tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post1416767744966125398..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Yes, We Have No BananasMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-78327274814205948442013-05-28T07:22:13.549-04:002013-05-28T07:22:13.549-04:00Youngershirl,
As you probably know I have lots of ...Youngershirl,<br />As you probably know I have lots of large mature trees with extensive root systems. The key for has been to start small. Every plant that goes in around a tree has a small root system like a rooted cutting, division,or bare root. Lots of patience involved waiting for the setting to mature.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5830002560743347142013-05-25T08:08:09.010-04:002013-05-25T08:08:09.010-04:00Meems, how do you work around the roots of all tho...Meems, how do you work around the roots of all those huge trees? My yard has so many roots from trees that it makes it virtually impossible to plant anything around them. I am so afraid I will kill the tree if I mess with the roots. Help!<br />youngershirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664800234760462245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-69343801912578934662012-05-28T13:32:34.693-04:002012-05-28T13:32:34.693-04:00I have fingers that came from Thailand but they gr...I have fingers that came from Thailand but they grew to about 6 feet and have stopped....I had lost all the other fingers that had produced....they had declined and i dont know why....I still have some miniatures......but only 2 left so Ive got them in pots.I also have some plantains which have declined as well...maybe the cold or drought..,or even disease...wish I knewsharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529895941009940357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-3682194979014559582012-05-24T21:16:05.234-04:002012-05-24T21:16:05.234-04:00I just discovered your site a couple of days ago. ...I just discovered your site a couple of days ago. Lovely!<br /><br />I'm actually in south Texas----the same latitude as Miami. Depending on who I ask, we're either zone 9B, 10, or 11. We have heavy clay soil and the soil and water are both alkaline, but it's great to find so much info that I can use in one place. Sigh----I wish we'd get rain---lucky you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-20728817728297911032012-05-15T11:59:45.090-04:002012-05-15T11:59:45.090-04:00I like the reddish colored banana trees...I must m...I like the reddish colored banana trees...I must make a note to add some of them in the future. I've got a couple that I inherited...they were growing on the property when we built. I left them because of their tropical look...no bananas though because the past bad winters. Perhaps this year we'll get some.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-13096458035040586912012-05-14T21:58:31.703-04:002012-05-14T21:58:31.703-04:00I have some bananas, but scaled them down because ...I have some bananas, but scaled them down because by October they always looked pretty ragged. Yours are beautiful!Wicked Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540250068640733537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-36831106309042498252012-05-13T18:50:36.679-04:002012-05-13T18:50:36.679-04:00we live in a banana growing area and so are not a...we live in a banana growing area and so are not allowed to grow bananas and I think that extends to the ornamental type. I do love yours though, and might have to look into them a little more thoroughly.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-75195293101337330962012-05-12T21:59:26.997-04:002012-05-12T21:59:26.997-04:00Those ornamental bananas are beautiful. Nice to h...Those ornamental bananas are beautiful. Nice to have a mild winter isn't it? I have some of the Siam Ruby variety and find they do great in the shady areas. I actually got bananas on another variety but racoons or some other critter tore them up before I got to them. GRRRNanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-60564429893863010422012-05-12T08:24:34.298-04:002012-05-12T08:24:34.298-04:00No bananas here, although they are eaten daily by ...No bananas here, although they are eaten daily by two members of our family. I think we don't have enough shade though.<br /><br />Yours definitely add to your tropical look.daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-75820161005613773402012-05-12T08:02:15.637-04:002012-05-12T08:02:15.637-04:00Meems, After being inspired by your beautiful orna...Meems, After being inspired by your beautiful ornamentals, I too am growing Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelli'. I have three of them. One is large, like yours, and two are small ones from eBay. I planted the babies in the ground in March. If well-fed and watered, they are supposed to be able to reach ten-foot in a single year, so they will hopefully catch up quickly. They do seem to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-59450699038811447292012-05-12T07:55:53.387-04:002012-05-12T07:55:53.387-04:00I'm afraid mine may have died out from drought...I'm afraid mine may have died out from drought and neglect. They were placed in dreadful place, sigh. Yours look fabulous and an image of Gilligan's Island flashed though my mind...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061146166736270529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-84598821451352873452012-05-12T07:47:43.242-04:002012-05-12T07:47:43.242-04:00I don't have a banana tree but Ihave been temp...I don't have a banana tree but Ihave been tempted to get one. There is one variety that can survive our winters. I have seen it in other gardens around here.It has some red in the leaves. They make quite a statement. Yours look great.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-41070336774761496212012-05-12T06:10:56.048-04:002012-05-12T06:10:56.048-04:00Wow, these bananas are gorgeous. I especially lov...Wow, these bananas are gorgeous. I especially love that last one.<br /><br />Have a great weekend ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com