I grow bananas in Virginia! The leaves die back in the winter! In December of 2022 we had temps in the teens! My plant collapsed but came back from the roots in the spring! It is now May 2024 and I have a tall plant that just sprouted a large flower pod!! Go figure!!!
Hello everyone, in the winter months, in climates that do not fall below positive 10 degrees, there are banana fruits. If it is minus degrees, the tree dries up, it grows from the tree and bears fruit, but the banana fruit remains small.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I have had fruit before but it was late in the season! Who ever heard of a plant surviving winter and then producing a banana blossom in the spring! Really enjoy your videos!
Told you, tropicals are a pain 😂🤣😂. I'm sticking to the organic bananas at the farmers market for $2.79... because it was gifted I really hope it survives.. ❤ and I do like plants you planted around it...
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Bananas grow like bananas where I live and splitting off the pups is so much work I am giving up, because without splitting off the pups bunches of bananas will be stunted and die off before they ripen
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm The sugar cane is going to be so much fun.. Give it extra water to make up for your desert climate and it should grow like weeds... And if you cut it and leave the roots, you have to cover it with mulch in the winter, it comes back every year..
@@telasims233 you're spot on with your suggestion. We have a patch of them to the East side of our chicken coop/run and they get cut down and mulched every Winter only to come back stronger the next year!
Good Day Mate ! I’m in Melbourne Australia our winters have cold nights and frost . But our Banana tree is doing very well . My wife looks after it and gives it plenty of water In Our Garden Club we have a lady who groves Mango trees in pots . After a few years she went with a big knife to the tree cut a few leaves off and told the plant that if it doesn’t produce some fruit . It will be cut to pieces . Since hat she got beautiful Mango fruit . I love your video’s and admire your hard work to build up a farm from scratch
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I did he same thing with an gooseberry plant in Melbourne. It did produced the next year two gooseberry’s . I may try it again . ( gooseberries plant need 800 to 1200 chill hours . But we have at the moment about 600 chill hours in a year ) My darling wife did the opposite with her banana tree . She’s given it lots of love and water after 3 years it produced the first bananas . Good luck . Thanks again for your very good Videos
Love this story about the Mango... I have grown a few from seed, my area will never produce fruit, but the leaves are medicinal on some varieties if not all.. SO I am still excited! :)
@@richardmeyer4406 you have an amazing climate, mow it's winter the opposite of us, I really don't see Dwayne's loving wife having the time to cater to one tree.. of course I'm hoping it will succeed and grow.. but as a female living on 5 acres, I love Lori's time management skills, and how much she gets done in a day.. She's my inspiration when I want to sleep in 🤣🤣🤣
I am clueless about bananas , but I have seen and heard from many many people who grow them that the leaves are made to shred in the wind like that and that it is completely natural and doesn’t harm the trees at all
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm as far as I am aware it shouldn’t be hindering it at all, like I said I am not a grower and am not very informed when it comes to them but that is one thing I have heard and seen many times from other growers and they say the leaves are created to do that in the wind to prevent uprooting of the plant in strong wind storms of the tropics where they come from
look at you teasing us about an upcoming mango video lol! I think I may have mentioned to you before but you could totally do a mango you just need to find a large 15 to 25 gallon mango and put it in a 24" wood box planter. build the box bottom into a pallet and get some pallet forks for the front of your tractor. then you can put it in a garage for the 3-4 months of winter time. Pickering will fruit in a pot no problem and stays dwarf!
I think potted would really be the only way to realistically do that. I (Duane) am leaving that completely up to Lori though as she is the one on the farm FT who would need to take care of it. So far she's still willing to hold off, so we'll see!
Have you ever tried setting up a maggot dispenser for you chickens because as someone who has spent a decent amount of time in the desert I can tell you that flys seem to be the one thing that is always in abundance
We have kicked around the idea of encouraging black soldier flies and their larvae, but hadn't considered it for the good old house fly. You're right though, with all the animals flies are always an issue!
Excellent video. Hope you will not mind the Guava tree you moved which was full grown. If a created micro-climate around Guava, It will not die the same you did for the banana plant.
Hey Abid! It's funny you're mentioning the guava. We were working near that area the other day and noticed a few small shoots coming up from those guava trees. 😉
I got to try some non-Cavendish bananas finally from a Korean market. Apple banana/Manzano were good. Burro/Orinoco was a bust. Thai Bananas are still ripening on the table. I could only do the ornamental bananas here, and they're neat, but I'd rather use time/space for foodstuff. I like the sugarcane wall design. I hope they do well! If everything else dies you'll have a spearmint grove. ;D
@EdgeofNowhereFarm I'm also kind of curious why you're Banana has not put out any pups. I planted two bananas last fall, of the same verity as you here in Buckeye, and one has put out 5 pups, and the other kinds look like yours. Just something to wonder about.
@@charlessingletaryiii331 funny you should mention that. We were working in this area again over the weekend and noticed the first 2 pups from this little guy!
That's very interesting...would've never considered that wind would be a factor in growing a plant. I wasn't even aware you had strong winds out there - learned something new today :)
The moringa are just starting to come out of dormancy (late frost in April slowed them down). We were able to get a quick shot of them for next week's vlog.
I have grown Hardy Banana trees here in Oregon for the last 10 years or so... They die back every Winter, but come back in Spring... Then I decided to grow Mamey Sapote from seed... They grew quickly to a couple feet tall... But I left for Mexico early December for the Winter and when I came home they had died... Also have grown Papaya, Mango, and Moringa all from seed but as most things Oregon Winters did a number on them... love love love your channel and the encouragement . You have surprised me many times by what you are able to grow in the desert... THANK YOU!
I (Duane) have so many fond memories from my childhood of Southern Oregon. I spent a few weeks every summer fishing and wandering around Grants Pass, Medford and Hyatt Lake. Of all of those things, picking fresh blackberries along the river banks is at the top of that list!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm That is a terrific memory, Oregon is great for fishing. Just two years ago I spent extra time in Arizona , most other times I was just driving through... I really loved the Botanical gardens just North of Sky Harbor PHX, and did a lot of driving around as far as Los Algodones, Mexico.. Fun times!
I got bit by the mango bug and have 6 trees thus far and I'm in a residential lot...not big acerage. I may have a slightly easier time with them than you would just becuase of the close proximity to walls and houses to protect against the cold. That said, citrus is just as finicky with the cold as mangos are.
with as many plants as u have have you considered doing a water feature fish pond that you could water the plants w say once a month? just an idea. if you had say minnows in the pond you could harvest say once a year and also feed to chickens and turkeys plus ducks then ud get fish poop water to boost plants
Passionfruit vines will take over that whole fence until those grow up. Just a thought. Also, I've been a big fan of my Sapodilla trees. A bit slow to grow, but they take the cold here in Waddell.
I have a coworker from India said that sapodilla was her favorite fruit at home, but she knew it by a different name. It took her almost a year to discover they are native to the Americas and available in some ethnic markets locally.
@@joshnolastname407 How big are your fruit? I found a panama red in the fruit store 7 years ago, it was gigantic, bigger than a tennis ball, I bought it and grew from seed and it is such a performer, grows like crazy and produces a crazy amount of large fruit
I think bananas are perceived as more tropical than they are, there are several more hardy varieties we can grow in cooler climates. I’ve had one in a pot on my front porch for 4 or 5 years and it sometimes doesn’t even freeze all the way back but always comes back in spring. I like the use of sugar cane there. I bought a few stalks from a local grocery store this past fall and chopped them up and buried them in a row in my garden and have 6 that actually sprouted now that warmed up. I’m excited to finally have some growing here.
LOL, do you think so? Where I live one banana "tree" turns into about forty in two years without trying. If I really tried hard and had the work ethic of Dwayne in the garden, I could easily have two hundred banana . Six months ago, I ripped out one of my banana patches, made a trash pile, now those twenty bananas have turned into forty and they aren't even in the ground and the ground where they are is such hard clay you can make a pond there without a liner. Yes bananas can grow anywhere but thrive is another thing.
We're hopeful for this little guy. We didn't see it when filming this episode, but this past weekend we did some initial planting and noticed a couple of small pups on this tree, so fingers crossed that fruit sets this year. 🤞🤞
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I sure hope it does well for you. Maybe at some point you’ll have enough pups to use as the windbreak, lol. I have a dwarf cavandish banana that I’m about to put outside that absolutely makes a ton of pups. My plan is to keep a couple inside as backups and try the rest in different parts of my garden to see if they survive.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I heard that. I get anxiety when I spend good $$$ on a cool fruit tree variety and only have one of them, lol. One of the reasons I started grafting my own fruit trees is so I can do as many of any single varieties I feel I need for about $3 each for the rootstocks and then also to add new ones inexpensively as well. If you’re a member of at least our local chapter of the rare fruit growers association once a year they make a bulk purchase of rootstock and the members get it for $3 each. I load up on plum, cherry, and apple rootstocks every year, and even sometimes plant them ungrafted so just in case there is an issue I can quickly replace a tree if needed. I find cherry for us are the ones I go through a lot. They don’t particularly love our warm climate.
Ginger is not in our recipes very often, it hasn't been on our radar. It would be cool to give it a shot though. Maybe it would encourage us to do a bit more stir fry!!
Sid I miss it being mentioned? What ARE the plants you guys put in next to the fence? Looks like lemongrass but it must be something that grows bigger?...
So we have sugarcane from last season that overwintered and is about 5' tall right now. That may be what you're seeing. They get taller each season, so we'll see how big these get after this growing season.
I live in Florida, so you would think that banana's would thrive, but mine didn't. I had 3 little ones planted in a row in soil that I added mulch and compost and gardening soil and then heavily covered it with grasses. They barely grew in 2 years, we moved them to a sunnier spot and made a banana circle, surrounding a pit with mulch and compost and soil and leaf litter and grasses in sandy soil. They gave shot up over a foot in 2 months. I think you need a couple more trees and make a banana circle. Then you can also take the older leaves of the trees and put them in the middle.
It's funny you mention this in your comment. We were working in this area again this weekend and noticed 2 very small pups coming up from one side of this tree, so we may be able to get that circle going over time.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Do it now, dig a hole in front of it and feed it like you do your other trees, mulch, compost, manure, leaf litter, crop and drop. I just fed my banans some yummy grass and spiderwort.
I Immediately saw a blue-java but Namwa is the exact same genetic pool. I agree that if you defend it from the wind-freeze then you can get flowers but I rarely get fruit set early enough to taste a finished product, zone 9b.
That's what I'm concerned about as well, but I did run into a neighbor here locally who has them growing and has had a few ripen on him. Assuming a very early spring and late fall of course.
You'll get a brief glimpse of it in our vlog posting next weekend (7/28) with Lori watering it. It's growing well with a 3rd pup that has just started to sprout, but there's not much new to report. Still hoping for a flower to sprout, but nothing yet.
The plants as winds breaks should been in place prior to the banana. Waiting for them to grow by is still causing detriment. The banana should have been planted in a pit or trench at least 4ft. deep. The wind would have just blown the pit or trench. As the banana grows, add more mulch to the bottom of the depression.
Im in peoria. We have had bananas for years. They do fine. Yes the wind whips them but it doesnt affect their growth. What we have an issue with is when they do fruit, a monsoon comes through and knocks off the fruit. 😢
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Not any longer. We were successful with it on the old farm, but once we started getting temps down into the lower 20's it completely killed the bush/tree. With that we've decided to skip it.
On that note: I planted a black Walnut, and a Pecan tree... have 2 large Chestnuts already producing... Apple, pecan, cherry Bunt cake!! Now we are talkin!! :)
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I grow bananas in Virginia! The leaves die back in the winter! In December of 2022 we had temps in the teens! My plant collapsed but came back from the roots in the spring! It is now May 2024 and I have a tall plant that just sprouted a large flower pod!! Go figure!!!
Ooh, now that's good news. Have you had it ripen fruit for you?
Hello everyone, in the winter months, in climates that do not fall below positive 10 degrees, there are banana fruits. If it is minus degrees, the tree dries up, it grows from the tree and bears fruit, but the banana fruit remains small.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I have had fruit before but it was late in the season! Who ever heard of a plant surviving winter and then producing a banana blossom in the spring! Really enjoy your videos!
Mangoes 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 also maybe dragon fruit & pricky pear
Mangoes and dragon fruit would both be a challenge, that's for sure!
Told you, tropicals are a pain 😂🤣😂. I'm sticking to the organic bananas at the farmers market for $2.79... because it was gifted I really hope it survives.. ❤ and I do like plants you planted around it...
I have to admit, it's sure easier to just buy the bananas!!!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Bananas grow like bananas where I live and splitting off the pups is so much work I am giving up, because without splitting off the pups bunches of bananas will be stunted and die off before they ripen
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm The sugar cane is going to be so much fun.. Give it extra water to make up for your desert climate and it should grow like weeds... And if you cut it and leave the roots, you have to cover it with mulch in the winter, it comes back every year..
@@telasims233 you're spot on with your suggestion. We have a patch of them to the East side of our chicken coop/run and they get cut down and mulched every Winter only to come back stronger the next year!
Good Day Mate ! I’m in Melbourne Australia our winters have cold nights and frost .
But our Banana tree is doing very well . My wife looks after it and gives it plenty of water
In Our Garden Club we have a lady who groves Mango trees in pots . After a few years she went with a big knife to the tree cut a few leaves off and told the plant that if it doesn’t produce some fruit . It will be cut to pieces . Since hat she got beautiful Mango fruit .
I love your video’s and admire your hard work to build up a farm from scratch
My mother in law once did the same to a gauva. The next year and ever year after we enjoyed the most wonderful guava.
Ha, I love it. Scare the tree into producing!!!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I did he same thing with an gooseberry plant in Melbourne. It did produced the next year two gooseberry’s . I may try it again . ( gooseberries plant need 800 to 1200 chill hours . But we have at the moment about 600 chill hours in a year )
My darling wife did the opposite with her banana tree . She’s given it lots of love and water after 3 years it produced the first bananas . Good luck . Thanks again for your very good Videos
Love this story about the Mango... I have grown a few from seed, my area will never produce fruit, but the leaves are medicinal on some varieties if not all.. SO I am still excited! :)
@@richardmeyer4406 you have an amazing climate, mow it's winter the opposite of us, I really don't see Dwayne's loving wife having the time to cater to one tree.. of course I'm hoping it will succeed and grow.. but as a female living on 5 acres, I love Lori's time management skills, and how much she gets done in a day.. She's my inspiration when I want to sleep in 🤣🤣🤣
For the banana tree to grow up quickly, water it a lot. Wet the leaves too. It likes moist and warm soil. I wish you success in your work
True, they require *tons of water* to thrive. They'll survive with less, but they won't be productive.
We're hopeful for this little guy. We water it almost daily during the warmer months and it does really well with that extra moisture.
I am clueless about bananas , but I have seen and heard from many many people who grow them that the leaves are made to shred in the wind like that and that it is completely natural and doesn’t harm the trees at all
Exactly. It's completely normal
This is good news. We're under the assumption it's hindering the growth.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm as far as I am aware it shouldn’t be hindering it at all, like I said I am not a grower and am not very informed when it comes to them but that is one thing I have heard and seen many times from other growers and they say the leaves are created to do that in the wind to prevent uprooting of the plant in strong wind storms of the tropics where they come from
@@joshadair4744 that sure makes sense. It sure doesn't take much wind to shred 'em!
look at you teasing us about an upcoming mango video lol! I think I may have mentioned to you before but you could totally do a mango you just need to find a large 15 to 25 gallon mango and put it in a 24" wood box planter. build the box bottom into a pallet and get some pallet forks for the front of your tractor. then you can put it in a garage for the 3-4 months of winter time. Pickering will fruit in a pot no problem and stays dwarf!
I think potted would really be the only way to realistically do that. I (Duane) am leaving that completely up to Lori though as she is the one on the farm FT who would need to take care of it. So far she's still willing to hold off, so we'll see!
Have you ever tried setting up a maggot dispenser for you chickens because as someone who has spent a decent amount of time in the desert I can tell you that flys seem to be the one thing that is always in abundance
We have kicked around the idea of encouraging black soldier flies and their larvae, but hadn't considered it for the good old house fly. You're right though, with all the animals flies are always an issue!
How exciting with a banana tree! I´d like to see you try a mango tree also, I just love mango!
We're hopeful we can keep this one doing well and eventually get fruit. Fingers crossed and we can go from there!!
Mango would be a great idea indeed. I would suggest the brazilian cousin of Avocado, they are called Abacate. Take a look, they are massive.
If we can get the microclimate correct, I think it may be worth trying...at least Lori thinks so!!
Excellent video. Hope you will not mind the Guava tree you moved which was full grown. If a created micro-climate around Guava, It will not die the same you did for the banana plant.
Hey Abid! It's funny you're mentioning the guava. We were working near that area the other day and noticed a few small shoots coming up from those guava trees. 😉
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Congratulation, you are getting guava trees
I got to try some non-Cavendish bananas finally from a Korean market. Apple banana/Manzano were good. Burro/Orinoco was a bust. Thai Bananas are still ripening on the table. I could only do the ornamental bananas here, and they're neat, but I'd rather use time/space for foodstuff. I like the sugarcane wall design. I hope they do well! If everything else dies you'll have a spearmint grove. ;D
Ha, so true on the spearmint. That stuff grows like a weed...literally!
You guys ever thought about growing tropicals from seed? The seem to fair better than grafted with it comes to climate
No, we haven't attempted that. I suppose it's a cheaper route than buying a tree that winds up dying!
@EdgeofNowhereFarm I'm also kind of curious why you're Banana has not put out any pups. I planted two bananas last fall, of the same verity as you here in Buckeye, and one has put out 5 pups, and the other kinds look like yours. Just something to wonder about.
@@charlessingletaryiii331 funny you should mention that. We were working in this area again over the weekend and noticed the first 2 pups from this little guy!
@EdgeofNowhereFarm well sounds like your doing everything right then. just needed time to establish itself. Fingers crossed you get some bananas soon.
Yep, wind shreds the leaves big time! Gonna try one in a wicking barrel (consistent moisture) and in a hoop or green house.
They definitely can't be over-watered, that's for sure!
That's very interesting...would've never considered that wind would be a factor in growing a plant. I wasn't even aware you had strong winds out there - learned something new today :)
Yeah, the wind has been tearing this poor guy up for a couple of years now.
The wind doesn't hurt the plant. Those leaves are still completely functional. Looks rough, but that's what they're made to do. @@EdgeofNowhereFarm
I like your try. the winds were awful today just north of you. How are your Moringa doing?
The moringa are just starting to come out of dormancy (late frost in April slowed them down). We were able to get a quick shot of them for next week's vlog.
I have grown Hardy Banana trees here in Oregon for the last 10 years or so... They die back every Winter, but come back in Spring... Then I decided to grow Mamey Sapote from seed... They grew quickly to a couple feet tall... But I left for Mexico early December for the Winter and when I came home they had died... Also have grown Papaya, Mango, and Moringa all from seed but as most things Oregon Winters did a number on them... love love love your channel and the encouragement . You have surprised me many times by what you are able to grow in the desert... THANK YOU!
I (Duane) have so many fond memories from my childhood of Southern Oregon. I spent a few weeks every summer fishing and wandering around Grants Pass, Medford and Hyatt Lake. Of all of those things, picking fresh blackberries along the river banks is at the top of that list!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm That is a terrific memory, Oregon is great for fishing. Just two years ago I spent extra time in Arizona , most other times I was just driving through... I really loved the Botanical gardens just North of Sky Harbor PHX, and did a lot of driving around as far as Los Algodones, Mexico.. Fun times!
If you think Banana is tough then Lori wont enjoy how much babying a Mango will need…lol
How about a small greenhouse that can take 5 dwarf mango trees?
@@iankesis9330 good idea cuz in the 20’s they wont make it without extra heat
Lori may get her wish one of these days.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm hope youre ready to cover it and provide supplemental heat…it wont make it without it if you get down in 20’s.
@@ericbowers1620 that's my concern as well.
I got bit by the mango bug and have 6 trees thus far and I'm in a residential lot...not big acerage. I may have a slightly easier time with them than you would just becuase of the close proximity to walls and houses to protect against the cold. That said, citrus is just as finicky with the cold as mangos are.
I think mango is still a way off for us. We haven't had any issues with citrus though.
with as many plants as u have have you considered doing a water feature fish pond that you could water the plants w say once a month? just an idea. if you had say minnows in the pond you could harvest say once a year and also feed to chickens and turkeys plus ducks then ud get fish poop water to boost plants
We have kicked around the idea a bit. Last year we took duck pond water to each of the trees over several months.
A nice wall of bamboo there would be awesome.
Unfortunately, bamboo would be too water intensive for their desert environment.
@@ICDeadPeeps I live about 20 minutes from them and have bamboo of my own and know others that do as well. You are incorrect on that assumption :)
@ericbowers1620 Interesting...well I stand corrected!
@@ICDeadPeeps Yeah they do pretty well here actually :)
Bamboo shade and wind break works here
Passionfruit vines will take over that whole fence until those grow up. Just a thought.
Also, I've been a big fan of my Sapodilla trees. A bit slow to grow, but they take the cold here in Waddell.
I have a coworker from India said that sapodilla was her favorite fruit at home, but she knew it by a different name. It took her almost a year to discover they are native to the Americas and available in some ethnic markets locally.
Definitely a good option passion fruit grows like crazy. Just cut mine way back it was an easy 60ft long 6ft high wall cover
@@joshnolastname407 How big are your fruit? I found a panama red in the fruit store 7 years ago, it was gigantic, bigger than a tennis ball, I bought it and grew from seed and it is such a performer, grows like crazy and produces a crazy amount of large fruit
We haven't had success with passion fruit. Last time around we had it completely die after hitting 20 degrees a few nights in a row.
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I think bananas are perceived as more tropical than they are, there are several more hardy varieties we can grow in cooler climates. I’ve had one in a pot on my front porch for 4 or 5 years and it sometimes doesn’t even freeze all the way back but always comes back in spring. I like the use of sugar cane there. I bought a few stalks from a local grocery store this past fall and chopped them up and buried them in a row in my garden and have 6 that actually sprouted now that warmed up. I’m excited to finally have some growing here.
LOL, do you think so? Where I live one banana "tree" turns into about forty in two years without trying. If I really tried hard and had the work ethic of Dwayne in the garden, I could easily have two hundred banana . Six months ago, I ripped out one of my banana patches, made a trash pile, now those twenty bananas have turned into forty and they aren't even in the ground and the ground where they are is such hard clay you can make a pond there without a liner. Yes bananas can grow anywhere but thrive is another thing.
We're hopeful for this little guy. We didn't see it when filming this episode, but this past weekend we did some initial planting and noticed a couple of small pups on this tree, so fingers crossed that fruit sets this year. 🤞🤞
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I sure hope it does well for you. Maybe at some point you’ll have enough pups to use as the windbreak, lol. I have a dwarf cavandish banana that I’m about to put outside that absolutely makes a ton of pups. My plan is to keep a couple inside as backups and try the rest in different parts of my garden to see if they survive.
@@jaredmccutcheon5496 that's a solid plan. 2 is 1, one is none, etc.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I heard that. I get anxiety when I spend good $$$ on a cool fruit tree variety and only have one of them, lol. One of the reasons I started grafting my own fruit trees is so I can do as many of any single varieties I feel I need for about $3 each for the rootstocks and then also to add new ones inexpensively as well. If you’re a member of at least our local chapter of the rare fruit growers association once a year they make a bulk purchase of rootstock and the members get it for $3 each. I load up on plum, cherry, and apple rootstocks every year, and even sometimes plant them ungrafted so just in case there is an issue I can quickly replace a tree if needed. I find cherry for us are the ones I go through a lot. They don’t particularly love our warm climate.
Speaking of tropical, how about ginger? One of my favorite spices…
Ginger is not in our recipes very often, it hasn't been on our radar. It would be cool to give it a shot though. Maybe it would encourage us to do a bit more stir fry!!
Sid I miss it being mentioned? What ARE the plants you guys put in next to the fence? Looks like lemongrass but it must be something that grows bigger?...
So we have sugarcane from last season that overwintered and is about 5' tall right now. That may be what you're seeing. They get taller each season, so we'll see how big these get after this growing season.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks for clarifying! :)
I had bananas for two years. The wind tore them up terribly. I find it interesting how little water they want. Great idea on the sugar cane!
Hey Pam! We're still on the fence with the banana, but given it survived better than the guavas we're giving it the benefit of the doubt!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm and tastes better too!
....and we know how much Lori LOVES mango.
Oh, but she really does!!
I live in Florida, so you would think that banana's would thrive, but mine didn't. I had 3 little ones planted in a row in soil that I added mulch and compost and gardening soil and then heavily covered it with grasses. They barely grew in 2 years, we moved them to a sunnier spot and made a banana circle, surrounding a pit with mulch and compost and soil and leaf litter and grasses in sandy soil. They gave shot up over a foot in 2 months. I think you need a couple more trees and make a banana circle. Then you can also take the older leaves of the trees and put them in the middle.
It's funny you mention this in your comment. We were working in this area again this weekend and noticed 2 very small pups coming up from one side of this tree, so we may be able to get that circle going over time.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Do it now, dig a hole in front of it and feed it like you do your other trees, mulch, compost, manure, leaf litter, crop and drop. I just fed my banans some yummy grass and spiderwort.
I Immediately saw a blue-java but Namwa is the exact same genetic pool. I agree that if you defend it from the wind-freeze then you can get flowers but I rarely get fruit set early enough to taste a finished product, zone 9b.
That's what I'm concerned about as well, but I did run into a neighbor here locally who has them growing and has had a few ripen on him. Assuming a very early spring and late fall of course.
an update on this video would be nice
You'll get a brief glimpse of it in our vlog posting next weekend (7/28) with Lori watering it. It's growing well with a 3rd pup that has just started to sprout, but there's not much new to report. Still hoping for a flower to sprout, but nothing yet.
I would love to see you have success with a Mango. Give me hope, Please! lol
Lori is right there with you!!
The plants as winds breaks should been in place prior to the banana. Waiting for them to grow by is still causing detriment. The banana should have been planted in a pit or trench at least 4ft. deep. The wind would have just blown the pit or trench. As the banana grows, add more mulch to the bottom of the depression.
Thanks for the suggestions. We weren't planning on banana until that viewer of ours asked us to try it.
Im in peoria. We have had bananas for years. They do fine. Yes the wind whips them but it doesnt affect their growth. What we have an issue with is when they do fruit, a monsoon comes through and knocks off the fruit. 😢
Ok, so there's hope...until those monsoons hit....
I thought you would plant moringa haha, specially since its a nitrogen fixers and bananas love that
We do have beans planted in there that usually come back every year, but it still gets fertilized with aged chicken manure.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm nice!
Yes it is…..Shamus Oleary (Don) has some growing and ive been to a ladies house that also has some. :)
Don't get Lori's hopes up too much. 😉
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm its definitely no slam dunk…yours has done well lasting this long without much protection :)
Do whatever you can to make your banana grow!
Hey Chet! That's the plan!!
Don't forget to plant some Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria). Evergreen, Native, Excellent Hedge and Boxwood Alternative.... plus America's only caffeine-producing plant, so you get all the delicious tea you could drink. The bees love the flowers, so that's a nice bonus. Did I mention the caffeine? Just planted three of them at a home nearby, specifically the "Pride of Houston" cultivar, and they are looking fantastic. When they mature, they should be between 15' and 20' tall, and they look fantastic when you limb them up so the trunks are on display. Plenty of shade all year long, and pretty red berries if you can plant a male of the species nearby.
One of these days I think we need to give that a shot. An interesting topic of discussion with visitors as well!
WOW!! I have never heard of this... I wonder if they would grow in my Oregon zone? Or maybe in my Central Mexico ( state of Puebla) zone?
Are you guys growing Barbados cherry bushes?
Not any longer. We were successful with it on the old farm, but once we started getting temps down into the lower 20's it completely killed the bush/tree. With that we've decided to skip it.
Banana nut bread, oh hey y'all, what's going on? I'm going to grow some American Chestnut and Persian Walnuts, aka English Walnuts.
Ok, now you have the mouth watering over here as well. Banana nut bread from the orchard would really be something!!
On that note: I planted a black Walnut, and a Pecan tree... have 2 large Chestnuts already producing... Apple, pecan, cherry Bunt cake!! Now we are talkin!! :)
Where can I buy a banana tree at ? I live in Surprise , Thanks
Green life by Shamus O'Leary would probably be your best bet on the West side of town.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you.