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Dedicated to covering tropical and sub-tropical outdoor plants in cold environments as well as patio and indoor tropical plants in any zone that will give your home and yard a tropical vibe no matter where you are. We share tips on how to grow and how to care for cold weather palm trees, bananas, bamboo, and many other types of plants.
We live south of Seattle, WA in the USA zone 8. While this is where we are, many tips and tricks will work in colder zones as well.
You don't need tons of land (we have about 1/4 acre) and you don't need a green thumb to get started.
We live south of Seattle, WA in the USA zone 8. While this is where we are, many tips and tricks will work in colder zones as well.
You don't need tons of land (we have about 1/4 acre) and you don't need a green thumb to get started.
What Lived and What Died? - Tropical Plants Near Seattle, WA After Winter
Here's a review of all the palms, bananas, and other tropical looking plants I grow near Seattle, Washington. You're able to see the condition of all these plants coming out of winter and see what lived and what died.
0:00 - What lived and what died
0:07 - Bird of Paradise
0:43 - Blue Java Bananas
1:42 - Sabal Palmetto (Cabbage Palm)
2:14 - Canna lilies
2:58 - Chamerops Humilis (European or Mediterranean Fan Palm)
4:42 - Musa Double Mahoi
5:13 - Dwarf Cavendish
5:35 - Elephant Ears
6:08 - Ensete Ventricosum
6:52 - Fig
7:21 - Hot Lava
8:14 - Koi Bamboo
8:46 - Lobster Claw
9:36 - Loquat
10:09 - Manzano
10:37 - Musa Basjoo
12:12 - Mule Palm
12:53 - Musa Namwah
13:36 - Needle Palm
13:52 - PR Hat Palm
14:42 - PR Plantain
15:10 - Pygmy Date Palm
15:41 - Yucca Rostrada
16:07 - Sabal Minor
16:46 - Musa Sikkimensis
17:12 - Spikey Thing
17:44 - Super Dwarf Cavendish
18:18 - Washingtonia Palms
19:04 - Windmill Palms
20:13 - Flamboyan (Royal Poinciana)
21:02 - Pindo Palm
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0:00 - What lived and what died
0:07 - Bird of Paradise
0:43 - Blue Java Bananas
1:42 - Sabal Palmetto (Cabbage Palm)
2:14 - Canna lilies
2:58 - Chamerops Humilis (European or Mediterranean Fan Palm)
4:42 - Musa Double Mahoi
5:13 - Dwarf Cavendish
5:35 - Elephant Ears
6:08 - Ensete Ventricosum
6:52 - Fig
7:21 - Hot Lava
8:14 - Koi Bamboo
8:46 - Lobster Claw
9:36 - Loquat
10:09 - Manzano
10:37 - Musa Basjoo
12:12 - Mule Palm
12:53 - Musa Namwah
13:36 - Needle Palm
13:52 - PR Hat Palm
14:42 - PR Plantain
15:10 - Pygmy Date Palm
15:41 - Yucca Rostrada
16:07 - Sabal Minor
16:46 - Musa Sikkimensis
17:12 - Spikey Thing
17:44 - Super Dwarf Cavendish
18:18 - Washingtonia Palms
19:04 - Windmill Palms
20:13 - Flamboyan (Royal Poinciana)
21:02 - Pindo Palm
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Pindo Palm trees near Seattle after winter - How to deal with spear pull on pindo palm trees.
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How well did my pindo palms survive the Seattle winter? Let's take a look. Now palm trees grown in colder climates will often not show damage until it starts to warm up. They might look fine after a cold spell, but don't assume they've made it through until it starts to get warm and you've observed them a few weeks. My house saw low temperatures of 15F -10C for a few days. Other than that, it w...
Are these Banana Plants (musa basjoo) ruined after winter? See how they look after seeing 15F (-10C)
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Many people are concerned when they uncover their musa basjoo banana plants after winter. They often are very mushy and brown or black. If they were any other plant, I'd say they were dead, but not the musa basjoo. Take a look at what mine look like after cleaning them up for spring. #coldhardy #musabasjoo #gardening
Cold Weather Tropical Gardens: Inspirations from Honduras
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I spent the last few weeks traveling through the Bay Islands of Honduras. Here's how travelling in warm climates can help you improve your cold weather tropical looking landscape. When you're travelling in tropical climates, take a look at the plants. Not just the palm trees, although you can see some great palms, but look at the plants that are not palms. Take note of the colors, shapes of the...
Musa Basjoo Cold Hardy Banana Mega Guide - Everything you wanted to know and some stuff you didn't
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Welcome to the ultimate guide to growing Musa Basjoo bananas, the cold-hardy variety you can cultivate right in your own backyard! If you're looking to add a touch of the tropics to your garden, even in cold climates, then this video is for you. 0:00 - Musa Basjoo Cold Hardy Banana 1:10 - Anatomy of banana plants 3:12 - Grow Zone 4:11 - Winterizing 7:33 - Timing of growth 8:53 - Sunlight requir...
How to Winterize Banana Plants - 6 methods (Musa basjoo and others)
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Welcome to the ultimate guide to winterizing banana plants! We're diving deep into six methods for protecting musa basjoo and other banana plants in cold climates. Let's get your banana plants through the winter with finesse! 0:00 - Winterizing Musa Basjoos and other types of banana plants 0:48 - Understand what's important about winterizing bananas 1:37 - Method 1 - Do Nothing 2:35 - Method 2 ...
Freezing Temperatures Hit My Tropical Garden Near Seattle Washington
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It's the dreaded first freeze and many of the plants that are in the ground are now drooping with dead leaves. Always a sad day. #coldhardy #gardening #zone8
How to Propagate Angel Wing Begonias - A complete guide
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In this video, I cover techniques for propagating angel wing begonias. I review learnings from a propagation experiment I did 18 months ago and show updates on some of those plants that were just single, mangled cuttings last year. I cover cuttings in dirt and water and kick off two new experiments inspired by comments from the previous angel wing begonia propagation experiment. Here is a link ...
How many baby banana plants can I get by chopping up a 10 foot banana plant?
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This is the start of another experiment where I try and identify how small a piece of a musa basjoo banana plant will grow a new plant. For this experiment, I cut up the corm of a banana plant into a total of 15 pieces of varying sizes. We'll see how many of them actually turn into plants in the coming months. #coldhardy #gardening #experiment
Dissection of a banana plant. Looking at the anatomy of a musa basjoo banana.
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In this video, I dig out and dissect a musa basjoo banana plant. All banana plants have the same anatomy, so if you're curious about any type of banana plant, this will show you the important parts and their function. 0:00 - Start 0:22 - Digging out the one 0:47 - Outside of the plant - stem 1:18 - Leaves 1:37 - Flag leaf 2:08 - Flower pod 2:45 - Death of the stem 3:02 - Cutting the plant open ...
Bamboo problems - replacing damaged privacy bamboo with a reed fence cover and palm trees
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The bamboo I have behind my hot tub took heavy damage last winter causing it to barely grow this spring. That would mean another year waiting for it to fill in, so I had to do something different. I ended up removing the bamboo at the beginning of the spring. Since it was in large pots, it was pretty easy to pull them all out with a dolly. Once I had them all out, I used decorative reeds along ...
Weeding Made Quick and Easy with This Tool - The Action Hoe
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Several months ago I made a short touting the benefits of weeding with an action hoe. Here's a closer look at the tool and some tips on how I use it to get out roots along with the tops. Find The action (hula) hoe on Amazon - amzn.to/3r7Q26w #gardening #plants #landscape
How to Treat a Diseased Banana Plant
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In this video, I cover recognition of a disease with my musa basjoo banana plants. There were some early signs that were missed but that's because early detection isn't always easy as some of the first discoloration looks like normal banana wear and tear. It was obvious yesterday that my main patch of musa basjoos were dealing with some disease, and it only took a few days from them to go from ...
Repotting Blue Java Banana Plants near Seattle, zone 8
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Repotting Blue Java Banana Plants near Seattle, zone 8
Seattle Tropical Yard Tour Near the End of Summer
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Seattle Tropical Yard Tour Near the End of Summer
Buying Plants at Big Box Stores - Brianna's Best Imitations of Me
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Buying Plants at Big Box Stores - Brianna's Best Imitations of Me
What lived and died over winter? Tropical and Sub-tropical plants grown near Seattle, Washington
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What lived and died over winter? Tropical and Sub-tropical plants grown near Seattle, Washington
How you can tell your banana plant is going to flower soon - musa basjoo near Seattle, Washington
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How you can tell your banana plant is going to flower soon - musa basjoo near Seattle, Washington
How to Save a Palm Tree That Has Lost its Spear
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How to Save a Palm Tree That Has Lost its Spear
Tropical Yard near Seattle Spring Update - Musa basjoo, windmill palms, waggy palms, pindo palms
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Tropical Yard near Seattle Spring Update - Musa basjoo, windmill palms, waggy palms, pindo palms
Visiting a Back Yard Palm Tree Nursery in Renton, Washington zone 8a/b
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Visiting a Back Yard Palm Tree Nursery in Renton, Washington zone 8a/b
Unwrapping bananas near Seattle - Taking a calculated risk
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Unwrapping bananas near Seattle - Taking a calculated risk
Propagating an Ensete Banana by Division - Stage 2
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Propagating an Ensete Banana by Division - Stage 2
Seattle Tropical Yard and Indoor Plant update for the New Year
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Seattle Tropical Yard and Indoor Plant update for the New Year
Winter Prep for Tropical Plants near Seattle, zone 8. Musa Basjoos, Angel Wing Begonias and more.
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Winter Prep for Tropical Plants near Seattle, zone 8. Musa Basjoos, Angel Wing Begonias and more.
Tropical Yard Near Seattle October Full Yard Tour
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Tropical Yard Near Seattle October Full Yard Tour
How To Build Amazing Shelves For Your Plants Without Breaking the Bank!
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How To Build Amazing Shelves For Your Plants Without Breaking the Bank!
How to turn one banana plant into four (or more!) in 2 minutes - ensete ventricosum corm division
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How to turn one banana plant into four (or more!) in 2 minutes - ensete ventricosum corm division
Day 28 after cutting a 6 foot tall musa basjoo banana plant to the ground
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Day 28 after cutting a 6 foot tall musa basjoo banana plant to the ground
Royal Poinciana, Lobster Claw, Musa Double Mahoi near Seattle - Weekend update 9 18
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Royal Poinciana, Lobster Claw, Musa Double Mahoi near Seattle - Weekend update 9 18
As the other comment said, green and color guard Yuccas are the same plant, just with and without variegation. Variegation is a forced genetic mutation and is often not passed on in offshoots or rhizome divisions which have the "healthy" chromosomes, but only in stem or leaf cuttings with mutated chromosomes. My guess is that the first two are growing from the remaining stem and are basically still the original variegated plant, and the green one appears to be an offshoot.
Makes sense!
I live in Pike county GA not sure what zone it is but this is My first year with banana trees I have three of them just trying to find out the best way to winterize mine
Looks like 7a or 7b depending on where you are. The cage method would probably work best. You might try wrapping one outside the cage at some point and see what kind of results you get.
What is it called?
Action hoe or hula hoe.
Zone 8 is NOT cold weather. Infact it's sub tropical.
Cold is relative. Zone 8 has low temperatures of 15F / -10C which is cold to most people. Some zone 8 areas are considered sub tropical but not all.
Hi, I watched a few videos and I think they mean the whole leaf. (Single leaf cutting, not cutting the leaf into pieces.) << I would think that leaf cuttings: meaning leaf pieces would just turn to mush.. However, it appears to me that stem cuttings work the best! I dont want to risk even attempting to do a single leaf cutting. Your plants seem to do quite well, and so do mine using the stem cutting method! ❤❤❤❤
I've gotten it to work with other types of begonias in dirt. You might be right in that I'm cutting pieces too small and more of a leaf would give better results. Stems with a node has been the easiest for me. I'm about a 95% success rate just sticking them in dirt.
How often do you water your pindo?
In the summer I water all my plants every day (automated drip).
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Yeah thanks for the video I got a lot of information this summer I cut a pup from main plant and missed no roots at all so I decided put it in a jar water changing the water once or twice a week today I check and roots have started to grow this took about three or four weeks I have no ideal what variety of banana plant we have but I started growing in 2012 just water and full sun.
As long as you get a bit of corm, roots are optional 😁
If the bananas are not tasty or edible, I have no use for them.
Musa basjoos are ornamental and apocalypse survival food
Do you ever sell any of your mall Musa Basjoo's? They're hard to find locally. I live in Bonney lake and can gladly come to Puyallup.
Hello, watching the wintering video. I hope you can help me establish which plant I have. Is it possible to send you a picture? Also, how large of a root system do they have? Do the roots go deep or are they a root system that goes out and more on the top of the ground? Asking because we have a well and septic system. Also, my plant is potted. How do I winterize this if it a plant I can keep outdoors? The pot enough or still put things in and around the pot? I would place it out of direct weather by placing it under our patio against the wall, but making sure to winterize it properly. I may blow up your phone with questions for a while. Lol. Thank you!
You can send photos to the channel email or on Instagram. I'll try to help but understand there are so many varieties of bananas that it can be hard to tell from a photo or two. The roots are substantial and strong. I would not plant bananas next to a septic or drain field. How cold does it get where you are? Bananas in pots are less hardy. You'll need to either put them in a micro climate that stays warmer or add additional protection around the pot depending on your temps.
Good morning! I just a adopted a banana plant from a friend. It is about 8 ft. Tall. How do I know what kind I have? It looks like the one you are videoing in front of. I live in New Columbia Pa. I beleive we are zone 6-7. Since I just received this, should I bring it in the house this year? They would bring it in In the winter and out for the summer.
It's likely a basjoo given the size and your location but can be hard to tell even from pics. You can still put it in the ground if you like. You'll need to provide some additional protection to keep it alive over winter.
You need to make summer update! Cheers from Finland!
You are right. This has been such a busy summer I've had no time to make videos.
WHERE CAN I BUY THE MUSA BASJOO COLD HARDY TREE
Depends on your location. Amazon often has them. Local nurseries might carry them. Facebook marketplace. Some online nurseries also.
Thank you for this video ❤❤ I can’t wait to plant some in my backyard 100/100 🙌
Glad you found it useful!
Can’t see the tool you are using
There is a longer video here - ua-cam.com/video/FPurpU6Ji-g/v-deo.html
Does this fertilizer work for red abyssinian banana tree ?? And by any chance do you also know if the same fertilizer would work for the giant bird of paradise as well?
I use it on all of my big leafy plants including all varieties of musa, red abyssinian, elephant ears, birds of paradise, and heleconia.
just got my first flag leaf on my blue java. am in florida now prior decades lived in fauntleroy. happy to be in zone 10a.
Exciting!
hi have learned so much from your channel i have three musa basjoo trees that i ordered and there doing great in pots because i rent and they go with me i ordered the plant food you use great stuff but pricey but would probabally last a couple of years thanks for that tip! my question is i live in prescott az similar wheather as washington i am going to bring them in for the winter will they do better under a grow light or just by a window and second when do they start growing suckers and or clones next to the main body and to clarify would you want your light on veg or bloom hope to here from you thanks!! sorry wanted to ad the plants seem to thrive in smaller pots being root bound is that accurate? came back to ad again sorry the window i have is the sunset side only so i wanted to ad a grow light for added light only not as the primary light
Extra light will help, but might not make a material difference depending on other conditions. Personally I don't give plants extra light when they're indoors for the winter. Grown inside, the leaves will be weak in comparison to it being outdoors. It's not a problem as long as the plant stays indoors, but expect the leaves to suffer when you move them back outside. It's not a big deal other than the plants will look rough until a few new leaves pop out. On the pups, I've seen it after 6 months and I've seen it take 2 years. Continue to treat the plant well to improve your chances of it happening sooner rather than later.
Which toll is this can you please share the name
Goes by several names. Action hoe, Hula hoe, stirrup hoe are the most common.
Thanks so much
You're welcome!
Hi there! Thank you for this helpful video. I’m moving to a townhome with a small yard in September. I’ve always dreamed of having a small section of my yard with a garden bed to grow musa basjoo. Right now the entire yard is just laid in with sod with a concrete pad. I’m hoping to put in a small garden bed by my back fence but that could take sometime to get installed. Very excited nonetheless though. I only have experience growing musa in pots and none with ground planting. It worries me that you mention that the roots could find a way into my neighbours yard if I don’t keep it under control. Is it quite easy to keep them contained? Or would it be better to keep them in a raised garden bed with a defined bottom to limit them reaching beyond my property? Greatly appreciate your help and time. I live just north of you on Vancouver Island so my climate is nearly identical to yours in Seattle. Thank you!
I would be careful about putting them directly in the ground near a fence or neighbor. I have seen them pop up as far as 2 feet away from the main plants - about 60cm away. Having them raised will help - mine are raised and it helps you keep an eye on them. I've grown them in pots and they do ok, but will not get nearly as big.
@@vibonitatropics thank you for your insight here. Does your raised bed have a bottom or are they bottomless so the roots can go deeper into the ground? My knowledge with raised garden beds is very limited as I have never had my own greenspace before.
Bottomless. You do run the risk of them growing out so I would leave 60-70cm space between the box and fence.
@@vibonitatropics Very helpful and will do. Thank you so much. Are your bananas enjoying the hot weather this last week or so? I just picked a mule palm last week. I have it in a 20 gal pot currently. I see you have a couple too. They definitely add a tropical flare to the yard.
The bananas are loving it but they are so far behind this year. Those really cold winter days took a toll.
I have a the same banana plant you have. The new leaves randomly started becoming white to a very light green. Is it something I should be worried about? I’m in zone 6a.
Are they getting sun? The only time I've seen them grow light green is over winter when they are in the dark.
@@vibonitatropics They get at least 6 hours of sun a day.
Fertilizer and water schedule?
@@vibonitatropics I give them fertilizer from Miracle-Gro all purpose plant food once every week on saturday and I water them every once every 2 days for about an hour or two.
Excellent video. Thanks for showing some of the anatomy of the basjoos. New subscriber from the UK. Regards. 👍
Cheers!
It really works great. Cleared put a lot of weeds in a short amount of time. Go getcha one!!!
It's a great tool!
I like the part where you showed us what that tool looks like
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I’m in Zone 5b and just received some small hardy bananas, am I ok to plant these now and they’ll come back next year if I follow the over wintering process?
They should be fine.
It’s name is Cheyenne. It’s a bi-colored canna, my favorite. So pretty
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Interesting, my Musa basjoo didn’t come back either. Second winter outside and it was very mild this year. It was just my experimental banana, but that so many various folks had that happen is odd. My plants I overwintered inside are thriving. Hoping for a flower on some this year 🤞🏽 I need to acquire a double mahoi for the collection. I’m also trying to prop some red banana seeds from fruits I bought to eat. Apparently, they are notoriously hard to sprout. Months if ever…..we’ll see😂
It's bizarre. We had it colder last winter and they all came back fine but this year for whatever reason, they didn't and as mentioned, I've seen stories all over the place that people didn't have their larger stems come back.
You have to get it by the roots
You can do that pretty efficiently if you use the tool properly
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Hey hey hey! We need the musa basjoo corm quartering experiment update ! Please ! Thanks for all your videos
It's on the list, but have been swamped trying to get things done. The short update is the quarter grew and one of the 1/8 pieces grew. None of the rest grew. Based off that, I'd only quarter them in the future.
@@vibonitatropics thanks so much bro! Really appreciate it.
Thank you for this so much! I’m buying banana fuel now! I was wondering if you experience much burning? Ours are new and I’m concerned about burning I’m seeing in full sun.
Burning from the sun or fertilizer? They should adapt to full sun. You might see issues if you had them indoors and recently moved them outside, but they should be fine in full sun. If you're seeing leaf damage, it's more likely not enough or too much water. They'll take a ton of water (mine get watered every day) but can't tolerate standing water. I've not had issues of root burn with the fertilizer. Use it to the instructions and you'll be fine.
They just moved from partial shade to full sun. Unfortunately we are expecting high heat now, so they got burned from the sun. I bought some spray that might help- IV organics. It’s supposed to shield from sunburned 🤞I have hope they will adapt in time!
Hey I loooove that you grow bananas, I wanna have a fruiting banana in zone 9b Osorno, Chile, but I don't know which variety to have
My first answer is whatever kind you can get 😂. If you can get blue java(ice cream), namwah, or orinoco, those should do well in 9b in the ground. I keep double mahoi, Manzano, dwarf cavendish, super dwarf Cavendish, and Puerto Rican Plantains in pots that all do well inside for the winter.
@@vibonitatropics thank you very muchhhhh, the thing here is even tho the hardiness zone is 9b we don't have warm summers because of oceanic wind (no more than 20°C in summer)
Understood. We have similar conditions on the Washington State coast near me. If you can find somebody local that is already doing it, that's going to be your best advice. Otherwise, it's up to you to carve a path with trial and error.
Hey I have a blue Java banana it isn’t doing the greatest I had been over watering it and not realizing but basically the bottom of the stock got all soft and brown Ifbi cut it down to the base will it re grow? This is a indoor plant just want him to live
It depends on the condition of the corm, just under the soil. I would leave it alone at this point and just wait and see. If the corm is all the way rotten, it's not going to grow back. If there's even a piece of "good" corm left, it will grow back.
@@vibonitatropics is there a way I can privately msg ya ? Do you guys have a email?
Yes, listed on the channel, or IG
Thank you!! I've been watching my bananas like a hawk and I am now more confident after your explanation that I'll know when they're about to flower. 💜 Happy growing 💜
You'll be able to see it if you keep an eye out.
Hi can you do a video of photos how the Musa banjoo grow from when you bought it to now. I would like to to know how fast they grow as I have just bought mine
Unfortunately I don't have video from when I first bought them. They were about 8 inches tall when I got them - ordered off Amazon 7 years ago. I kept them in pots the first winter and they didn't grow much at all. The next summer I put them in the ground and they got to about 3 feet tall that first summer. The second summer, they got to about 8 feet tall. The third summer they got to "full size" for me in my spot is about 16 feet tall.
@@vibonitatropics thx
Thank you!
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Interesting video thank you
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39:45 no peeing 😂
It's an important rule 😁
Excellent info and great sound quality. Thanks!
Thanks!
Best weeding tool only 2nd to fire
Agreed 😂
I would have loved to see it, so I know what to look for
The related video has more footage and closeups of the tool
Great job. I have these and needed information. You gave a LOT without all the nonsense. Thank you.
Glad it was useful!
do you fertilize? If so with what product, how much and when do you apply?
I don't fertilize the bamboo at all. I'm sure it would help get it even bigger, but it does well on its own. I do let the leaves it sheds sit, so that helps it some, and there are loads of little birds that spend hours in it hiding from predators which I'm sure also contributes.
Who else is running out to buy one today!!!😂❤
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10/10 video!
Thanks!
What's the instrument called?
Goes by many names but most common is action hoe, stirrup hoe, or hula hoe.
@@vibonitatropics thank you so much appreciate it ❤️👍👍
Okay 😺
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