Banana
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Banana
- From: M* D* C*
- Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 21:03:17 -0400
At 12:45 AM 8/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>THe species is Musa basjoo, from Japan, and it is available from Stokes'
>Tropicals (look for their website). I suspect it would be hardy in 5 or 6
>only with very extensive protection.
I'm thinking of a different species. I had Musa basjoo (I bought mine from
Plant Delights), and it died before winter set in. I was going to try some
heroic measures to see if I could get it to live through the winter, but
the first time we had a frost it blackened and eventually died, because I
didn't know enough to prune off the black parts. Well, it probably would
have died anyway.
John Adney, you grew bananas in Iowa that you overwintered in your garage
in a dormant state, as I recall. These had edible bananas. Do you know
what species they were?
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Niles, MI USA, Z 5/6
