musa bajoo

is this banana plant frost hardy or does it need to be in greenhouse in winter any info please

 

it's not frost hardy! At the very least you'd want to wrap it in fleece, but I'd always bring it in for over-wintering.

 

http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/Overwintering.htm

have a look at this for real advice!

 

Hi Grinch,

I have two bananas that I left outside during the past winter. I did cover them with a fleece bag. I am now left with two darkbrown stems of about 2 ft.

I had always read that the roots of banans are frost hardy, but that anything else may well die of during the winter, meaning that it will have to grow from scratch the next year.

I am not sure what to expect with my bananas, but I can keep you posted if you're interested.

Take care.

 

hello pablo i would like to be keeped inform
thanks for the reply

 

grinch, I've grown basjoo for a few years now and it is root hardy if grown in the ground, potted plants need to be overwintered undercover.
If its wrapped it does give it a better start the following year, I pack mine with straw, the ones that dont get covered tend to get away from a lower point, but not from ground level, about 2-3ft up.

 

This is musa sikkimiensis, its seems as hardy as basjoo but a bit bigger and more impessive.

 

impressive is the word! that looks incredible! mind you, Kent is a bit warmer (usually) than east-coast Scotland!

(P.S. can you tell me hjow to get photos successfully on here? My attempts have always been far too big, and I can't add any text.)

 

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=000007
Have a look here nixon

[ 25. February 2006, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]

 

many thanks Pete

 

Pete - SHOW-OFF!!!!!!

Grinch - I have two bananas - one is a Musa Basjoo. They were about 1m tall last summer and in pots. They have both died back this winter, but should grow back in the summer. If the leaves get the frost, they go all black and die, but so long as the roots are frost-free, they should be ok. As you are "up North", if you do leave them out over winter, they need protecting.

 

Pete

Gorgeous leaves. Is getting rid of all the fruit a problem? :D

Nik