Re: Banana update

I'm referring to offset that are 4-5 feet tall.

Theresa

Donna wrote:
> Hum..define 'full size offsets'?
>  
> Mine has always been in a pot, granted a large one, but it does have a
> 3-4 babies. One of them is about 18" tall now, so next summer would that
> be considered a full size offset? The other babies are only maybe 6" if
> that.
>
>  
> Providing I can keep it alive over the winter, that would be cool if it actually got fruit next summer...LOL!
>  
> Donna
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Theresa W. <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Monday, October 9, 2006 10:22:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Banana update
>
>
> Speaking of offsets- I removed 2 full sized ones off of my musa last 
> weekend.  2 friends want to give bananas a shot here too.  We don't get 
> fruit, but I love the plants.  Just not enough room to keep the offsets.
>
> Theresa
>
> james singer wrote:
>   
>> This one is about 3 years old--and has a full-size offset, so I guess 
>> it's time to die. Don't think they need anything special to pollinate 
>> them, either in insects or companions. I've heard of a "banana club" 
>> in St. Louis that brings its bananas in every fall, stores them in 
>> their basements, and plants them out again in the spring. I don't know 
>> for sure if they've ever gotten them to fruit, but I think I read that 
>> they had.
>>
>> This is the third variety we've had fruit--others were dwarf cavendish 
>> and Cuban red. This variety was also developed to be more cold-hardy 
>> than most others, which was not a consideration for us. We chose it 
>> because of its record of reliability and productivity; neither the 
>> dwarf cavendish nor the Cuban red are reliable producers in the 
>> subtropics.
>>
>>
>> On Oct 9, 2006, at 6:01 AM, Donna wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> How long did it take to bear fruit Jim? The banana I bought early this
>>> year is did well. Family commented on when would we get banana's-
>>> answer- as soon as we and the plant move to the deep south LOL! Anyways,
>>> I did bring it indoors in an attempt to overwinter it. Is it possible to
>>> survive the winter indoors? or ever produce fruit in this climate by
>>> bringing it in for the winters and keeping it alive? What kind of
>>> insects pollinate it and do you need another plant to succeed?
>>>
>>>
>>> Can you tell I don't know a thing about banana growing!
>>>
>>> Donna
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
>>> To: Garden Chat <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2006 10:15:45 AM
>>> Subject: [CHAT] Banana update
>>>
>>>
>>> This is the Goldfinger variety. Four hands so far, and if the weather
>>> holds, we should get a lot more. Yahoo, incidentally, didn't like the
>>> name "goldfinger," so I had to take it off to get the pictureposted.
>>>
>>>          http://hort.net/+13K1
>>>
>>> Island Jim
>>> Southwest Florida
>>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>>> Hardiness Zone 10
>>> Heat Zone 10
>>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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