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Gardening

bucolic_frolic

(47,622 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2022, 07:39 PM Mar 2022

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I watch youtube self sufficient me from Australia, and he grows bananas. Can they be grown in the US? We had a dwarf banana tree in a greenhouse once, it didn't get far. But I did find an article that said they can be grown in cooler climes but will take 3 years to produce because of winter. Is that right? Would they grow in say, Mid Atlantic region? Do deer eat them? There are Lady Finger bananas that are smaller. Anyone try to do this? Do you really need a greenhouse?

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Can it really be done? [View all] bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 OP

My mil has grown some... but in south Florida. viva la Mar 2022 #1

In the 80's I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #2

Some banana trees can grow outdoors in Maryland but don't produce bananas Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #3

We grow bananas and plantains... old as dirt Mar 2022 #4

According to this article, bananas grow best in latitudes from 30 degrees North to 30 degrees South. NBachers Mar 2022 #5

I have a friend in Germany that gets flowers on full size plants Kali Mar 2022 #6

They grow in the US - in Hawai'i Retrograde Mar 2022 #7