 |
|
|||
|
||||
Home
Search
Forum 
Register
Login
Recent
Posts| »Forums Index »Tropical Growing Tips »Tropical plants help! questions and answers. »I NEED HELP | 
|
| Author | Topic: I NEED HELP (8 messages, Page 1 of 1) |
 iowan -Potato propagator- Posts: 6 Joined: Feb 10, 2005 
plant lover for life |
Posted: Feb 10, 2005 09:31 AM
Msg. 1 of 8
I LIVE IN IOWA AND WANT TO PLANT BANANAS OUTSIDE IS IT POSSIBLE
yours truly |
|
ibrahim -Green Thumb- Posts: 75 Joined: Jan 31, 2005 banana a day keeps the doctor away....... |
Posted: Feb 12, 2005 02:04 AM
Msg. 2 of 8
Hi, you want to plant banana in the open field in IOWA, Please can you tell me about the weather, and the seasons you have, and the lowest and highest temperatures you get in the year. Plus if you want the banana just as an ornamental or to produce fruit.
Thank you. bob |
|
iowan -Potato propagator- Posts: 6 Joined: Feb 10, 2005
plant lover for life |
Posted: Feb 13, 2005 12:06 PM
Msg. 3 of 8
I just want to plant some bananas in my back yard it gets to 0 f here some times and it snows also but it is beautiful in the summer it doesnt matter what kind or whether it fruits or not
yours truly the iowan |
|
green99 -Green Thumb- Posts: 56 Joined: Jan 22, 2005 
|
Posted: Feb 15, 2005 08:18 PM
Msg. 4 of 8
Supposibly Musa Basjoo is grown in every state in the US, as well as parts of Canada. I think you could plant some basjoo, and with proper protection it would overwinter. There is also Types of bamboo that could survive the winters there(some go to -20F: Phyllostacys bissetti, P.nuda, etc.
Good luck, and go for it! |
|
GeraniumGal -Baobob Bandito- Posts: 16 Joined: Mar 17, 2005 
|
Posted: Mar 21, 2005 05:37 AM
Msg. 5 of 8
i agree with green99. i've hyad clients winter Musa Basjoo in Eastern WA, and also P. bissetti and P. nuda. maybe try on a Western exposure at first or somewhere sheltered from high winds in winter.
Cathy |
|
ibrahim -Green Thumb- Posts: 75 Joined: Jan 31, 2005 banana a day keeps the doctor away....... |
Posted: Aug 9, 2007 01:52 PM
Msg. 6 of 8
In you case, the banana plant will not flower, and every summer you should plant a new plant, because it will die in winter, in your case. Banana tree is tropical, and can not with stand freezing temperatures.
bob |
|
Arachnid -Green Thumb- Posts: 74 Joined: Apr 26, 2007 |
Posted: Aug 9, 2007 01:56 PM
Msg. 7 of 8
You can cut Musa Basjoo back each fall to about a 1 ft tall and surround it with about a foot of mulch. It should come back in the spring if the the mulch does its' job.
|
|
ibrahim -Green Thumb- Posts: 75 Joined: Jan 31, 2005 banana a day keeps the doctor away....... |
Posted: Aug 9, 2007 02:01 PM
Msg. 8 of 8
Mulch, could work, but if we mix it with manure, it will work better, because it will increase the temperature around the root zone.
That was, just an idea, because I am not sure how much the temperature stays at zero in that area. bob |
|
|