I followed your advice of storing in pots of dry compost and placed in my garage which has a window. Drops of water occasionally and lo and behold all was well. This year they are in their 2nd year and are healthy and gorgeous. I am in the Midlands and will follow the same method, so thank you for your video and enthusiasm.
Nice one thanks, I'm pleased to hear you had success with them using the method! Presumably your garage is joined to your house? It really is amazing just how quickly they bounce back from being crispy and dry to being healthy, vigorous plants isn't it!
I’ve had mine in the utility room this year (along with dahlia tubers, Colocasia corms and lily bulbs) It has a glass door so there’s plenty of light and is easy to keep cool. Will put them in a dry pot of compost this weekend.
Nice one Don, sounds like an idea and as we're heading towards March it's not a bad idea to slowly begin preparing them is it. I'm pleased to hear they've done well for you.
Had to overwinter mine as a houseplant, it has thrived (1.5ft truck) in morning sun window on the dining table, we all sit and eat under the canopy of leaves 😅 cant wait to get it outside as it has grown like mad but next winter it will need to dry store.
It sounds like a proper member of the family and you might get away with doing the same next year, who knows! Yeah, they're perfectly possible to keep as a houseplant if you have the space, height and a bright spot - ideally not giving them too much water. It should have a great head start on growing outside this year but make sure to harden it off properly when the time comes.
Hi george . Good advise for nanna fans. Wots going on with the weather here in kent? Ive not protected anything yet! Im ready and waiting. I must say that all my tree ferns have never looked better. They look better now than in that hot summer we all had. Hope this mild climate keeps on, but you know wot its like- never take things for granted. All best steve. Ps i keep cutting back me green nanna , but it keeps growing!👍
Hi Steve and thanks, we’ve definitely had a proper long season this year! A lot of the tree ferns and Musa basjoo will definitely thrive with the extra water for sure. Winter will be here soon enough but a shorter one will be appreciated!
I’m glad living in zone 9A in Florida where we get only a hand full of nights in low 30s to upper 20s for a couple hours at night early morning all I do is wrap them in frost bags and mulch a foot deep around the base and they do well. Beat of luck with your winterizing activities
Thanks Wesley and nice one. Yes, you definitely have an easier time with them, it’s interesting to know how people deal with different plants around the world. Some of the palms we grow here without worries need full on protection in Eastern Europe etc.
Thank you very much. It’s one of those things that’s easy to explain in theory but can be trial and error and not always 100% successful. Good luck though!
Thanks for the very thorough tutorial. 👍🏻 I have stored my Ensetes in almost the same fashion as you for the last three winters, albeit without the dehumidifier. The addition of a dehumidifier is a fantastic idea (💡), which I will definitely incorporate when tucking them away next week for their winter slumber. Cheers! Chris Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 Currently 13 °C
Hi Chris and thanks, I'm pleased you found it helpful. Great to know you've had success using a similar method. Yes, the dehumidifier really helps for that first week - I think it seals off the cut lead bases quicker which potentially reduces the chance of rot setting in so I believe it's worthwhile. All the best with yours this winter and it sounds like you've got similar temperatures to us!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden thanks! She's a beast, could bearly lift it out of the ground once I dug it up, hopefully it'll be a bit easier on the back once the water has drained out! Thanks again for the tutorial on it! Keep up the good work!
Awesome, great job. Yeah, draining the water will make it a bit lighter but they're still heavy beasts until they try out a bit. Good luck with it and thank you very much!
Hi George, thanks for your words of encouragement last year! my ensete successfully made it through the dry storing stage! I had it in the garage over the winter in Northern Ireland were temperatures in the garage got down to 1 degree in there quite a few nights!, Ive potted it up and will keep it inside by a window before taking it out when the temps pick up, great method and you explained it clearly! Many thanks again, looking forward more helpful videos! Cheers!
Brilliant video I've just got my first banana plant and potted it up my question is when i bring it in for the winter do i prune it back or do i just let it grow on
Hi and nice one. I do mine before the first hard frosts so anywhere from early October to late November really. It depends how you're storing them but if dry storing I'd remove all the leaves, if you're keeping it ticking over in a pot in a conservatory etc. then I'd remove all but the top few.
Got the idea! As you said, you treat them like a kind of bulb/onion during winter. A true resurrection or re-birth at spring and summer! A lot of work, but they don't miss to thank you with their beauty at summer! All the best for the Mum and coming baby. Take care George.🧡
I'm in Bournemouth and it's still very mild so I think I'll hold off as long as possible. We had one night that was 2 degrees and I was so worried but both of mine are still growing and looking healthy. So we will see...
By all means leave them as long as you can. We literally had one single night of freezing but if that had been 2 degrees I'd probably still have mine out now for another week or so. As long as you're prepared to bring them in soon, all should be just fine.
First year with a tropical garden and have two young Ensete. Planning to follow this method, you say you use a humidifier (which I have) but what should do with it? I'm guessing place in the same room and set on a low humidity to dry it out but could be wrong and don't want to under or over do it. any advice. Great content btw. Learning so much. Nice one! I'm planning to keep them in my greenhouse at around 10 degress.
Hi and apologies for the delayed reply. It's actually a dehumidifier I use, to really extract the water from the cut leaf bases quickly. I do keep it in the same small room and have it on for a few days to speed up the process. Personally I keep them inside as the costs of keeping a greenhouse or polytunnel to 10 degrees and properly ventilated over winter is too high for the tender plants I have but fair play if you have lots of others in there. Thanks and I'm pleased you're enjoying the vids, happy to help where I can!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden nah definitely thanks to you mate, it’s because of you I’ve got the gardening bug an been introduced to plants an trees for my garden that I would otherwise never of known about an had it not been for you an your awesome knowledge packed videos I’d of lost a lot of plants. Plus any help needed you always offer advice so again thanks 🙏 an keep the videos coming, an hope you someday become a regular on gardeners world. 👌👌👌👌
Great article and advice - i should have followed it earlier! it's now end of january and my two Ensete are in the house being treated a house plants and getting too big and leggy. i'm planning to slow them down by putting them in the conservatory and reducing water for a few weeks. Should i cut off off some /all of the leaves. many thanks
Hi Glyn, thanks what you're planning sounds like a good idea for the next month or so. I'd remove the lower leaves but it shouldn't matter too much, hopefully it'll soon be time to get them started into proper growth for another year!
😂 Hopefully soon but realistically probably later in winter / early spring. Having a bit of a break to focus on the little jungle monkey settling in but will start back with videos this weekend- getting the garden tidied up ready for a walk around is another story though! 😂
My musa basjoos are still chucking out leaves down here in South UK. When would you decide to wrap them? At the mo the min night temps is 4.c over the next 10 days
Hi and apologies for the late reply. It depends on the size of the plants but if they're a good size then you may not even need to wrap them in the South. If you're wanting to wrap them then I'd say any time around now onwards is a good idea as the growth will have slowed right down and December brings a potential for proper cold. In terms of temperatures, it's only really prolonged freezes that threaten the pseudostems, frost damage to the leaves doesn't hurt them in the long run.
Great tips as usual, hopefully I will have my Ensete delivered in spring and I will definitely following these instructions. Now George get you plenty of rest ,there's a lot of sleepless nights ahead and no energy for gardening 🤣
Great video George, lots of great tips! I kept mine in pots, as I didn't get around to planting them in summer so they are still very small. I will be bringing them in soon and keeping them as a house plant like I did last year. The downside is having to deal with pests and root rot. I'll have to do the same with some of my edible banana plants too that I will be bringing in too.
Been waiting for this George! Thank you! I’m dry storing my Ensete. It’s been a joy to have in my garden this year. I can’t wait for next year! I will be buying more next year to add to the garden. Look forward to seeing how our Ensete fairs and how it grows next year. You’ve been a great guide and inspiration through the year. Brilliant, thanks!
Thank you very much Melanie! I’m pleased my vids have been helpful and you’re getting so much out of growing these amazing plants. I try to add one or two small ones every year to make up for any losses and for a garden full of big leaves. I’m sure yours will be big next summer!
"That's not a knife. This is a knife" 🤣. "There's bushman and there's Mick Dundee" Great video as always mate. Your knife comment made me think of Crocodile Dundee.... As you know I'm a Brutal Dry Store guy...gotta try to keep my ensete hiniba alive this winter indoors
Haha yes 😂 I used a big machete but ended up swapping it for a load of stone in the summer (Lincolnshire trading for you there!) but still had to use something a bit more meaty than a bread knife 😂
Thanks so much George for this really helpful and informative video. I have been holding off and holding off but this weekend is the time to put my garden to bed! Feel incredibly lucky that we've managed to get to mid November and it still looks fab. Hope all ok with bump, best start getting a lot of sleep in preparation 😂😂😂
Thank you very much Emma 😂 We’ve definitely been so lucky to have had a long season this year, hopefully a shorter winter is on the cards. Good luck with all your winter preparations!
Dug up mine a couple of weeks ago and are now completely dry stored (no soil, roots and perfectly clean) in the adjoined garage. I'm still a little worried about the temps in the garage but it never freezes and I may wrap them on very cold nights. Last year I stored them in a dark cupboard at around 8-10c. Can't do the same this year, so I will see how they go?
To be honest I’d say they’ll be just fine there. Just keep an eye out for any signs of rot but in all honesty a cool place like that once they’re dry should be perfect 👍
Ahhh gutted, I'm sure smaller plants will be available in a couple of months though. They grow fast enough in a good summer that you could use them as summer bedding if you want!
Hi, they're tolerant of being kept quite dry in pots inside a garage etc over winter, but I don't believe they completely dry store in the same way. Ultimately they're quite tough as bigger plants so can be left in the ground (with protection if you want to preserve most of the height) or in smaller sizes when potted, can be moved to a polytunnel or greenhouse and left to go semi-dormant over winter.
Hello Mr George! Do you think a Clerodendron bungei is more suitable for a Mediterranean or tropical garden as I have the choice for these 2 options? At the moment, the shoots harvested in September are in a large outdoor pot on the southwest side. We'll see in the spring! Thank you very much and greetings from Brussels!
Hello Philippe! To be honest I think you could work it into either style. It’s got the leaves, colour and growth to suit a tropical theme but equally the flowers could compliment a more Mediterranean theme well. I’m sure yours will settle in well for will look great with however you choose to use them!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden hi I am new to looking after banana plants. As that was my partner’s passion , I took all ours out the garden November. Put them in pots and fleece wrapped them and put them in the green house ? Iv just unwrapped them and some off them have a mushy stem. Will they come back. Do I need to cut them back as I didn’t do any thing to them apart from wrap them up . Any advice would be appreciated I have two tree ferns which I put in my garage when shall I put them back in the garden. One is 5 ft one is about 8 ft
@@malcolmcolton3429 Hi Malcolm, do you know if your bananas are the red Ensete sort or the green Musa basjoo? Either way they should grow back from where it's firm if you chop the mushy bit back. As for the tree ferns, personally I'd move the pots back out now and give them a good watering but be prepared if there's another spell of prolonged freezing weather forecast.
Hi Jackie, they could potentially be wrapped in fleece but I'd only use it when it's very cold, they'll likely rot if they're wrapped and in a damp environment all winter. They can take a colder environment but being dry and having good airflow help them tolerate the temperatures. Getting them as dry as you can before they go in helps too.
I fear mine may die a death in the shed (did not do the dry compost thing) If it dies it dies, just an excuse to spend more money on the garden :) That baby must be due soon !
Hopefully it’ll dry out in it’s own time, especially with this milder weather. There’ll always be room for a few new plants in spring either way! Yes, very soon now hopefully 🤞
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I mentioned last time but its crazy how quick they grow up, were starting to get the very beginnings of attempting to crawl now, only seems like yesterday we were leaving the hospital with our new born !
Hi Martin, it was never the plan to get it finished this year but the walls are up and I’ll be able to get more soil moved around and the copings on once the Gunnera etc are tidied up for winter so hopefully some progress over the Christmas holidays. I put most of my early Autumn time into filming the garden tours so have had less than a week to spend on it since I filmed the other vids unfortunately.
Hi George I’ve got two small hiniba in pots ,about 4in and 6in diameter, as you can imagine I really don’t want to lose them, hard enough to find them. Is it best to re pot and cut off leaves? Only storage is shed , greenhouse or indoors whats the max temp if indoors Thanks Kev Ps Any plans for more chuckle brother videos. Brilliant
Hi Kev, if they’re only small I’d leave a few leaves on them and just keep them like houseplants but on the drier side, somewhere bright and not next to a radiator. No need to repot necessarily unless they’re in massive pots. They’ll be massive next summer! There’ll hopefully be another video with Mark over winter looking at his garden lighting, as soon as we can both fit it in 😂
Hi Ria, they’re different to Musa basjoo in that they don’t pup unless the pseudostem is chopped or damaged. You can propagate them when they get too big to bring in (although I’d always try to save one monster plant!).
I followed your advice of storing in pots of dry compost and placed in my garage which has a window. Drops of water occasionally and lo and behold all was well. This year they are in their 2nd year and are healthy and gorgeous. I am in the Midlands and will follow the same method, so thank you for your video and enthusiasm.
Nice one thanks, I'm pleased to hear you had success with them using the method! Presumably your garage is joined to your house? It really is amazing just how quickly they bounce back from being crispy and dry to being healthy, vigorous plants isn't it!
I’ve had mine in the utility room this year (along with dahlia tubers, Colocasia corms and lily bulbs) It has a glass door so there’s plenty of light and is easy to keep cool. Will put them in a dry pot of compost this weekend.
Nice one Don, sounds like an idea and as we're heading towards March it's not a bad idea to slowly begin preparing them is it. I'm pleased to hear they've done well for you.
Had to overwinter mine as a houseplant, it has thrived (1.5ft truck) in morning sun window on the dining table, we all sit and eat under the canopy of leaves 😅 cant wait to get it outside as it has grown like mad but next winter it will need to dry store.
It sounds like a proper member of the family and you might get away with doing the same next year, who knows! Yeah, they're perfectly possible to keep as a houseplant if you have the space, height and a bright spot - ideally not giving them too much water. It should have a great head start on growing outside this year but make sure to harden it off properly when the time comes.
Hi george . Good advise for nanna fans. Wots going on with the weather here in kent? Ive not protected anything yet! Im ready and waiting. I must say that all my tree ferns have never looked better. They look better now than in that hot summer we all had. Hope this mild climate keeps on, but you know wot its like- never take things for granted. All best steve. Ps i keep cutting back me green nanna , but it keeps growing!👍
Hi Steve and thanks, we’ve definitely had a proper long season this year! A lot of the tree ferns and Musa basjoo will definitely thrive with the extra water for sure. Winter will be here soon enough but a shorter one will be appreciated!
I’m glad living in zone 9A in Florida where we get only a hand full of nights in low 30s to upper 20s for a couple hours at night early morning all I do is wrap them in frost bags and mulch a foot deep around the base and they do well. Beat of luck with your winterizing activities
Thanks Wesley and nice one. Yes, you definitely have an easier time with them, it’s interesting to know how people deal with different plants around the world. Some of the palms we grow here without worries need full on protection in Eastern Europe etc.
Great advice, George. I've never had good results when dry-storing but will keep trying! 😆
Thank you very much. It’s one of those things that’s easy to explain in theory but can be trial and error and not always 100% successful. Good luck though!
Excellent video! What a discovery this channel.... Absolutely great!
Thank you again, I’m pleased you’re enjoying them!
Thanks for the very thorough tutorial. 👍🏻 I have stored my Ensetes in almost the same fashion as you for the last three winters, albeit without the dehumidifier. The addition of a dehumidifier is a fantastic idea (💡), which I will definitely incorporate when tucking them away next week for their winter slumber.
Cheers!
Chris
Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦
Currently 13 °C
Hi Chris and thanks, I'm pleased you found it helpful. Great to know you've had success using a similar method. Yes, the dehumidifier really helps for that first week - I think it seals off the cut lead bases quicker which potentially reduces the chance of rot setting in so I believe it's worthwhile. All the best with yours this winter and it sounds like you've got similar temperatures to us!
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Thanks George, just followed your method, I hope it survives until the spring!
Nice one, good luck with it! If it's on the smaller side it may need the occasional drip of water but if it's larger it should be fine until March.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden thanks! She's a beast, could bearly lift it out of the ground once I dug it up, hopefully it'll be a bit easier on the back once the water has drained out! Thanks again for the tutorial on it! Keep up the good work!
Awesome, great job. Yeah, draining the water will make it a bit lighter but they're still heavy beasts until they try out a bit. Good luck with it and thank you very much!
Hi George, thanks for your words of encouragement last year! my ensete successfully made it through the dry storing stage! I had it in the garage over the winter in Northern Ireland were temperatures in the garage got down to 1 degree in there quite a few nights!, Ive potted it up and will keep it inside by a window before taking it out when the temps pick up, great method and you explained it clearly! Many thanks again, looking forward more helpful videos! Cheers!
Great video George. Always good to have a recap on what to do with these magnificent plants
Thank you very much John, pleased to have helped 👍
Brilliant video I've just got my first banana plant and potted it up my question is when i bring it in for the winter do i prune it back or do i just let it grow on
Hi and nice one. I do mine before the first hard frosts so anywhere from early October to late November really. It depends how you're storing them but if dry storing I'd remove all the leaves, if you're keeping it ticking over in a pot in a conservatory etc. then I'd remove all but the top few.
Got the idea! As you said, you treat them like a kind of bulb/onion during winter. A true resurrection or re-birth at spring
and summer! A lot of work, but they don't miss to thank you with their beauty at summer!
All the best for the Mum and coming baby. Take care George.🧡
Thank you very much much Bernard and apologies for the delayed reply. It’s a real resurrection indeed and makes the effort worthwhile! Take care ☺️
Great video George, I hope you are doing well
Thank you very much! We're doing great thanks, a little update video is on the way next week!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I will look forward to that 😊
@@missdimples1982 😊
I'm in Bournemouth and it's still very mild so I think I'll hold off as long as possible. We had one night that was 2 degrees and I was so worried but both of mine are still growing and looking healthy. So we will see...
By all means leave them as long as you can. We literally had one single night of freezing but if that had been 2 degrees I'd probably still have mine out now for another week or so. As long as you're prepared to bring them in soon, all should be just fine.
I dug them up tonight and they're in the garage upside down to dry off... I'm scared!
@@onemanfran They'll be just fine I'm sure. With some early December cold forecast you've probably done it at just the right time!
Thanks George! Great presentation as usual!
Thank you very much Iain!
First year with a tropical garden and have two young Ensete. Planning to follow this method, you say you use a humidifier (which I have) but what should do with it? I'm guessing place in the same room and set on a low humidity to dry it out but could be wrong and don't want to under or over do it. any advice. Great content btw. Learning so much. Nice one! I'm planning to keep them in my greenhouse at around 10 degress.
Hi and apologies for the delayed reply. It's actually a dehumidifier I use, to really extract the water from the cut leaf bases quickly. I do keep it in the same small room and have it on for a few days to speed up the process. Personally I keep them inside as the costs of keeping a greenhouse or polytunnel to 10 degrees and properly ventilated over winter is too high for the tender plants I have but fair play if you have lots of others in there. Thanks and I'm pleased you're enjoying the vids, happy to help where I can!
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Thanks my friend! 😃
@@GeorgesJungleGarden nah definitely thanks to you mate, it’s because of you I’ve got the gardening bug an been introduced to plants an trees for my garden that I would otherwise never of known about an had it not been for you an your awesome knowledge packed videos I’d of lost a lot of plants. Plus any help needed you always offer advice so again thanks 🙏 an keep the videos coming, an hope you someday become a regular on gardeners world. 👌👌👌👌
Great article and advice - i should have followed it earlier! it's now end of january and my two Ensete are in the house being treated a house plants and getting too big and leggy. i'm planning to slow them down by putting them in the conservatory and reducing water for a few weeks. Should i cut off off some /all of the leaves. many thanks
Hi Glyn, thanks what you're planning sounds like a good idea for the next month or so. I'd remove the lower leaves but it shouldn't matter too much, hopefully it'll soon be time to get them started into proper growth for another year!
Many thanks@@GeorgesJungleGarden
Come on George - I think we could all do with another tour of your garden please.
😂 Hopefully soon but realistically probably later in winter / early spring. Having a bit of a break to focus on the little jungle monkey settling in but will start back with videos this weekend- getting the garden tidied up ready for a walk around is another story though! 😂
@@GeorgesJungleGarden put the monkey 🐒 in a palm tree and crack on!
@@ArchimandritePhilip 😂😂😂
My musa basjoos are still chucking out leaves down here in South UK. When would you decide to wrap them? At the mo the min night temps is 4.c over the next 10 days
Hi and apologies for the late reply. It depends on the size of the plants but if they're a good size then you may not even need to wrap them in the South. If you're wanting to wrap them then I'd say any time around now onwards is a good idea as the growth will have slowed right down and December brings a potential for proper cold. In terms of temperatures, it's only really prolonged freezes that threaten the pseudostems, frost damage to the leaves doesn't hurt them in the long run.
Just curious, what would happen if I'd pot it in a pot and keep it in the house? I know it is large, but it would survive probably, right?
Brilliant Video George thanks 😊 👍
Thank you very much Ken 😃
Great tips as usual, hopefully I will have my Ensete delivered in spring and I will definitely following these instructions. Now George get you plenty of rest ,there's a lot of sleepless nights ahead and no energy for gardening 🤣
Nice one Paul! Haha thank you, I’m sure there will be! It’ll be a juggling game as always 😂
Great video George, lots of great tips! I kept mine in pots, as I didn't get around to planting them in summer so they are still very small. I will be bringing them in soon and keeping them as a house plant like I did last year. The downside is having to deal with pests and root rot. I'll have to do the same with some of my edible banana plants too that I will be bringing in too.
Thank you very much Peter, somewhere bright and away from a radiator and I’m sure they’ll be just fine 👍
Been waiting for this George! Thank you! I’m dry storing my Ensete. It’s been a joy to have in my garden this year. I can’t wait for next year! I will be buying more next year to add to the garden. Look forward to seeing how our Ensete fairs and how it grows next year. You’ve been a great guide and inspiration through the year. Brilliant, thanks!
Thank you very much Melanie! I’m pleased my vids have been helpful and you’re getting so much out of growing these amazing plants. I try to add one or two small ones every year to make up for any losses and for a garden full of big leaves. I’m sure yours will be big next summer!
Very good informative video
Thank you very much Steve, that's appreciated!
"That's not a knife. This is a knife" 🤣.
"There's bushman and there's Mick Dundee"
Great video as always mate. Your knife comment made me think of Crocodile Dundee....
As you know I'm a Brutal Dry Store guy...gotta try to keep my ensete hiniba alive this winter indoors
Haha yes 😂 I used a big machete but ended up swapping it for a load of stone in the summer (Lincolnshire trading for you there!) but still had to use something a bit more meaty than a bread knife 😂
Good luck with your brutal preparations/ storage, you know how much you can get away with!
Thanks so much George for this really helpful and informative video. I have been holding off and holding off but this weekend is the time to put my garden to bed! Feel incredibly lucky that we've managed to get to mid November and it still looks fab. Hope all ok with bump, best start getting a lot of sleep in preparation 😂😂😂
Thank you very much Emma 😂 We’ve definitely been so lucky to have had a long season this year, hopefully a shorter winter is on the cards. Good luck with all your winter preparations!
Brilliant vid. Thank you ❤
Thank you very much Diane, that’s very kind of you!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden you're welcome, you've given me the confidence to purchase one now. Very informative 🌿
Dug up mine a couple of weeks ago and are now completely dry stored (no soil, roots and perfectly clean) in the adjoined garage. I'm still a little worried about the temps in the garage but it never freezes and I may wrap them on very cold nights. Last year I stored them in a dark cupboard at around 8-10c. Can't do the same this year, so I will see how they go?
To be honest I’d say they’ll be just fine there. Just keep an eye out for any signs of rot but in all honesty a cool place like that once they’re dry should be perfect 👍
I’m gutted i left my ensete outside 😢looks like I might have to buy a new one
Ahhh gutted, I'm sure smaller plants will be available in a couple of months though. They grow fast enough in a good summer that you could use them as summer bedding if you want!
Can I dry store my Musa Basjoo like the ensete ?
Hi, they're tolerant of being kept quite dry in pots inside a garage etc over winter, but I don't believe they completely dry store in the same way. Ultimately they're quite tough as bigger plants so can be left in the ground (with protection if you want to preserve most of the height) or in smaller sizes when potted, can be moved to a polytunnel or greenhouse and left to go semi-dormant over winter.
Hi Chris do I need to cut the leaves off my musa? Thanks
Sorry I meant George haha
Haha no worries. Are you wrapping your Musa and is it in the ground?
At the moment they just have a fleece jacket over them
And are in massive pots so too heavy to move
Can you help me please. I'd really appreciate it
Hello Mr George! Do you think a Clerodendron bungei is more suitable for a Mediterranean or tropical garden as I have the choice for these 2 options? At the moment, the shoots harvested in September are in a large outdoor pot on the southwest side. We'll see in the spring! Thank you very much and greetings from Brussels!
Hello Philippe! To be honest I think you could work it into either style. It’s got the leaves, colour and growth to suit a tropical theme but equally the flowers could compliment a more Mediterranean theme well. I’m sure yours will settle in well for will look great with however you choose to use them!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thank you very much for these wise advices which confirm what I was hoping for! Botanical greetings from Brussels!
@@philippehoyez9398 Thanks Philippe and all the best!
@@GeorgesJungleGarden hi I am new to looking after banana plants. As that was my partner’s passion , I took all ours out the garden November. Put them in pots and fleece wrapped them and put them in the green house ? Iv just unwrapped them and some off them have a mushy stem. Will they come back. Do I need to cut them back as I didn’t do any thing to them apart from wrap them up . Any advice would be appreciated I have two tree ferns which I put in my garage when shall I put them back in the garden. One is 5 ft one is about 8 ft
@@malcolmcolton3429 Hi Malcolm, do you know if your bananas are the red Ensete sort or the green Musa basjoo? Either way they should grow back from where it's firm if you chop the mushy bit back. As for the tree ferns, personally I'd move the pots back out now and give them a good watering but be prepared if there's another spell of prolonged freezing weather forecast.
Can they be wrapped in something while storing in the shed for winter in Scotland?
Hi Jackie, they could potentially be wrapped in fleece but I'd only use it when it's very cold, they'll likely rot if they're wrapped and in a damp environment all winter. They can take a colder environment but being dry and having good airflow help them tolerate the temperatures. Getting them as dry as you can before they go in helps too.
I fear mine may die a death in the shed (did not do the dry compost thing)
If it dies it dies, just an excuse to spend more money on the garden :)
That baby must be due soon !
Hopefully it’ll dry out in it’s own time, especially with this milder weather. There’ll always be room for a few new plants in spring either way! Yes, very soon now hopefully 🤞
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I mentioned last time but its crazy how quick they grow up, were starting to get the very beginnings of attempting to crawl now, only seems like yesterday we were leaving the hospital with our new born !
is your fire pit finished yet
Hi Martin, it was never the plan to get it finished this year but the walls are up and I’ll be able to get more soil moved around and the copings on once the Gunnera etc are tidied up for winter so hopefully some progress over the Christmas holidays. I put most of my early Autumn time into filming the garden tours so have had less than a week to spend on it since I filmed the other vids unfortunately.
Thanks for replying I'm looking forward to when it's finish I bet it will look good with all you plants 👍
@@martinhiscock6657 Thanks, I hope so! I’m looking forward to doing a planting up video in spring 😃
Hi George
I’ve got two small hiniba in pots ,about 4in and 6in diameter, as you can imagine I really don’t want to lose them, hard enough to find them. Is it best to re pot and cut off leaves?
Only storage is shed , greenhouse or indoors whats the max temp if indoors
Thanks Kev
Ps Any plans for more chuckle brother videos. Brilliant
Hi Kev, if they’re only small I’d leave a few leaves on them and just keep them like houseplants but on the drier side, somewhere bright and not next to a radiator. No need to repot necessarily unless they’re in massive pots. They’ll be massive next summer!
There’ll hopefully be another video with Mark over winter looking at his garden lighting, as soon as we can both fit it in 😂
As for the indoor temp, there isn’t a max as such but a slightly cooler spot will keep the growth slower.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thanks George, once again
Does the Ensete produce as many puppy's as the Musa Basjoo does?
Hi Ria, they’re different to Musa basjoo in that they don’t pup unless the pseudostem is chopped or damaged. You can propagate them when they get too big to bring in (although I’d always try to save one monster plant!).
I wrapped mine up in fleece this year, now they’re sitting in about a foot of snow 🤦🏻♂️ not holding my breath they’ll survive
Ahh, far from ideal but you never know, definitely fingers crossed time!