I'm in Cape May NJ. Same zone. 8a. After two years, yeah, about 6ft tall. Maybe I need to water and fertilize more. I just let the leaves crumple, then I stick a black trash bag full of regular yard leaves. I just invert the bag full of leaves or punch a hole in the bottom and stick that over the trunk.
Thank you! I've grown these for years in pots. This is the first year I've ordered 3 of them to go in the ground. Our garden is ready for it. It was very informative.
Yeah thanks for the video I got a lot of information this summer I cut a pup from main plant and missed no roots at all so I decided put it in a jar water changing the water once or twice a week today I check and roots have started to grow this took about three or four weeks I have no ideal what variety of banana plant we have but I started growing in 2012 just water and full sun.
You really did a great job of explaining this subject. Very detailed and the images helpd. Thank you. I have 1 and I am looking forward to multiplying it
@@vibonitatropics I planted mine 2 years ago and are now about a half meter tall. Shall I cut the leaves and the trunks before I cover them this coming winter?
Very nice video. I bought 2 a few months ago and I am keeping them inside until spring. One died, the other is growing well. Thanks for refreshing all my research. I am also in zone 8a in east Texas.
I have bad luck with baby bananas indoors for the winter. I've had several not survive, although the bigger ones do well. I'm facing the same with some Musa namwahs I ordered in the fall. Of 4, one has died and one more is well on its way to dying. One looks like it will soon join them and the 4th still looks ok. Here's hoping to survival of yours!
Amazing video Thankyou so much I’m on the south coast of England and am just watching my first banana plant grow after planting for the first time last year. Thought it had died. You have given me a lot of confidence to get more tropical plants. Bamboo is my next favourite. Hope you have videos about that. Can’t wait to watch your next one . Very grateful to you
Thanks for the comment! I have a few bamboo related videos although not quite this in depth. You can grow alot in Southern England. Weather there is very similar to where I'm at.
@@vibonitatropics Here on the south coast in the UK we are the same zone 8 / 8a... I only planted bananas for the first time this year, and really looking forward to see them grow into the specimens you have :)
I would not plant these too close to a pond liner. They don't spread really far, but I would keep them a couple feet away. I've had them destroy some of my raised boxes because I let them get too close and they pushed up through the bottom and split the wood.
Does this info apply to the Red banana (Ensete ventricosum) as well? What, if any differences are there? I just bought two and they are about 2 feet tall and in pots right now. I will probably try to take them inside during my zone 5b winter and plant in the ground next spring.
Mostly. I have 2 larger ensetes as well. Propagation works differently for the ensete - corm division is the easiest way. You'll get many ensetes by doing a corm division (I get 20+ from a single plant) where you'll only get 4-6 max off a Musa basjoo. The ensete's corm sits higher than the Musa basjoo, so protection if you try and overwinter in the ground is a bit different (I just dig mine out and store dormant). Trimming, water, fertilizer, they both get the same treatment.
Hello from northern Serbia zone 7. I bought 7 3 year old Musa Basjoo stump seedlings, I can't wait for spring to plant them in the garden. I have 2 young Musa Sikkimensis, are they winter hardy like Basjoo and can you talk a little more and them? Thanks for everything you've taught me about bananas.
I think he only has Musa Basjoo, as it is the most cold hardy (tolerant) banana plant. If Serbia's zone 7 is like the U.S. zone 7, Musa Basjoo is your best choice. However, maybe if you take extra care in the winter, the Musa Sikkimensis might do well. I really don't know, but, been reading a lot.
Musa sikkimensis are similar in cold hardiness. I have tried to get some for years but have had a terrible time getting the real thing here in the US. I've ordered 6-7 different times from different places and have always ended up with something different. There is alot of conflicting information out there about sikkimensis and with no first hand experience, my knowledge is limited, but I can say that for the most part, what works with 1 type of banana works with them all when it comes to things like trimming, transplanting, propagating, etc.
I actually grow several types but most are in containers and come inside for the winter. In addition to basjoos, I have blue java, Manzano, double mahoi, dwarf Cavendish, super dwarf Cavendish, truly tiny, namwah, PR plantains, and ensetes currently. I have one banana that was sold to me as a Musa sikkimensis seed that I got to germinate, but it's still too small to tell what it really is. I left some blue javas in the ground last winter, but they didn't survive. I am going to put some more in the ground this spring and will plan to dig them out for winters going forward. I put my ensetes in the ground and dig those out for winter also.
@@vibonitatropics Very impressive. I am too old and lazy to deal with a lot of winter prep. By the way, do you get edible bananas each year off of any of you plants.
I have not, but trying a few things. Blue javas will go in the ground again next summer. I know of a few folks that have gotten them to fruit even digging them out each year. I have a 3 year old dwarf Cavendish that will go outside next summer in hopes of getting it to fruit. Thus is the second year I've had the super dwarf, manzanos, and truly tiny but those will probably go outside in the summer as well. The super dwarfs have been kicking out pups left and right so hoping I can get those to fruit.
GREAT share of info THANK YOU! 🎉 I have a plant I bought last year and kept in pot for one season and now planted but never yet a pup to grow from this one and I don’t know if this is accurate info (maybe you know?) but someone told me maybe I have a male plant that don’t produce pups? Have you ever heard this? All of my other ones have always had the pups come up so I’m confused with this one! Thanks for any info on this as I can’t seem to find any about this!
Bananas are not gendered - they will all produce pups. I find bananas in pots are slower to push out pups than those in the ground. I've had a dwarf cavendish in a pot for nearly 4 years that just recently pushed out it's first pup.
Hi. Thank you for all the info. Can you please tell me when I can start trimming. I have plants 1feat tall with 5 small leaves. I would like them to look more like a tree . Thanks
You can trim whenever, although I tend to avoid it during the early spring. I always trim off dying or broken banana leaves sooner rather than later (palm trees are a different story).
I’m in Zone 5b and just received some small hardy bananas, am I ok to plant these now and they’ll come back next year if I follow the over wintering process?
Good morning! I just a adopted a banana plant from a friend. It is about 8 ft. Tall. How do I know what kind I have? It looks like the one you are videoing in front of. I live in New Columbia Pa. I beleive we are zone 6-7. Since I just received this, should I bring it in the house this year? They would bring it in In the winter and out for the summer.
It's likely a basjoo given the size and your location but can be hard to tell even from pics. You can still put it in the ground if you like. You'll need to provide some additional protection to keep it alive over winter.
Hi there! Thank you for this helpful video. I’m moving to a townhome with a small yard in September. I’ve always dreamed of having a small section of my yard with a garden bed to grow musa basjoo. Right now the entire yard is just laid in with sod with a concrete pad. I’m hoping to put in a small garden bed by my back fence but that could take sometime to get installed. Very excited nonetheless though. I only have experience growing musa in pots and none with ground planting. It worries me that you mention that the roots could find a way into my neighbours yard if I don’t keep it under control. Is it quite easy to keep them contained? Or would it be better to keep them in a raised garden bed with a defined bottom to limit them reaching beyond my property? Greatly appreciate your help and time. I live just north of you on Vancouver Island so my climate is nearly identical to yours in Seattle. Thank you!
I would be careful about putting them directly in the ground near a fence or neighbor. I have seen them pop up as far as 2 feet away from the main plants - about 60cm away. Having them raised will help - mine are raised and it helps you keep an eye on them. I've grown them in pots and they do ok, but will not get nearly as big.
@@vibonitatropics thank you for your insight here. Does your raised bed have a bottom or are they bottomless so the roots can go deeper into the ground? My knowledge with raised garden beds is very limited as I have never had my own greenspace before.
@@vibonitatropics Very helpful and will do. Thank you so much. Are your bananas enjoying the hot weather this last week or so? I just picked a mule palm last week. I have it in a 20 gal pot currently. I see you have a couple too. They definitely add a tropical flare to the yard.
Great video! Question: got a musa basjoo last year and it grew great and had 4 pups, prepped for winter and just uncovered for this season. The mother has not started growing but the pups have takin off like wild fire. Will the pups that grow this year make new pups and then die off like the first did?
It seems this is happening quite a bit this year but is not the norm. I've had several people ask similar questions this spring. Even in my two patches, some of the larger plants from last year have yet to push new growth which is the first time that has happened to me in 8 years of growing. I don't know that there's much to do about it at this point. This is the first year I didn't wrap any bananas for winter, so that probably had some impact, but I'm still finding it odd that so many others are seeing no growth on the older plants.
Thank you!! I have a 4 feet tall banana in a pot, I kept it inside the house during the winter and it's fine but I would like to move it outside in the direct sunlight. Should I consider the wind a problem? My balcony can be a bit windy. Once the leaves wilted a bit a few hours after I left it outside and I can't understand if it was because it was too cold or too windy.
Wind is always a problem when moving plants outdoors that have been growing indoors, but it will adapt if left outside. Plants grown indoors don't feel the wind so they generally grow weaker (only as strong as they need to be). Putting them outside, they don't have the right strength to deal with the wind (or sun) immediately. They will grow stronger over time outside, but they will look beat up in the short term. For bananas, as long as the corm stays healthy (the part right below the stalk underground) the plant will continue to grow just fine.
Additionally, you need to introduce it to sun slowly. If it's been inside even for a few months, putting it in full sun for a day will kill it. It doesn't matter if it was in a window either. The window blocks some of the sun's rays and it will need to adjust to direct sunlight. It needs to gradually be introduced to direct sunlight. If you have part of your balcony that's shaded most of the day, put it there and move it a few inches every other day until it's in full sun. If you don't have that, stick it outside for an hour in the sun and gradually increase that over 2 weeks.
Thank so much for great detail information. I have banana plants too. I think it is same as yours. But i want to be sure. How can i determine? My banana plant stars flowering when their height is 170 sm or 2 meters. Not more than this. But yours height is more than this i assume, right? I dont measure the end of the leaf while flowering. My plant trunk maxs height size is 170 sm or 2 meters. After flowering they die. How about yours size without counting leafs, just trunk of plant?
It can be really hard to tell type of banana just by looking at them as there are so many varieties and many look similar. Your location and plant behaviors will be a main indicator without fruit/flowers to analyze. If your area freezes and they keep coming back, that's a good indicator they might be Musa basjoo. Mine flower generally with the stems between 2-3 meters not counting leaves. The largest are a bit taller with leaves extending close to 6 meters by the end of summer.
@@vibonitatropics Thank you. I want to learn your plants total body size, size of plant without leafs. How tall in that way? I am asking when the last leaf comes, then how much tall your plant body size is, without counting how tall leafs are?
@@vibonitatropics Aaaa but my plant is 1.80 m or 2 m tall. Then my plant is not same with yours. Because my plant has standart. Every time when it reachs that size then it is flowers comes out. Do you know which varieties look like Musa Basjoo more? If yes, could you tell me name?
Height by itself though is not an exact indicator. I had one last year that was about 1.5 meters and had no leaves left after winter and the first thing it pushed out was the flower pod. I have blue java bananas which the plants look similar. Blue java is not as thick or cold hardy but gets to similar size and look. Grand nain, orinoco, and darjeeling have similar looks until you get up close and know the small details to look for.
Thank you for this so much! I’m buying banana fuel now! I was wondering if you experience much burning? Ours are new and I’m concerned about burning I’m seeing in full sun.
Burning from the sun or fertilizer? They should adapt to full sun. You might see issues if you had them indoors and recently moved them outside, but they should be fine in full sun. If you're seeing leaf damage, it's more likely not enough or too much water. They'll take a ton of water (mine get watered every day) but can't tolerate standing water. I've not had issues of root burn with the fertilizer. Use it to the instructions and you'll be fine.
They just moved from partial shade to full sun. Unfortunately we are expecting high heat now, so they got burned from the sun. I bought some spray that might help- IV organics. It’s supposed to shield from sunburned 🤞I have hope they will adapt in time!
Thank you for the video. Im from Seattle too. How many hours of sun do they receive? In the video i can see some really growing in shade so wondering if part shade is good.?
Hello, i’m in zone 6 massachusetts, and I have 4 potted basjoo bananas, 1 4 ft tall one in a 10 in pot and 3 1 ft ones in 6 in pots. I left the 6 in ones outside in full sun and they got sunburnt. I was recommended from other people that they should be in full sun and a few leaves were burnt. The small ones I water every few days because the soil holds moisture well. Do you have any tips on acclimating them to the sun? I want to plant the large one within the next two weeks in a spot that gets sun from 8AM-3PM. I don’t want to burn the large one. This one was bought from inside a garden center, so do you have any ideas on how I can get them used to full sun so they don’t burn?
Common problem for any plant that's been in the shade and moves to the sun (or indoors moving ourdoors even if it's been in a sunny window). You need to introduce it slowly to the sun. Look around your yard for a spot that has mostly shade and put the plants there. Then, each day or two, move it a few inches so it's gets more sun each time you move it. After a week or two, you'll have it in full sun with no issues.
@@vibonitatropics Could I just move it in full sun and add 10 minutes every day? Right now they’re under my porch and i’ll put it in full sun for +10 minutes every day if that works
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Great job. I have these and needed information. You gave a LOT without all the nonsense. Thank you.
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I'm in Cape May NJ. Same zone. 8a. After two years, yeah, about 6ft tall. Maybe I need to water and fertilize more. I just let the leaves crumple, then I stick a black trash bag full of regular yard leaves. I just invert the bag full of leaves or punch a hole in the bottom and stick that over the trunk.
Mine were about 8 feet tall in year 2. It was the 3rd year they really took off.
I water daily and fertilize weekly using banana fuel.
Thank you! I've grown these for years in pots. This is the first year I've ordered 3 of them to go in the ground. Our garden is ready for it. It was very informative.
Glad it helped!
Thats cool! In Seattle!!! Trying Musa Paradisiaca first time in Charlotte NC.😅
Good luck!
Yeah thanks for the video I got a lot of information this summer I cut a pup from main plant and missed no roots at all so I decided put it in a jar water changing the water once or twice a week today I check and roots have started to grow this took about three or four weeks I have no ideal what variety of banana plant we have but I
started growing in 2012 just water and full sun.
As long as you get a bit of corm, roots are optional 😁
Thank you for the info was very useful
Glad it helped.
Fantastic info bud - great job - you seem like a really smart guy
Thanks! Been doing this several years now and always trying things to learn new tricks.
You really did a great job of explaining this subject. Very detailed and the images helpd. Thank you. I have 1 and I am looking forward to multiplying it
Glad it was helpful!!
Very informative video, thank you so much
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Very informative video. Thank you for sharing ❤
Glad it helped!
@@vibonitatropics I planted mine 2 years ago and are now about a half meter tall. Shall I cut the leaves and the trunks before I cover them this coming winter?
Thank you for this video ❤❤ I can’t wait to plant some in my backyard 100/100 🙌
Glad you found it useful!
Very nice video. I bought 2 a few months ago and I am keeping them inside until spring. One died, the other is growing well. Thanks for refreshing all my research. I am also in zone 8a in east Texas.
I have bad luck with baby bananas indoors for the winter. I've had several not survive, although the bigger ones do well. I'm facing the same with some Musa namwahs I ordered in the fall. Of 4, one has died and one more is well on its way to dying. One looks like it will soon join them and the 4th still looks ok.
Here's hoping to survival of yours!
@@vibonitatropics Best wishes for you and yours too. Thanks
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HI, YOU give so much information. thank you very much. i have a musa basjoo that will not grow. i think i have a water sucker 😔
It will eventually grow and can produce sword suckers later on :)
Amazing video Thankyou so much I’m on the south coast of England and am just watching my first banana plant grow after planting for the first time last year. Thought it had died. You have given me a lot of confidence to get more tropical plants. Bamboo is my next favourite. Hope you have videos about that. Can’t wait to watch your next one . Very grateful to you
Thanks for the comment! I have a few bamboo related videos although not quite this in depth.
You can grow alot in Southern England. Weather there is very similar to where I'm at.
Just found this great vid... loads of info, and your Banana plants are fantastic ...
Thanks for the feedback!
@@vibonitatropics Here on the south coast in the UK we are the same zone 8 / 8a... I only planted bananas for the first time this year, and really looking forward to see them grow into the specimens you have :)
Water, sun, and fertilizer are your friend!
Interesting video thank you
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10/10 video!
Thanks!
Your bamboo really grew!
It put on about 2 feet last year.
Best one's to grow in the UK (England)
The climate where I live is very similar to London
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Great video man!! Thanks for the information! Question: Would the roots of the basjoo puncture a pond liner?
I would not plant these too close to a pond liner. They don't spread really far, but I would keep them a couple feet away.
I've had them destroy some of my raised boxes because I let them get too close and they pushed up through the bottom and split the wood.
Very informative. Can't you just dig a little bit around the pups to see if it developed a root system?
You could and you might do that if you only had a couple plants. Once established, you'll get so many pups that it's not worth the effort.
Does this info apply to the Red banana (Ensete ventricosum) as well? What, if any differences are there?
I just bought two and they are about 2 feet tall and in pots right now. I will probably try to take them inside during my zone 5b winter and plant in the ground next spring.
Mostly. I have 2 larger ensetes as well.
Propagation works differently for the ensete - corm division is the easiest way. You'll get many ensetes by doing a corm division (I get 20+ from a single plant) where you'll only get 4-6 max off a Musa basjoo.
The ensete's corm sits higher than the Musa basjoo, so protection if you try and overwinter in the ground is a bit different (I just dig mine out and store dormant).
Trimming, water, fertilizer, they both get the same treatment.
Hello from northern Serbia zone 7. I bought 7 3 year old Musa Basjoo stump seedlings, I can't wait for spring to plant them in the garden. I have 2 young Musa Sikkimensis, are they winter hardy like Basjoo and can you talk a little more and them? Thanks for everything you've taught me about bananas.
I think he only has Musa Basjoo, as it is the most cold hardy (tolerant) banana plant. If Serbia's zone 7 is like the U.S. zone 7, Musa Basjoo is your best choice. However, maybe if you take extra care in the winter, the Musa Sikkimensis might do well. I really don't know, but, been reading a lot.
Musa sikkimensis are similar in cold hardiness.
I have tried to get some for years but have had a terrible time getting the real thing here in the US. I've ordered 6-7 different times from different places and have always ended up with something different.
There is alot of conflicting information out there about sikkimensis and with no first hand experience, my knowledge is limited, but I can say that for the most part, what works with 1 type of banana works with them all when it comes to things like trimming, transplanting, propagating, etc.
I actually grow several types but most are in containers and come inside for the winter.
In addition to basjoos, I have blue java, Manzano, double mahoi, dwarf Cavendish, super dwarf Cavendish, truly tiny, namwah, PR plantains, and ensetes currently.
I have one banana that was sold to me as a Musa sikkimensis seed that I got to germinate, but it's still too small to tell what it really is.
I left some blue javas in the ground last winter, but they didn't survive. I am going to put some more in the ground this spring and will plan to dig them out for winters going forward.
I put my ensetes in the ground and dig those out for winter also.
@@vibonitatropics Very impressive. I am too old and lazy to deal with a lot of winter prep. By the way, do you get edible bananas each year off of any of you plants.
I have not, but trying a few things.
Blue javas will go in the ground again next summer. I know of a few folks that have gotten them to fruit even digging them out each year.
I have a 3 year old dwarf Cavendish that will go outside next summer in hopes of getting it to fruit.
Thus is the second year I've had the super dwarf, manzanos, and truly tiny but those will probably go outside in the summer as well. The super dwarfs have been kicking out pups left and right so hoping I can get those to fruit.
GREAT share of info THANK YOU! 🎉 I have a plant I bought last year and kept in pot for one season and now planted but never yet a pup to grow from this one and I don’t know if this is accurate info (maybe you know?) but someone told me maybe I have a male plant that don’t produce pups? Have you ever heard this? All of my other ones have always had the pups come up so I’m confused with this one! Thanks for any info on this as I can’t seem to find any about this!
Bananas are not gendered - they will all produce pups.
I find bananas in pots are slower to push out pups than those in the ground. I've had a dwarf cavendish in a pot for nearly 4 years that just recently pushed out it's first pup.
very nice!!
Thanks!
Hi. Thank you for all the info. Can you please tell me when I can start trimming. I have plants 1feat tall with 5 small leaves. I would like them to look more like a tree . Thanks
You can trim whenever, although I tend to avoid it during the early spring.
I always trim off dying or broken banana leaves sooner rather than later (palm trees are a different story).
I’m in Zone 5b and just received some small hardy bananas, am I ok to plant these now and they’ll come back next year if I follow the over wintering process?
They should be fine.
Good morning! I just a adopted a banana plant from a friend. It is about 8 ft. Tall. How do I know what kind I have? It looks like the one you are videoing in front of. I live in New Columbia Pa. I beleive we are zone 6-7. Since I just received this, should I bring it in the house this year? They would bring it in In the winter and out for the summer.
It's likely a basjoo given the size and your location but can be hard to tell even from pics.
You can still put it in the ground if you like. You'll need to provide some additional protection to keep it alive over winter.
Hi there!
Thank you for this helpful video. I’m moving to a townhome with a small yard in September.
I’ve always dreamed of having a small section of my yard with a garden bed to grow musa basjoo. Right now the entire yard is just laid in with sod with a concrete pad. I’m hoping to put in a small garden bed by my back fence but that could take sometime to get installed. Very excited nonetheless though.
I only have experience growing musa in pots and none with ground planting. It worries me that you mention that the roots could find a way into my neighbours yard if I don’t keep it under control. Is it quite easy to keep them contained? Or would it be better to keep them in a raised garden bed with a defined bottom to limit them reaching beyond my property?
Greatly appreciate your help and time. I live just north of you on Vancouver Island so my climate is nearly identical to yours in Seattle.
Thank you!
I would be careful about putting them directly in the ground near a fence or neighbor.
I have seen them pop up as far as 2 feet away from the main plants - about 60cm away.
Having them raised will help - mine are raised and it helps you keep an eye on them.
I've grown them in pots and they do ok, but will not get nearly as big.
@@vibonitatropics thank you for your insight here. Does your raised bed have a bottom or are they bottomless so the roots can go deeper into the ground? My knowledge with raised garden beds is very limited as I have never had my own greenspace before.
Bottomless. You do run the risk of them growing out so I would leave 60-70cm space between the box and fence.
@@vibonitatropics Very helpful and will do. Thank you so much. Are your bananas enjoying the hot weather this last week or so?
I just picked a mule palm last week. I have it in a 20 gal pot currently. I see you have a couple too. They definitely add a tropical flare to the yard.
The bananas are loving it but they are so far behind this year. Those really cold winter days took a toll.
Great video!
Question: got a musa basjoo last year and it grew great and had 4 pups, prepped for winter and just uncovered for this season. The mother has not started growing but the pups have takin off like wild fire. Will the pups that grow this year make new pups and then die off like the first did?
It seems this is happening quite a bit this year but is not the norm. I've had several people ask similar questions this spring.
Even in my two patches, some of the larger plants from last year have yet to push new growth which is the first time that has happened to me in 8 years of growing.
I don't know that there's much to do about it at this point. This is the first year I didn't wrap any bananas for winter, so that probably had some impact, but I'm still finding it odd that so many others are seeing no growth on the older plants.
Interesting, thanks for the info!
Thank you!! I have a 4 feet tall banana in a pot, I kept it inside the house during the winter and it's fine but I would like to move it outside in the direct sunlight. Should I consider the wind a problem? My balcony can be a bit windy. Once the leaves wilted a bit a few hours after I left it outside and I can't understand if it was because it was too cold or too windy.
Wind is always a problem when moving plants outdoors that have been growing indoors, but it will adapt if left outside.
Plants grown indoors don't feel the wind so they generally grow weaker (only as strong as they need to be).
Putting them outside, they don't have the right strength to deal with the wind (or sun) immediately.
They will grow stronger over time outside, but they will look beat up in the short term.
For bananas, as long as the corm stays healthy (the part right below the stalk underground) the plant will continue to grow just fine.
Additionally, you need to introduce it to sun slowly. If it's been inside even for a few months, putting it in full sun for a day will kill it.
It doesn't matter if it was in a window either. The window blocks some of the sun's rays and it will need to adjust to direct sunlight.
It needs to gradually be introduced to direct sunlight. If you have part of your balcony that's shaded most of the day, put it there and move it a few inches every other day until it's in full sun.
If you don't have that, stick it outside for an hour in the sun and gradually increase that over 2 weeks.
Thank so much for great detail information.
I have banana plants too. I think it is same as yours. But i want to be sure. How can i determine? My banana plant stars flowering when their height is 170 sm or 2 meters. Not more than this. But yours height is more than this i assume, right?
I dont measure the end of the leaf while flowering. My plant trunk maxs height size is 170 sm or 2 meters. After flowering they die. How about yours size without counting leafs, just trunk of plant?
It can be really hard to tell type of banana just by looking at them as there are so many varieties and many look similar.
Your location and plant behaviors will be a main indicator without fruit/flowers to analyze.
If your area freezes and they keep coming back, that's a good indicator they might be Musa basjoo.
Mine flower generally with the stems between 2-3 meters not counting leaves. The largest are a bit taller with leaves extending close to 6 meters by the end of summer.
@@vibonitatropics Thank you. I want to learn your plants total body size, size of plant without leafs. How tall in that way? I am asking when the last leaf comes, then how much tall your plant body size is, without counting how tall leafs are?
Usually 2-3 meters of stem. Sometimes a little bit taller.
@@vibonitatropics Aaaa but my plant is 1.80 m or 2 m tall. Then my plant is not same with yours. Because my plant has standart. Every time when it reachs that size then it is flowers comes out. Do you know which varieties look like Musa Basjoo more? If yes, could you tell me name?
Height by itself though is not an exact indicator.
I had one last year that was about 1.5 meters and had no leaves left after winter and the first thing it pushed out was the flower pod.
I have blue java bananas which the plants look similar. Blue java is not as thick or cold hardy but gets to similar size and look.
Grand nain, orinoco, and darjeeling have similar looks until you get up close and know the small details to look for.
Where did you get the fence at 12:45? Is that just a roll attached to a regular fence?
I got it at home depot. It's a reed screen that I attached to the old fence.
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Thank you for this so much! I’m buying banana fuel now! I was wondering if you experience much burning? Ours are new and I’m concerned about burning I’m seeing in full sun.
Burning from the sun or fertilizer?
They should adapt to full sun. You might see issues if you had them indoors and recently moved them outside, but they should be fine in full sun. If you're seeing leaf damage, it's more likely not enough or too much water. They'll take a ton of water (mine get watered every day) but can't tolerate standing water.
I've not had issues of root burn with the fertilizer. Use it to the instructions and you'll be fine.
They just moved from partial shade to full sun. Unfortunately we are expecting high heat now, so they got burned from the sun. I bought some spray that might help- IV organics. It’s supposed to shield from sunburned 🤞I have hope they will adapt in time!
Thank you for the video. Im from Seattle too. How many hours of sun do they receive? In the video i can see some really growing in shade so wondering if part shade is good.?
The big patch I have gets sun from early morning to early afternoon.
They will grow fine in shade, but won't get as big as if they had full sun.
@@vibonitatropics Thank you so much for taking time to respond.
Thank you so much
Could you tell me the name of the banana tree fertilizer you bought on Amazon?
I use banana fuel - amzn.to/4bmscFB
A 1 lb bag lasts me 2 years although I usually buy the 2lb bag because I end up giving a bunch away each year.
Hello, i’m in zone 6 massachusetts, and I have 4 potted basjoo bananas, 1 4 ft tall one in a 10 in pot and 3 1 ft ones in 6 in pots. I left the 6 in ones outside in full sun and they got sunburnt. I was recommended from other people that they should be in full sun and a few leaves were burnt. The small ones I water every few days because the soil holds moisture well. Do you have any tips on acclimating them to the sun? I want to plant the large one within the next two weeks in a spot that gets sun from 8AM-3PM. I don’t want to burn the large one. This one was bought from inside a garden center, so do you have any ideas on how I can get them used to full sun so they don’t burn?
Common problem for any plant that's been in the shade and moves to the sun (or indoors moving ourdoors even if it's been in a sunny window).
You need to introduce it slowly to the sun. Look around your yard for a spot that has mostly shade and put the plants there.
Then, each day or two, move it a few inches so it's gets more sun each time you move it.
After a week or two, you'll have it in full sun with no issues.
@@vibonitatropics Could I just move it in full sun and add 10 minutes every day? Right now they’re under my porch and i’ll put it in full sun for +10 minutes every day if that works
Yes. That works too.
I've just ordered 2 banana plants,to live in Scotland with me! Your dog is same as mine!!
@@gillianlaing1073 nice! I am Scottish by heritage, of the Clan Keith.
Do you cut off the bananas when they come out?
I leave them for decoration
@vibonitatropics Can you cut off the flower to stop the mother plant from dying? 🍌
@ellebee8536 no. Once the flower comes, the stem is spent and you will get no more leaves.
Windy destroys the leaves
Wind can be challenging.
nuh uh the leaves split
39:45 no peeing 😂
It's an important rule 😁
If the bananas are not tasty or edible, I have no use for them.
Musa basjoos are ornamental and apocalypse survival food
Wow, great video but you need to clean your self up a little bit.
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That's a very rude comment. He's providing valuable gardening advice, not going to a ball.
He's gardening, what do you want him to wear a black suit & bow tie 🎀 👔 🤔 I think he looks lovely, like the long hair
Who says this type of shit. People are weird 😮.
Thank you so much
Though I didnt know triple h loved farming
😁 Wrestling and bananas is what I do... need to start some plant videos with me blowing water into the air.