Hopefully your bananas have survived, I mulched mine this year with cut back herbaceous plants and the other bananas I had insulated with pir insulation. I had -11c and 10 days where the temperature didn't go above freezing, so I was very worried the cols would have crept deep into the soil. I checked them the other day and although most of the stems look like they have frozen solid the base is still ok and so they should have survived, I've only lost the height, but they should bounce back. As long as you mulch lots around the stem and roots they can survive surprisingly low temperatures.
Was researching if these plants will grow in Scotland & your channel came up. Have subscribed now. My reason is I'm leaving my self sufficient land in Western Australia to move to Scotland east coast soon & am hoping to recreate what I'm leaving. Hoping to build a heated glass house to grow more varieties of food plants so will see how I go. And yes, she is definitely worth the move!
Yes it's not as hardy as musa basjoo, although at my parents garden the stem survived - 5c one winter. If your in Dublin your winters should be a lot milder than mine so you won't need as much insulation to protect them.
Your banana plants did really well last year, hopefully, they all grow well again this year! I'm hoping to eventually get some of mine to flower, my Musa Basjoo is the closest, it's going to be its 3rd growing season in the ground this year. I'm also attempting to grow several hardy edible varieties like Dwarf Orinoco and Rajapuri to see if I can one day get them to fruit.
Yes I was very happy with how much growth they managed to put on in their second year. I think this spring they will have lost some height as the frost was very prolonged in December, however hopefully they quickly get back up to a good size, at least their roots and corms underground should still be large. Dwarf Orinoco and Rajapuri sound like good varieties for producing edible bananas, I might also try and grow them at some point in the future, hopefully with a long warm summer ripe fruit could be possible, my summers are very short. Musa basjoo seems fairly easy to get to flowering size, I've seen a lot of people post pictures of their plants flowering, the key to it seems to be protecting the stem as best as you can over winter.
You're getting amazing results considering the weather there. Banana leaves are "designed" to split in winds - large "sail area" would otherwise risk breaking the leaf altogether. Affects appearance but doesn't slow them down (I live on gulf coast - literal hurricanes don't slow them much). We have some small-fruit (but very sweet) varieties that might work for production if you are going for that. One hint, which you may already know - the easiest way to cut the stalks when necessary is an old serrated knife - doesn't have to be at all sharp, even.
Thanks, they seem to grow really well over my short season. The majority of the growth occurs in just two months, they are slow until August as the soil is cold and they don't have many leaves yet, then come October its too dark and cold again for good growth. But over August and September the growth is phenomenal. The spilt leaves are ok, but in spring the wind often snaps the leaves completely and they die off, they are usually ok over summer as the winds are less strong and there is so many plants that they shelter each other. I'm not expecting to get any ripe fruit from mine due to the short season, although if I ever do it will be a nice bonus. Yes I noticed that, I use a knife now for the bigger ones when I cut them back, they cut so easily with it.
No, it would be almost impossible in my climate, I would need a hot summer, followed by a very mild winter, then another hot summer for it to flower and ripen. Also the harder ones that I grow are not edible bananas so they wouldn't be very tasty.
Yes, most of my banana plants were grown from seed, in this video it is their second season, in the first summer they only grow about two to three foot tall.
Wow!
Never thought I'd see Banana plants grown in Inverness!!! 😅
I used to live/work in Inverness. I miss it so much.
With the right care in summer and enough protection in winter they grow surprisingly well this far north.
Mine have just popped up out the ground after not being wrapped up and left to rot away all winter with just bark over them, in dundee
Nice to see these growing well in Scotland. I am down in Falkirk and just picked up 2 musa basjoo yesterday. Great looking plants you have.
Very nice gives me hope after having -10 in ayrshire this winter. Very inspiring thank you
Hopefully your bananas have survived, I mulched mine this year with cut back herbaceous plants and the other bananas I had insulated with pir insulation. I had -11c and 10 days where the temperature didn't go above freezing,
so I was very worried the cols would have crept deep into the soil. I checked them the other day and although most of the stems look like they have frozen solid the base is still ok and so they should have survived, I've only lost the height, but they should bounce back. As long as you mulch lots around the stem and roots they can survive surprisingly low temperatures.
Was researching if these plants will grow in Scotland & your channel came up.
Have subscribed now.
My reason is I'm leaving my self sufficient land in Western Australia to move to Scotland east coast soon & am hoping to recreate what I'm leaving. Hoping to build a heated glass house to grow more varieties of food plants so will see how I go.
And yes, she is definitely worth the move!
Amazing that you can grow bananas where you are... Good to know.
I was surprised by how well they grew, I knew it was probably possible with the correct care, but I expected them to struggle.
@@Gardeningat58N -You are doing a great job!
Hello from Dublin. Growing basjoo and sikkimensis the first season, after seeing your sikkimensis I'll definitely protect mine in winter
Yes it's not as hardy as musa basjoo, although at my parents garden the stem survived - 5c one winter. If your in Dublin your winters should be a lot milder than mine so you won't need as much insulation to protect them.
@Gardeningat58N mine zone is 9a what's your's?
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@@Gardeningat58N we're in very different worlds than never knew I was so lucky
Just incredible. Thanks for all the information and showing us all your banana plants. Subscribed. 👍
Welcome to my channel :) I'll be filming another tropical garden tour in early autumn.
@@Gardeningat58N Thanks, I will look forward to it.
Your banana plants did really well last year, hopefully, they all grow well again this year! I'm hoping to eventually get some of mine to flower, my Musa Basjoo is the closest, it's going to be its 3rd growing season in the ground this year. I'm also attempting to grow several hardy edible varieties like Dwarf Orinoco and Rajapuri to see if I can one day get them to fruit.
Yes I was very happy with how much growth they managed to put on in their second year. I think this spring they will have lost some height as the frost was very prolonged in December, however hopefully they quickly get back up to a good size, at least their roots and corms underground should still be large. Dwarf Orinoco and Rajapuri sound like good varieties for producing edible bananas, I might also try and grow them at some point in the future, hopefully with a long warm summer ripe fruit could be possible, my summers are very short. Musa basjoo seems fairly easy to get to flowering size, I've seen a lot of people post pictures of their plants flowering, the key to it seems to be protecting the stem as best as you can over winter.
You're getting amazing results considering the weather there.
Banana leaves are "designed" to split in winds - large "sail area" would otherwise risk breaking the leaf altogether. Affects appearance but doesn't slow them down (I live on gulf coast - literal hurricanes don't slow them much).
We have some small-fruit (but very sweet) varieties that might work for production if you are going for that.
One hint, which you may already know - the easiest way to cut the stalks when necessary is an old serrated knife - doesn't have to be at all sharp, even.
Thanks, they seem to grow really well over my short season. The majority of the growth occurs in just two months, they are slow until August as the soil is cold and they don't have many leaves yet, then come October its too dark and cold again for good growth. But over August and September the growth is phenomenal. The spilt leaves are ok, but in spring the wind often snaps the leaves completely and they die off, they are usually ok over summer as the winds are less strong and there is so many plants that they shelter each other. I'm not expecting to get any ripe fruit from mine due to the short season, although if I ever do it will be a nice bonus. Yes I noticed that, I use a knife now for the bigger ones when I cut them back, they cut so easily with it.
Great work from Ireland
Thanks, your climate should work well for these bananas as your winters are not too cold, the wind would be the only issue.
Amazing! Do you get fruit?
No, it would be almost impossible in my climate, I would need a hot summer, followed by a very mild winter, then another hot summer for it to flower and ripen. Also the harder ones that I grow are not edible bananas so they wouldn't be very tasty.
can a banana plant be plannted in the fall and come back in spring.
Where do you buy your musa plants?
A mixture of places, most I grew from seed, but I also bought one online and a couple from a garden centre.
Do I understand it correctly, do you grow them from seeds. And do they get so big in a season?
Yes, most of my banana plants were grown from seed, in this video it is their second season, in the first summer they only grow about two to three foot tall.
Okay cool. Thank for answer. I would like one for my little garden here in denmark. Thanks for great videos.