Hardy Tropicals UK

WILKO MUSA BAJOO BARGAIN - ALERT

Went into Local Telford Wilko, small musa marked down from £5 to £1.50 and Med size still at £5.

Took a few £1.50 and 1 £5 at the counter, to my surprise the £5, scanned at 1pence, yes 1pence!!

I asked the lady could I get a few more, so I did grabbed 5 at 1p and 3 at £1.50. 8 Plants for £4.55 Bargain

Good luck to other !

Can post pic later if required

There are not many things that you can buy for 1p! Well done

I have seen them, you may have just bought a Musa Dwarf Cavendish, they are notorious for mislabeling.

What do these bit grow tall like proper musa basjoo ?

What us max height if them ?

Thanks, worried if got wrong ones as want proper ones

The 1pence ok but the other one I don't want if not proper musa

post a pic, we'll soon tell you

There are not many things that you can buy for 1p! Well done

Kris was so impressed he posted twice

I have also fallen into the buying musa which turned out to be cavendish at Wilko before.

H

harryc wrote:Kris was so impressed he posted twice

I have also fallen into the buying musa which turned out to be cavendish at Wilko before.

H

That was the longest delayed double posting I've done! Damn phone.

Sat wrote:What do these bit grow tall like proper musa basjoo ?

What us max height if them ?

Thanks, worried if got wrong ones as want proper ones

The 1pence ok but the other one I don't want if not proper musa

Cavendish are not hardy at all but if you keep them above 30*c with 60% humidity and strong light you may be lucky and get some edible nanas after a year lol.

Sat, is that wilkies in the town centre or wellington? I'm off tomorrow so I might pop in

Even if they do turn out to be a type of cav, its still pretty cheap

Thanks will post pic

Yes cheap so ok , just that I store all my musa in garage over winter, no place to store plants above 10 c

Do I have to store these in the house? Wife be none to please!

It's town centre , none 1p left but few £1.50 left

I'm sure you know your Basjoos and your Cavs but Cavs make really good houseplants. Even my ex has kept mine alive indoors.

Jerry

Bananas are ok indoors, but they do have a habit of 'sweating' occasionally. Not the sort of thing to have near soft furnishings

If they are dwarf cav, they do not go dormant, so need to be above 10C for maybe 20 hours a day, no lower than 6C for a short time, and in the highest light you can give them. A dark, unheated garage will see them die in a very short time.