Potting a Banana Plant || Things to Know For Potted Banana Trees

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  • @cherylmckenrick5962
    @cherylmckenrick5962 2 роки тому +4

    First! this just proves how eager I am to see your videos. I just love the banana plant-so tropical!! thanks Jeff!

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you Jeff, see you Saturday, stay safe and stay healthy, I hope your back is doing much better? 🌸💚🙃

  • @sherrieromero7019
    @sherrieromero7019 2 роки тому +4

    The info I have gotten from you is fantastic! And love that you respond to your comments. Your channel is my favorite planty channel!

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! I try my best but I rarely get to all of the comments these days.

    • @mahyarvajihjamal4775
      @mahyarvajihjamal4775 2 роки тому +1

      @@TropicalPlantParty سلام استاد وقتتون بخیر ببخشید درخت موز من تو گلدانه می توانم بعد از میوه دادن درخت را نبرم ونگهش دارم وحرسش چطوری هستش

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 2 роки тому +2

    Oh ya I made it home and oh boy! I was waiting for you so I could go outside to fix a bunch of things😬🌸💚🙃

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому

      Haha! Glad you, your new plants and doggies made it back safely. 😊

  • @macylouwho1187
    @macylouwho1187 2 роки тому +4

    I’m glad you did this video with bananas. My husband has become obsessed with them due to the big tropical leaves and now he’s brought home at least three of them. And then expects me to “know” how to keep them alive indoors after Midwest fall/winter commences. I bring them in, they go straight to crap on me in two days. I don’t know why 🤷‍♀️😂

    • @historyfan-cg3zp
      @historyfan-cg3zp 4 місяці тому +1

      Try to acclimate then to the inside temperature and try to give them enough light

  • @michellepollino4986
    @michellepollino4986 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for all the information about growing banana plant.

  • @sandyg8794
    @sandyg8794 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Jeff! That dwarf banana plant is too cute! It would be fun to grow one, but I don't have room on my decks, or a place to keep it indoors. You always give such great information on the plants and it's always very much appreciated. The Nanouk's in with it are a pretty touch. Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @Svafne
    @Svafne 7 місяців тому

    Honestly the best banana care information video I've seen so far!
    Thanks man, my Nanis will become happier :)

  • @tanyatanya33
    @tanyatanya33 Рік тому

    Pretty blue pot. GREAT VIDEO, THANK YOU.

  • @donabellahardeneravlogs790
    @donabellahardeneravlogs790 2 роки тому

    Wow that's great planting banana in a pot.

  • @roseladd6402
    @roseladd6402 2 роки тому +1

    🍌cute banana tree, I am now going to the other video for growing banana plants indoors!

  • @lindylou3519
    @lindylou3519 2 роки тому +2

    Thank goodness I can leave my banana trees outside in the garden. They along with my 2 pindo palms & calla lilies are what makes my pool side look tropical here in GA. Caught a big armadillo 2 weeks ago in a cage trap & relocated it far away to a pecan orchard. He was huge & tearing up my flower beds. One week later, I’m seeing traces of another one. Sheesh. Between the Japanese beetles, rabbits & armadillo’s it’s been a real challenge this year. But I “just keep on growing”. Lol

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому

      I LOVE pindo palms! Oh the Japanese beetles and armadillos can do some damage. I haven't seen any armadillos in my yard yet, but I know they're around.

    • @S2kv529
      @S2kv529 2 роки тому

      I have a pin do palm in GA as well

  • @wesleyhackney
    @wesleyhackney 2 роки тому +2

    I just love all types of bananas and stated putting a few in pots this season to see if I could drag them indoors with some light over winter here in zone 9b in Pensacola fl and jeep alive over winter. Not sure how this experiment
    Will turn out

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому

      Do they not keep growing outdoors in winter there?

    • @wesleyhackney
      @wesleyhackney 2 роки тому

      @@TropicalPlantParty if we get 32 which usually happen 2 to 3 times it gets the leaves so we take off the leaves and I wrap a layer of frost cloth over the top and they come back from that point around late March for our area average last frost date is March 1

  • @sunnyjozani8421
    @sunnyjozani8421 2 роки тому +1

    Such an adorable combination of plants! I love it!

  • @macysondheim
    @macysondheim Рік тому

    The tradescantia nanouks look absolutely fantastic with the banana plant

  • @jason-white
    @jason-white 2 роки тому +1

    Great info. I got my tree late last year and had to overwinter it in the house. What a pain...... About a month ago I planted it outside. It's doing beautifully now but I am crossing my fingers for this coming cool season.

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +2

      They are so much easier to grow outside! Growing bananas inside is more like just doing what you can to hopefully have them alive enough the next spring to take back outside. Rarely is it a plant that many people can get to thrive instead of just survive indoors with normal household conditions.

    • @jason-white
      @jason-white 2 роки тому

      @@TropicalPlantParty It was a struggle over winter under my grow lights in my laundry room. Seems to be loving these 100F days we have been having. I am mostly worried about the 20-30F winters we have here. We never get snow, mostly in the 40-50's in winter but we do have some days that dip below freezing.

  • @martinwittig4739
    @martinwittig4739 10 місяців тому

    Nice video. I always use miracle grow succulent soil. They always love it:)

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 2 роки тому +4

    I wonder if I could dig up one of my banana pups and make it a container plant? Your thoughts? It will be going in my grow room in the basement. 🌸💚🙃

    • @AnikaL0vesCotton
      @AnikaL0vesCotton 2 роки тому +1

      I was going to ask the same.

    • @tessalia87
      @tessalia87 2 роки тому +3

      I live in Florida and it works! I’ve even planted pups with the roots cut off and they grow new ones!

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +4

      Absolutely! The sooner the better. Need to allow time for it to establish itself well and thicken up before it has to go inside. With offsets, start with smaller pots, keep them well watered and once the roots fill out the small pot it's ok to bump it up to something more appropriate.

  • @celebrityestates3590
    @celebrityestates3590 2 роки тому +1

    I never comment but this was very informative , thank you very much for the tips 😎

  • @Sandor68
    @Sandor68 2 роки тому +2

    Great informative upload buddy!!

  • @frankwhite3436
    @frankwhite3436 2 роки тому

    thanks for the informative video friend. How long do these ornamentals live for?

  • @sunnycharacter
    @sunnycharacter 2 роки тому +2

    Oh and an unrelated question. I picked up my first Alocasia California. A nice healthy 2.5 gal pot with four large plants from Lowes. Would you suggest separating them? I’m thinking of bringing one inside, the largest into the ground and the other two in a large pot. Zone 8b.

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +1

      I don't think it would hurt to separate them, but it would be fine to leave it be. I dig, cut and pluck offsets from my alocasias regularly and it's about the same as doing it with bananas. Gotta keep the offsets well watered and I always assume it's going to die back some before taking off.

    • @sunnycharacter
      @sunnycharacter 2 роки тому

      @@TropicalPlantParty Oh ok thanks! That eases my mind! Have a fantastic July 4th! 🇺🇸

  • @sunnycharacter
    @sunnycharacter 2 роки тому +2

    Wow, I’ve never seen a dwarf cave dish with a variegated leaf! 😂😜 I’m leaving my banana plants outside in the ground and they LOVE water, my goodness! I have one Dwarf Cavendish that I got last month and out right in the ground (zone 8b) . She came with 2 tiny pups and a new shoot near the corm. I’ll be wrapping her pseudo-stem with bubble wrap like I’ll do with the bigger ones then high mulch. Hoping that will give me some fruiting stems next summer. But I’ll pot up her oldest sword sucker and bring inside since they aren’t quite as Hardy as my others. I found that here the corms do great super heavily mulched, just like my cannas and taros. As far as food, they’ve been super happy with my banana peel, veggie and pineapple skin scraps. I’ll just keep doing that for my outside In ground ones.

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +1

      So many fun ways to grow them. I doubt this one is a dwarf Cavendish, that was just the first banana that popped in my head after the word, "dwarf." It's likely just an acuminata.

    • @sunnycharacter
      @sunnycharacter 2 роки тому

      @@TropicalPlantParty Since you have a nice warm grow space for winter (in your garage?) can you manage to nurture it to fruit?

  • @wesleyhackney
    @wesleyhackney 2 роки тому +2

    I like using alfalfa pellets for extra fertilizer

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 2 роки тому +2

    I know I’m kinda late but do you think I would be able to move my banana pups that came up while I was gone to a new location?🌸💚🙃

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +1

      Probably, as long as there's still around 12 weeks of growing season left, they should have time to throw the fit they like to throw and re-establish themselves.

  • @subsidizedglam2624
    @subsidizedglam2624 8 місяців тому

    Those little zebra plants you have in with this banana plant; would you recommend? I have quite a few little clippings and I think they’d fill out and be gorgeous in there.

  • @juliafelske2263
    @juliafelske2263 2 роки тому +1

    This is so amazingly helpful! Thanks so much for sharing! What's the name of the potting mix you used for your banana?

  • @prettylagoon
    @prettylagoon 5 місяців тому

    I got a new banana plant in tiny pot. I then put in giant pot. Its still green but its stopped growing. I'm guessing i need a smaller pot?

  • @KosmicKaren
    @KosmicKaren 9 місяців тому

    I’m about to pot my new dwarf cavendish. Have you heard of using cornstarch/water to feed plants? I watched a channel that said all plants love it.

  • @kaitlynwinger2801
    @kaitlynwinger2801 Рік тому +1

    Is there a soil mix that I could buy at like Walmart and maybe add a few things to it? I found a blue Java and it’s gonna need a repot, but don’t have the money to buy a bunch of stuff to make the soil.

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  Рік тому

      Absolutely. Blue Java is a sturdy banana and something like miracle grow all purpose should be just fine for it. 😊
      If you're concerned about drainage or aeration then you could add a small amount of perlite to the mixture.

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 2 роки тому +2

    I am determined to grow another banana tree in my house. I had a beautiful one, the cat kept peeing in it I was frustrated and moved it outside and because it was so big, the cat and frustration I let it die. No cat to pee in my plants anymore so I will be growing one again. Any suggestions on which one would be best to grow? I need to order one before it gets cold and get it started. Thanks Jeff🌸💚🙃 P.S. the cat died of old age.

    • @lgarden-appreciation6923
      @lgarden-appreciation6923 2 роки тому +1

      Bananas are one plant that wouldn't mind getting peed on. The urine is high in nitrogen and they love it.

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +1

      Excellent tip for keeping the cats out of the pots, pine cones! Can water right through them and the cats don't like how they feel on their feet.
      Any of the dwarf Cavendish, and really all acuminatas are ok options, mostly just because of their size. I would think highland bananas might do better than most indoors because of their natural range being in more temperate climates. Musa basjoo, mekong giant and musa ingens are the ones that come to mind. ... im just guessing, I don't know from any kind of experience. My best luck with bananas indoors has been with the types that get really thick "trunks" like the acuminatas and raja puri. They still liked it bright and warm though.

  • @NinjaOrchids
    @NinjaOrchids 2 роки тому +1

    That is such a cute banana 🥰 do you get blooms on your bananas?

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому +1

      Not often. Most bananas need a long growing season to flower and with the indoor to outdoor and freeze and thaw with the ones in the ground, they rarely get enough of that growing time. There are ways to preserve stem to increase chances of flowering that I've done before, but these days I find it to be too much extra work for ornamental types. Not to mention that after they fruit, they die, so I end up with barespots in my clumps and I don't like that.

  • @LGW3-Orchids-Exotics
    @LGW3-Orchids-Exotics 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid! Banana plants are great and usually very forgiving. I'm in NJ and when I put mine out in April, a rabbit or groundhog nipped the entire top off. 2 months later it looks great now! Do you like the earthworm castings over manure (aside from the smell)?

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому

      They are very resilient plants! I definitely prefer earthworm castings over manure for potted plants. Manure can cause the soil to break down faster, which inhibits drainage and attracts a lot more bugs to the pots when they're indoors. Earthworm castings also have chitinase in them which there's some research that is showing some promise for insect control. The enzyme can kills off mealybugs, aphids, most soft mouthed plant pest. Not saying that if you use worm castings then bugs that bite the plants will die, that's just my wishful thinking. 😆

  • @Dragoneere
    @Dragoneere 8 місяців тому

    Hi! I just found your page after buying my first two banana plants, absolutely no idea what I'm doing so I'm on a gardening journey to learn LOL, what brand potting mix do you reccomend for these? I know nothing about plants but I wanna keep these alive for the long run 😅

  • @patriciamillar5496
    @patriciamillar5496 7 місяців тому

    Will bananas grow in 120 degrees?

  • @hennesseyme9112
    @hennesseyme9112 Рік тому

    I put my banana in a self watering pot in the very hot weather is that bad? I will bring it inside in the fall so perhaps I can repot into a pot with holes. I have an ice cream banana plant. I put some LECA and Lava rocks and the plant swallowed them up in about a week. You must live in a really warm place, how in the world did you lift that heavy pot?

  • @Dev7D
    @Dev7D 6 місяців тому +1

    Hi. Thanks for making awesome videos. Just quick question, what you do with the small bananas shoots which comes out from side of mail stem ? Do you take them out?

  • @waitandlisten15
    @waitandlisten15 2 роки тому

    If you’re not mistaken, I believe you mentioning that you use coffee to fertilize your plants? It seems very effective 😃

  • @wesleyhackney
    @wesleyhackney 2 роки тому +1

    What that you planted around base of plant

  • @LikaPyramid
    @LikaPyramid 5 місяців тому

    Is it important to give the plant water immediately after repotting?

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  5 місяців тому +1

      Always a good idea to give any plant a good watering after repotting. Doesn't have to be immediate, but within several minutes should be fine. Doing this helps to integrate the soils, settle the new soil and fill in gaps and gives needed moisture for the roots follow to expand from the old root ball.

    • @LikaPyramid
      @LikaPyramid 5 місяців тому

      @@TropicalPlantParty Great thanks

  • @iddybiddyladybugleeza909
    @iddybiddyladybugleeza909 2 роки тому +1

    I just replaced mine with one from a big box for a much lower price then the one that got mealy bugs from last year 🤞🏼

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому

      Awesome! The mealy bugs do seem to have a strong appreciation for banana plants.

  • @TheCupidsMuse
    @TheCupidsMuse Рік тому

    Yooooo-Kuh 😂😂😂 “yuck-a” 🤦🏽‍♀️ ❤❤❤

  • @Rheashields
    @Rheashields 2 роки тому +1

    💚💚💚

  • @michaelmccarthy4077
    @michaelmccarthy4077 2 роки тому +1

    But does Colby like eating banana leaves?

    • @TropicalPlantParty
      @TropicalPlantParty  2 роки тому

      Actually not so much. For a sulcatta tortoise, he's picky eater.

  • @flockingfeathers32822
    @flockingfeathers32822 2 роки тому

    You need a musa velutina

  • @blackbiker1961
    @blackbiker1961 9 місяців тому

    Pro mix