Re: Banana
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Banana
- From: j*
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 18:31:45 -0500
Sheila:
I don't recall the name, but if I remember correctly it had "Chinese" in it.
Sorry I'm not more helpful.
John A.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael D. Cook <mikecook@PIPELINE.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Saturday, August 21, 1999 8:05 PM
Subject: [SG] Banana
>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
