machete envy...lol
Hello Pete! Great teaching video, are you close to that hurricane path? Do you happen to have a teacher ,spillway, and small pond on your property? Do you have any swales there? Just be safe with your your family, thank you for this video.
Thanks! Yes, we are just north of tampa and bracing for 110-120mph winds. We have one large swale but mostly high ground here. We shouldn’t have any water problems. I’m worried about wind.
Very informative video Pete! I like to think I'm a pro at growing bananas but I learned some very interesting things in this video that I didn't know before.
This is such a fun, informative video that you’ve inspired me to go take care of the wild banana we’ve got out back. They produce a lot and we eat a few off there as tostones (fried green banana chips). Thank you!!
I have been pouring urine on my banana trees for over 40 years. Those burro bananas are the same variety I like most. The waste removed from the cliump I mulch with a lawnmower. In fact everything here gets mulched with a mower for appearance and faster composting.
Pete need help! Putting 3 varieties of bananas in ground and watching all your banana videos again as well as other. Can’t get this question answered perhaps you can help. Question: When growing the banana trees in a line we keep the 3 stages ( fruiting, mid height and pup) when doing a banana circle would we keep that same concept of 3 stages or am I suppose to separate them?
I don’t cook store plantains until the skin is black. The inside is soft and little orange. Would it be too late to cook yours when the skin is black? The store bananas would not be as soft or sweet if cooked green. Most Cuban restaurants in Miami also fry sliced plantains after skin is black. Yours are cute and shorter.
Pete...great video. I live in Galveston, TX. I want to plant my first banana tree in the backyard. Is there a specific species that you recommend. My fence is 8' and I have neighbors on the left and right, but I think they all love plants. I might be a good idea to keep them under 10' though. What do you recommend? What species grow good on the Texas Gulf Coast?
Come to INDIA you will love it here. We have like 1000's varieties of bananas and dishes made with it. And also have thousands of brinjal varieties as well.
Pete, thank you for this valuable info. I am over on the space coast bracing for Dorian, but your video made me smile. Btw, I noticed your water shoes. I have some for my boat. My hubby made me promise not to use them in the garden. Wait until I tell him you're using them that way! 😂😂 Maybe I need 2 pair!
Hey Pete, do you know you can eat the palm heart? Another tip from Brazil😁. I will try to find the best diy video and send the link. It will be in portuguese, but you can get the idea of how to😁 And what do you mean with clean diet?
Renata MM This could help th-cam.com/video/uev1DLEmfTA/w-d-xo.html Trunk and leaves are a very good food for farm animals too. It could be sliced and fermented to add nutrients.
Hey pete! So i just got back from wally world and bought 2 little musa banana plants that say they produce editable fruit but now im reading on them and i guess people claim the fruits arent editable what so ever that they are used more as a ornamental plant. Is that true?
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL i called the company that sold them to wally world. She said they were called Cavendish bananas. I figured i would give them a try but im gonna keep looking for others that are for sure the ones i want
Didn’t know those sun shirts were Green Dreams bling. Get some links up. Merchandise, merchandise, merchandise! I’ll buy a few for when I mow my pasture.
I hope 🤞 you don’t get those high winds what their calling for, would planting high bamboo forest all around your property would it help buffer the wind ? 🙏
Do you need to dilute the urine with water for the banana plant? What would you say the best tasting banana is, I'm sure that could be one of those things that is a matter of personal preference.Thanks Pete
3:40 - 3:57 had me cracking up! Had bananas for two years in GA and they produced for the first time this season. It is about to freeze and I am going to harvest today. This video is excellent. Thanks Pete.
YES. This is a cool style of video. Can’t wait to see more on other tropicals. You guys have got it dialed in.
Great info, when do you cut the flower off?
Amazing!
The tip about banana beetle is also very useful!
I love how your vids are full of energy and info and are very concise. Thanks Pete.
Thank you!
awesome video..just moved from bahia brazil to la fortuna costa rica...loved seeing these tips
I'm harvesting my first small crop of bananas today! Thanks for this video.
Those are some impressive banana plants you have there. I think I need to feed mine more after watching this video.
I'm glad this video was helpful for you. The banana plants are even more amazing in person. They grow huge and pristinely in the understory of my food-forest
Be safe Pete! Your family is in my protective thoughts.
Thanks! Hopefully she calms down by the time it gets here 🙏
I never knew farming could be so fascinating to watch
We got a couple ornamental bananas as gifts this year and they're thriving now but we quite a bit north of you. If we can successfully over-winter them I'd like to find some varieties that could fruit in our shorter season. I know some folks have been able to produce fruit on the coast up here, we're in the foothills of the mountains though. Love these plants even for their beauty, but would greatly appreciate locally grown, and uniquely flavored bananas. Thanks for keeping us inspired!
That’s awesome! I know people growing the ornamental bananas in Massachusetts 😉
Awesome information thanks for sharing ❤
Hey Pete, do you always wait for your bunch of bananas to start turning yellow before you cut them off and hang them up?
Here in Hawaii, I just harvested my first ever bananas. But I didn't cut the trunks down, but I did push them over and break them off at the base. And yes, I noticed that there were slight depressions in the bases where I removed the trunks, that filled up with water and attracted flies.
I have limited, contained space where my banana "tree" is located (one fruiting and three smaller at various growth stages). What will happen at the depression after the trunk has been removed? Ideally it could eventually become another spot where a new one can come out of?
Awesome tips Pete! I've two racks of bananas fruiting right now. Last year I also got two racks ripen before frost in Sacramento area. It was great sharing with family and friends flying from Chicago during Thanksgiving. This year will be the same.
Thanks! You must be feeding them good.
Urine is a great fertilizer. I do zero drugs. It's all I use with compost. Heard it's best to allow the urine to sit for a while before applying to the garden. Very helpful video!
I once drove 3 hours out of my way from LA - Folsom, CA just to visit a banana plantation 17 miles south of Santa Barbara on oceanfront. I love them in smoothies or as ice cream (frozen/puree). I bought 4 varieties because that's all they had left after a busy weekend.
That’s awesome Don! Homegrown bananas are the best
Great video! When do I take the bunch of bananas down, when they start to turn yellow, or when the flowers on the ends are dried up? What happens if I dont cut the banana tree down after i take the fruit off?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Stay safe!
Just what I needed to hear. Thanks Pete!
Pete--1st but wanted to get on here to say be SAFE !! If you are still in FLA, forget youtube--we LOVE your content but can all wait !!! Take care of your family and your belongings...hoping & praying for the BEST for You & Yours ! Also, hoping the nurseries there can recoup and still have a great late summer & fall season. They supply us in Metro Phx as well ! Fyi, we have a "running" FB joke on urea here, so a share of this video will go over well :)
Thanks Jeff! Woke up to what looks like a hard north turn after it hits the Bahamas. I’m thinking we might luck out this time.
This video was really helpful for me. I bought a house that had existing apple bananas and we just harvested our first bunch! Hope we can grow some more.
That is awesome!
Yes!!! Pee is free and amazing in the garden! Gets everything growing super fast and makes the leaves super green! If you have any annonas they love it! As do annuals like corn and squash!
Great video Pete needed to learn about my bananas I have about eight plants trees whatever they are doing well and I do p on them A friend told me it works I swear
Tomatoes too especially for end rot.
Wow this is awesome! A friend of ours has this Banana and recently shared some of the first fruit with us. We had no idea what kind it was but it was delicious. Thanks for sharing this. We will definitely start hanging our racks upside down now.
Very interesting and informative video Pete. I have to start growing some bananas 👍🏻
Thanks Trish! 🙌
It’s rainy in Clearwater. Hurricane heading our way. Be safe Pete.
Thanks Tommy! Yeah, we dogged it all day in Clearwater. Hopefully it loses momentum 🙏
Thanks for tips! We have had 2 dwarfs for 2 years and yet to get frimuit in lakleand fl- will try these tips!
Im glad i watched to learn about the off-gassing.
Pete man, this is the kind video you must do! a placer to see you doing your growing work friend! sorry my english and keep going! cheers from Argentina
Thank you! Everyone seems to love this format.
:muscle:
Great video. Good to see you.
Thanks!
Great pro tip video! I like this idea or a few shorter clips that give an in-depth understanding of why and how to help production
Great video and really helpful advice, cheers!
Great video , just planted 5 difference varieties (43) trees so thanks for this info😁👍🏽
Oh nice! Thanks
Grow bananas! Awesome video Pete! Good to have a video on what to do when cutting a plant that has already fruited!
Thanks Jose!
Wow i love your videos so much!
Thank you!
Awesome video Pete! We just finally got two varieties of bananas planted out at our property! I need to get up there to see your property and the fruit trees you're growing! :D
Thanks guys! You really need to visit. We really lucked out with that hurricane 🙌
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL we really did! So relieved!
I like this video format as well. It really gets into it. When are we gonna see footage from Reece's Mango Throwdown?
Thanks Micheal! Unfortunately I’m not sure. I had a hard drive crash with all kind of epic footage including the tasting. I’ve sent it off for recovery, so let’s hope 🙏
Awesome video Pete thanks like always. Keep it pump up brother!!! And be safe !!!!
Thanks Rafael! 👊
hey Pete , just wanted to say thanks been learning a lot from you. I'm in 9 B also.
Thanks Sandra! I apprentice the feedback
Pete, nice short video. Many of your videos are to long for me to sit and watch. Love the video.
Do you cut the flower off or leave it on? I have a dwarf namwa growing indoors up here in Pennsylvania and it is setting a bunch of bananas. Thanks
They say if you take the flower off that energy will then go into the fruit.
Great video, should we cut the flower off the bottom of the stalk once the fruit are forming or do you leave the flower? I have heard both ways..
Good question. I haven’t seen a huge advantage either way.
Different style of video for you Pete! Lennon did a great job.
Thanks Joe! Im digging Lennon’s style too. I’ve got him doing two videos a week from now on. I’m excited to see the results.
Thanks
Hey Pete, great video, good time great info.. great channel
This video was so dope my dude ! So much good info too 🤯
Thanks bro! I expect your banana game to hit the next level 👊
Aloha good video thanks.
Please what was the class in Costa Rica?
Bobby Burns thank you! It was a 6 day Syntropic farming course and Rancho Masatal. The teachers were Brazilian teaching the Ernst Gotsch methods.
Awesome Pete, thanks
hey man, Clearwater local here, love the videos!
Awesome, thanks man!
Hi Pete, could you do a video on june plum, also one on grapefruit. Really liking the videos and watch a few every night - have been helping with gardening practices
Thanks Daniel! I don’t grow June plum or citrus. That might change in the future...
Great info !
very nice thank you!!
Awesome and shared.
Sweet, thanks!
Any tips with a dwarf cavendish to grow inside? Got one this spring and still able to be outside rn, have a grow light I have for them
Just the advise I needed, I have 3 racks on my very first banana cluster planted two years ago, I was shocked, they just kept popping out and one huge rack in my back yard, wish I could remember the varieties, but who knew I was gonna stumble upon Green Dreams and fall in love with bananas and all the rest...after 2 years you can no longer see my home from the road, I hope Dorian stays in the ocean, can't bear to lose anything...stay safe...BTW, I have machete envy...lol
Awesome! It looks like the storm is turning north and avoiding us at least on the west coast. This was my baby machete 😉
Thank you for the knowledge
Hello Pete! Great teaching video, are you close to that hurricane path? Do you happen to have a teacher ,spillway, and small pond on your property? Do you have any swales there? Just be safe with your your family, thank you for this video.
Thanks! Yes, we are just north of tampa and bracing for 110-120mph winds. We have one large swale but mostly high ground here. We shouldn’t have any water problems. I’m worried about wind.
now i know what to do with my banana in a couple of months . thanks for videos. and stay safe with hurricane dorian..
Cool video learned so much
Glad you enjoyed!
Love your videos and info!! Thanks Pete!
Thanks guys!
Very informative video Pete! I like to think I'm a pro at growing bananas but I learned some very interesting things in this video that I didn't know before.
Thanks Brad! Me too, these guys from Brazil really gave me some pro tips.
This is such a fun, informative video that you’ve inspired me to go take care of the wild banana we’ve got out back. They produce a lot and we eat a few off there as tostones (fried green banana chips). Thank you!!
Awesome! Thanks 😊
Beautiful
What’s up Pete. Saying hello from Lutz Florida
What's Growing On?!
Beautiful vid as always. Cograts on getting it under 5 minutes. I'm sure you could talk about bananas for hours:)
Thanks Harvey! Short videos are a struggle.
very informative vid thanks
Awesome, thanks!
I also have dwarf Cavendish and ice cream banana Plants growing in Tucson Arizona
Awesome Jake!👊
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL hey its all thanks to you and this channel keep up the awesome videos
You got a new subscriber
Good luck 👍🍀
Keep it up
I have been pouring urine on my banana trees for over 40 years. Those burro bananas are the same variety I like most. The waste removed from the cliump I mulch with a lawnmower. In fact everything here gets mulched with a mower for appearance and faster composting.
Love your channel and education
Thanks Becca! ❤️
How long does it take to get a new banana plant to be ready to harvest banana
Hey Pete! Can you do a series on dryland food forest farmers? Love your videos!
Thank you! Yes, that’s a doable subject.
Pete need help! Putting 3 varieties of bananas in ground and watching all your banana videos again as well as other. Can’t get this question answered perhaps you can help.
Question: When growing the banana trees in a line we keep the 3 stages ( fruiting, mid height and pup) when doing a banana circle would we keep that same concept of 3 stages or am I suppose to separate them?
Yes! Each clump can keep this same cycle
Thank
I don’t cook store plantains until the skin is black. The inside is soft and little orange.
Would it be too late to cook yours when the skin is black? The store bananas would not be as soft or sweet if cooked green. Most Cuban restaurants in Miami also fry sliced plantains after skin is black.
Yours are cute and shorter.
Great video!
Thanks 🙏
Hey Pete I live in Clearwater can I come and visit your place
Thank you❤
Pete...great video. I live in Galveston, TX. I want to plant my first banana tree in the backyard. Is there a specific species that you recommend. My fence is 8' and I have neighbors on the left and right, but I think they all love plants. I might be a good idea to keep them under 10' though. What do you recommend? What species grow good on the Texas Gulf Coast?
Thanks! Any dwarf variety would be best. Dwarf Orinoco, dwarf Namwa, raja puri etc.
Trima kasih infonya
NICE info and you the man with a machete!!
Legend! thanks for the extremely useful tips
Thanks man!! 👊
Come to INDIA you will love it here. We have like 1000's varieties of bananas and dishes made with it. And also have thousands of brinjal varieties as well.
Orinoco is great fried !
Pete, thank you for this valuable info. I am over on the space coast bracing for Dorian, but your video made me smile. Btw, I noticed your water shoes. I have some for my boat. My hubby made me promise not to use them in the garden. Wait until I tell him you're using them that way! 😂😂 Maybe I need 2 pair!
Stay safe y’all! This storm is a monster. These boat boots are my favorite farm shoes :)
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Do you have a link for the boat boots? I'd love to find good garden boots for hot/humid weather. Thanks!
Ty4Sharing Pete !! Great info !!
YallBeSafe
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Wolf!👊
Hey Pete, do you know you can eat the palm heart? Another tip from Brazil😁. I will try to find the best diy video and send the link. It will be in portuguese, but you can get the idea of how to😁
And what do you mean with clean diet?
No, I’ve never prepared heart of Palm. Please email it to me. GreenDreamsfl@yahoo.com
By clean diet I mean not lots of junk and fast food. I’m guessing someone who eats McDonald’s and drinks beer daily could kill the tree 😂
Renata MM
This could help
th-cam.com/video/uev1DLEmfTA/w-d-xo.html
Trunk and leaves are a very good food for farm animals too. It could be sliced and fermented to add nutrients.
I'm digging the boots, who makes those?
Thanks bro! These are made by Extratuf. They’re more of a boat boot but I love them. Never get wet feet again and slide out easily.
Hey pete! So i just got back from wally world and bought 2 little musa banana plants that say they produce editable fruit but now im reading on them and i guess people claim the fruits arent editable what so ever that they are used more as a ornamental plant. Is that true?
Hey Heather! Yeah unfortunately most of the ones from Wally World are Ornamental and don’t fruit. Pretty lame
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL i called the company that sold them to wally world. She said they were called Cavendish bananas. I figured i would give them a try but im gonna keep looking for others that are for sure the ones i want
Didn’t know those sun shirts were Green Dreams bling. Get some links up. Merchandise, merchandise, merchandise! I’ll buy a few for when I mow my pasture.
Thanks Tim! Working on it 👊
I hope 🤞 you don’t get those high winds what their calling for, would planting high bamboo forest all around your property would it help buffer the wind ? 🙏
Hey Theresa! Yes, I’m fairly protected. We might loose a few that are bananas, but they grow back quickly.
Super
Pete, you're superman !!! At 0:48 you're cutting the banana tree while talking, and not tired.
Bananas_w/*Potassium-« it's xtra energy fuel food.
Hahah! It’s all those I eat 🤪
Do you need to dilute the urine with water for the banana plant? What would you say the best tasting banana is, I'm sure that could be one of those things that is a matter of personal preference.Thanks Pete
Hey man! No it can handle full strength. My personal favorite is Dwarf Namwa. I also really like Mysore and praying hands.
Oooooo Thailand got a lot of banana tree also
This variety are perfect for sweet fried plantain
Yes! So delicious
So after you cut the bananas do you cut the tree in half
We cut it almost all the way to the ground. I have other videos talking about how to manage bananas properly.
How long does it take the bananas to grow
It just depends on water and nutrients. A well feed banana can fruit in 6-9 months.
My bananas are green coloured when do I harvest it?
I Love the dessert bananas 🤤
Oh no I hadn't eat them when I was visited my home town 😁😂