My Bananas

[NCTIM]

In the spring of 05 my neighbor gave me a banana pup. It was about 18 inches tall and in a Styrofoam cup. It had been given to her a couple of weeks earlier and she had left it in the trunk of her car all that time. Needless to say it looked rough. I thanked her and just poked it in an old pot and watered it. I had no idea that it would live, much less grow to over 12ft tall flower and set fruit. That took two years to happen and in the mean time it has given me many more plants.
As it grew and grew I read a little about bananas. I am certain now that the variety she gave me was Musa Bajoo. The fruit is not edible on Musa Bajoos. Each fall I dig them up and put them under the house and replant them in the spring. This year I purchased a Dwarf Cavendish and a Gran Nain banana plant. These are the kind of bananas you get at the grocery store. I also picked up a Zebrino Rojo as an ornamental. They were about 24 inches tall when I set them out. If the Dwarf Cavendish and a Gran Nain survive the winter under the house I hope that they set fruit next year.

Lots of fun to grow and I just thought I’d share my experience.

Tim