![]() ![]() I let the suckers grow and gain some girth over a season to make it more easy to separate and give away. I find myself pulling some out of the ground just to keep my various “groves” under control. Trust me however, once you get them going, you’ll never run out. Other times, they’ll bloom the first year. Sometimes, they will go t-3 years without blooming, and they get really big. If your tree really loves its location, it will eventually bloom. But by that time, the 4-6 suckers around it are ready to go for the next season. produces a hand of banana) that main truck will die. Around the main tree, it can shoot up 5-6 suckers around it. It started when a friend gave me a “sucker” or two. So how are we growing banana trees here? Well, I’ve been growing banana trees for the last 10 years. and it basically means it gets darn cold in the winter where I am. That’s zone 6b on the USDA plant hardiness scale. Today, we’re talking growing banana trees in Southern Indiana. Is the plant meant to overwinter? Can it be done in the ground, or does it have to come inside? How cold does it get in your area? If it can overwinter in the ground, are there other precautions we need to take in order to ensure its success? Like growing anything, success comes down knowing about the plant you want to grow and then figuring out what is required to overwinter the plant. Bananas are tropical plants, but have you ever noticed someone in your neighborhood growing them? When we see tropical plants in an area they don’t usually belong, we have to wonder… how? ![]()
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