I have 12 plants and after the first winter I was happy to see they are all alive! Thanks for all the info. I used fall leaves with a cage. It's going to make great soil too after I mulch it.
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.
Thank you so very much for this video this is so helpful and I am so grateful for it!! I just bought 2 Basjoos we live in southern Indiana in zone 6b. Last year the county next to us changed to 7a due to it getting warmer. What method or methods would u recommend for our area? I really cherish them and want to take good care of them. Bought them to remind us of our former home in the south.
Hello, I have Blue Java and I am in Zone 8a. If I cut down stem to 3-4 ft height will that mean I loose on 15 months fruit target or it stay on. I am trying to assess will pruning hurt plant fruit cycle? Or is there a correlation with stem thickness/height to fruiting time?
From my experience, not at all. I had a Musa basjoo fruit last year with no leaves on the plant. Not ideal as the plant didn't have the leaves to support proper pod development.
Age is an indicator, but not an exact thing. I've had Musa basjoos flower at 2 years and others at 4 years old. There's nothing I'm aware of other than experience for your exact growing conditions that will help you predict when flowers are likely to appear. Lots of people will say different things but they are usually guessing or repeating something somebody else told them.
It's a good way to do it, especially in colder climates. I haven't done this myself (yet), but I have seen others that have gotten dessert quality bananas to fruit in USDA zone 7 using this method. I am going to put some blue javas in the ground in the spring and use this method to overwinter them.
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.
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 so I have a few musa basjoos under straw. One had a mushy black stem and it pulled out easy but it sent out one shooter that year, I had 3 others with I think still green stumps or even one has a 2 foot stem. I just overwintered with more big pine branches. Are they okay?
From what you've described, it sounds like they are OK. Mine turn to mush on top usually and even the sides can be very mushy most of the way down. I'm near Seattle so we see little sun from October to May.
@@vibonitatropics hey man also wondering, if my musa basjoo have been in ground for 3 months but have been overwintered and dormant, will they produce fruit in the spring or summer? I know it takes 9-12 months for them to fruit but just let me know. Wondering if dormancy period disrupts that process….
@@vibonitatropicsohhh that’s very very interesting. I live off the grid and will be buying more basjoo if these survive and planting them along my creek. Would you say about 10 feet from the running water, 5ft in elevation up the hill slope is okay? I will also be germinating Helen’s hybrid I just can’t find viable seeds online as of right now. The website I ordered from hasn’t sent anything or emailed me yet so. But yeah the creek runs then it’s 10 ft of flat and damp, strawberries grow crazy there. Then it goes up hill.
I have 12 plants and after the first winter I was happy to see they are all alive! Thanks for all the info. I used fall leaves with a cage. It's going to make great soil too after I mulch it.
Glad it worked out!
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.
Thank you so very much for this video this is so helpful and I am so grateful for it!!
I just bought 2 Basjoos we live in southern Indiana in zone 6b. Last year the county next to us changed to 7a due to it getting warmer. What method or methods would u recommend for our area? I really cherish them and want to take good care of them. Bought them to remind us of our former home in the south.
If anything is unclear, just shout! Fortunately you don't need this info for a few months 😀
If you wrap them for winter, are u wrapping them for the whole winter season? Or just the days there is freezes?
Most people that wrap bananas do it for the whole season.
Hello, I have Blue Java and I am in Zone 8a. If I cut down stem to 3-4 ft height will that mean I loose on 15 months fruit target or it stay on. I am trying to assess will pruning hurt plant fruit cycle? Or is there a correlation with stem thickness/height to fruiting time?
From my experience, not at all.
I had a Musa basjoo fruit last year with no leaves on the plant. Not ideal as the plant didn't have the leaves to support proper pod development.
@@vibonitatropics so basically I just cut them and cover them and after winter season I will have my plant ready to fruit based on age of plant
Age is an indicator, but not an exact thing. I've had Musa basjoos flower at 2 years and others at 4 years old.
There's nothing I'm aware of other than experience for your exact growing conditions that will help you predict when flowers are likely to appear. Lots of people will say different things but they are usually guessing or repeating something somebody else told them.
Great video! I didnt knew u could store them over winter like with canna or dahlia! Def gona try it next year thx!😊
It's a good way to do it, especially in colder climates.
I haven't done this myself (yet), but I have seen others that have gotten dessert quality bananas to fruit in USDA zone 7 using this method.
I am going to put some blue javas in the ground in the spring and use this method to overwinter them.
What zone are you in?
8a near Seattle.
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.
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 so I have a few musa basjoos under straw. One had a mushy black stem and it pulled out easy but it sent out one shooter that year, I had 3 others with I think still green stumps or even one has a 2 foot stem. I just overwintered with more big pine branches. Are they okay?
From what you've described, it sounds like they are OK.
Mine turn to mush on top usually and even the sides can be very mushy most of the way down. I'm near Seattle so we see little sun from October to May.
@@vibonitatropics dude if these survive I have 30 Helen’s hybrids and Mekong giants I’m gunna cross breed them
@@vibonitatropics hey man also wondering, if my musa basjoo have been in ground for 3 months but have been overwintered and dormant, will they produce fruit in the spring or summer? I know it takes 9-12 months for them to fruit but just let me know. Wondering if dormancy period disrupts that process….
Mine generally fruit in year 3 although if I wrap the stem, sometimes they fruit in year 2.
@@vibonitatropicsohhh that’s very very interesting. I live off the grid and will be buying more basjoo if these survive and planting them along my creek. Would you say about 10 feet from the running water, 5ft in elevation up the hill slope is okay? I will also be germinating Helen’s hybrid I just can’t find viable seeds online as of right now. The website I ordered from hasn’t sent anything or emailed me yet so. But yeah the creek runs then it’s 10 ft of flat and damp, strawberries grow crazy there. Then it goes up hill.