Banana plants that didn't make it
1]musa ice cream] this banana plant did not die of cold but me being incompetent
i slipped in the green house in December on the p-stem,and snapped it from the base,i put it on a heat mat but did not recover i think the shock was to much for it.2]musa siam ruby] I wont be getting another siam ruby in a rush again its a very poor banana for UK conditions,the problem with this banana it does not like dry soil,which makes it impossible to keep it alive under temps of 14c,mine bit the dust in february,it also doesn't like our summer conditions unless we have a hot summer,grows very slowly in cool summers
3]musa dwarf cav] i preciously thought this banana would be OK in a greenhouse with a min temp of 10c,but its quite clear this nana doesn't like being being on hold and will start to rot as soon as this happens,this one bit the dust in April still surprised it lasted that long.The only time i have had success with dwarf cav is in my front room where temps did not drop below 15c and was in a south facing window.
4]supper dwarf cav]same result as with dwarf cav
5] musa basjoo stored bare rooted in garage,stayed green until i planted it in a pot,in may,used mouth wash on it to kill any bacteria before i potted it,stared to rot from the word go.
Banana plants that did make it through
1]musa dwarf jamican] this banana plant deteriorated a lot but has sent up a new roller,in may.
2]musa double mahoie] I'm surprised this nana came through our winter,considering its a sport of dwarf cav,it looks tatty but starting to pick up.
3]musa monthan] deteriorated a little but other than that it came through fine,and growing now.
4]musa gran nain] this nana is sending a new pup up,the mother plant doesn't look to good,whether it continues from last year,or puts its energy into the new pup remains to be seen.
5]musa manzano] same result a gran nain,to see if the original plant grows or the pups.
6]musa basjoo] if this plant did not come through our winter at min temp of 10c in the greenhouse i wouldn't even grow another nana
7]musa ae ae[deteriorated a little in may,my first thoughts were here we go again,after the roots turned brown in 2009,but it has pushed a new roller through in the last two weeks,it will be interesting to see how big i can get it before October,as this is its third year with out sending any pups up.
8]musa kru]this banana plant has surprised me i didnt expect it to stay green all winter,i thought it would deteriorate badly in the winter months.
9]ensete maurelii] came through fine with out any deterioration
10]musa praying hands] very impressed with this banana stayed green all winter.
11]musa red iholene] I'm glad this nana came through winter with out any deteration as its my favorite nana
12]musa rajapuri]no problems with rajapuri,stayed green all winter
13]musa dwarf orinoco]stayed green all winter and even grew very slowly,with basjoo at temps of 10c,was impressed
14]musa zebrina]i got two of Darren last year aka red squirrel,pics are in a different thread,one made it that was in my front room and potted on, the other was kept in its original pot a deteriorated in Feb in the green house.
15]musa pisang raja] this nana is not looking good but the p-stem is still solid,hopefully a new roller will appear.
16]musa mysore]rot set in in april after slowly deteriorating from Feb.I cut off half the p-stem and has started slowly growing again since last week.
