Okayyyyyy. How many people found themselves clapping when she removed the banana plant by herself? Great job!

@christophervela5447

8 ай бұрын

Not me

Laughter.... the very best method for anything. I laughed all the way through this video! You make it so very interesting and attainable. Not that I'd EVER tackle a 12' banana plant... but for anything else... ;) And btw... I've never thrown away a towel either. Piles.. everywhere! I hope this works. It's a beautiful plant... and so very cool.

I went through the same dilemma with my banana plant. It wasn’t as big as yours, but I dug it out with minimal roots, cut off the leaves and stuck it in a plastic garbage bag. No water during the winter. It worked out just fine. Got even bigger and better the following year.

@valjalava1951

9 ай бұрын

Ok going to try your method this year ,we lost ours from last year my husband did try one drying it out upside down

Those leaves you unfurled were just gorgeous!! I've never grown a banana, and don't have any plans to do so, but this may be my favorite video you have ever done! Fabulous!!

Erin, you are a hoot! You made this so enjoyable to watch. Laughed along with you. Good luck , can’t wait to see the results next year.😂

Well, after this video I have officially declared you... INSANE! :) :) If I were doing this, there would have been "bleeps" throughout the video! Keep going Erin!!! :) :)

You are unique. Nobody else is doing videos like yours.

I am laughing so hard right now I have tears running down my cheeks. 😂 You looked so tiny compared to that banana plant and the musical background was just perfect! Thank you for the best laugh I’ve had this month. Hugs, Jan

Erin, you called it, high jinx indeed-I was right there laughing with you as you woman handled that banana out of its pot. Well done! It was funny because if you’ve gardened for any length of time, then you’ve run into a similar situation, and you just have to laugh when you are in the middle of it. Thanks for sharing it all-the good, the bad and the bananas :)

@shawneenhammer4241

Жыл бұрын

I live in zone 4A and I have a banana plant I have not put it outside yet but next year it will go outside it is now four and a half feet tall and I watched a lady put one inside and outside for almost 7 years and it was so humongous and inside in the winter time I could see the last year that they were in that house before they moved that it did have bananas on it but I noticed she had other banana plants also. You are amazing entertaining and such great information I like how specific you were about showing each part and the way the leaves grow it's very very interesting especially for people that maybe have never seen how tropical plants grow. Thanks for making such great information so entertaining ✌️❤️🤣😆😂🌿Mandan,ND

I usually just cut mine off at about 2 feet high and cover with plastic surrounded by straw and covered with straw. Than i take a 55 gallon black trash bag and bungie cord around it through the winter . I uncover it all when last chance of frost pass. It get;s bigger every year, and spreads . I had about 4 extra trees this year. Mine is in the ground and next to my house it get's the morning sun and most of the daily sun. It's about 13 ft high this year , by the way i'm zone 7B. Great video banana wrestler !

@handlesshouldntdefaulttonames

29 күн бұрын

I'm 7b too! I picked what I think is a dwarf cavendish off of a person who's plant made pups and put it in the ground a few days ago.

Last winter mine continued to grow with ZERO light and bare root in my workshop. It shot out about a 5 foot center leaf. Such impressive plants, I will always have on out in my Metro Detroit garden 🍌

@evabrent9347

8 ай бұрын

Did you water it?

Thanks for this lesson because I've wondered how to overwinter a banana plant, and it's held me back from getting one. Also thanks for making it real- what we gardeners go through for our plants!

@trialsmc

5 ай бұрын

This is not a banana plant tho its the banana palm totally different

O wow! Enjoyed this soooo much! I howled! Little you hoisting that thing. What a caper!

Erin, I can’t believe you tried lifting that by yourself! They’re all water (as you found out!) So the hardy bananas can grow in zone 5b… the year I planted my first one (2014) it got down to -15°F. All I did to protect was dump a few bags of mulch over it and shovel snow over it. And yes, the more stems/ clump you allow to grow, the hardier they’ll be.

Oh wow!!! This is a cliffhanger if there ever was one in the gardening world. Can’t wait to see if this experiment is successful. So cool!!

That was hysterical ! Truly entertaining. You’re the best Erin.

My first time growing a banana too! I was shocked at how much growth they put on in a single season! Was googling overwintering tips yesterday so this video is perfectly timed! Thanks Erin!

I love my banana plants. This is my second year in NC growing banana plants and pups are growing. In winter here I heavily mulch since I am in zone 8a. I never have bananas, but I bought for the beauty and reminds me of my childhood.

This made my day…hilarious! I hope this bad boy makes it through the winter because I can’t wait to follow the saga of this plant!!😂👍

I kept waiting for it to start singing "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space." 😄

You are truly an amazing horticulturalist. I am 72 years old, I have been growing plants since I was a child, studied horticulture, have managed large greenhouse and nursery projects and find you are spot on with your methods and am watching your videos because you are teaching me some new tricks. Viewers, you are watching a world class plant person.

OMG! How Beautiful! I just picked up my first banana tree from a local nursery. I’m soooo excited! I would have had a hard time cutting it like you did! Good job!

Oh my goodness!😳😳 I’m only a few minutes in and I’m think a cement casting of one of those leaves would make an amazing planter or water trough. 😍

I can't imagine having to overwinter a banana cause it gets the size of a tree where I live. Kudos to you Erin!! BTW we use the leaves as a wrap for roasts etc when we smoke meat/veggies and it gives it an amazing flavour.

The leaf looks as big as a surfboard! Amazing

What a magnificent plant!

Kudos for your determination!

Erin, that was definitely worth the wait. I laughed so hard and when you got to 6:12, that darn Banana looked just as big on the ground as it did sitting in the pot to me! That is a glorious specimen and one honkin’ big Banana plant! I hope it makes it through the Winter safely because wherever you plant it next year (hopefully), it will look fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing, and for the laughs. Much needed with the thought of impending hard freeze here in 6a early next week on my mind. Stay well.

What a happy plant!!!!!!!!

Thank you for answering my question about over wintering the banana. I really want one!

What an amazing plant!!!!!!!!!

I have grown a banana and over wintered for 3 years. You can cut down at base and it will reshoot 👍🌺

Oh my goodness I can't imagine how big it's going to get next year!!! It's truly spectacular.

It’s MAGICAL!

You are one committed gardener doing all of this to keep the plant over the Winter. It was amazing to see how you got the plant out of the container. I never could have done that alone and I am much taller than you. I hope it survives in your basement. Ours is about that temp in the Winter and I keep unplanted tulip bulbs there and plant them in March and they do just fine in my garden. I am truly hoping that yours comes through happy and healthy! I did have to laugh when you were removing the plant and getting it to stand up. I think we all have had those moments and laughter is the way to get through them! Thanks so much for sharing this with us and also....I really like the wheel barrow you have. It's hard to find ones like that and when I do, I'm getting one!!

I can’t wait to see how it does. Wow!

I’m so impressed you got this out by yourself!

What fun! I loved seeing the new leaves unfurled and look forward to spring for the banana!

This has grown huge!!!

All I can say is wow. The photos didn’t do it justice until you pulled it out of the pot. Im curious to see how large it grows next year!

Beautiful colors

Such a beautiful plant! Thanks for sharing your, sometimes hilarious, process. You’re the best, Erin. Can’t wait to see how it overwinters. I really appreciate your willingness to try new things and take us along with you as you figure things out.

This was fascinating! I can't wait to see how it does (and what you do with it next year). I love seeing you geek out over a very (very) cool plant, because I totally would too!

Ahhh, adventures in gardening! What a great way to start my day - cheering you on and laughing all the way! Well done, Erin!

OMG - that plant was absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for sharing it’s journey in your garden.

That plant is amazing! Oh my gosh! I hope we see it next summer full again! Good luck!

All I can say is WOW!

Yet another entertaining video. You make the most fun videos ever!

That thing is insane! I really hope you can bring it back for an encore next year! I will be patiently waiting for spring now.

She was a gorgeous plant Erin, good luck storing her ! 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃

Erin. You're my kind of people. I would have done it the exact same way, bread knife included.

@milankatz9628

Жыл бұрын

I always use my bread knife, too!

Oh wow that is huge! I never in a million years thought to grow one but now Im intrigued. You crack me up Erin. I love your down to earth sense of humor and personality! 🧡❤️💜💙💚

Wow, wow, wow! Pretty cool!

That is an amazing plant!!!

How Amazing! Such an Awesome Banana tree! 🍌 🌴 Thank you for sharing this experience!

Can’t wait to see the roots

Loved the video - started my day off with a smile.

Well, this was HILARIOUS!!! Both totally fun and funny, and great information. I especially appreciated the comment about getting multiple suggestions on how to proceed with a project.. meaning that none are the only way. Best of luck with your Banana.. can't wait to see her next spring!!!

Such a fun video!!!

simply amazing!

I absolutely loved this, it is one the most fun gardening videos I've watched! That is an amazing plant to be proud of and even more-so for getting it out of that planter! Seeing it in the Spring will be so fun. I grew Ginger this year for the first time because of you and it has been fun. I'm still holding out on harvesting even though it's getring chilly. I have it in a little pop up greenhouse.

This is a documentary and I love it🥰 Thanks for sharing.

Wow! That is impressive. I will be super interested in how this ends up wintering over.

Great video! I've enjoyed watching it grow over the summer and have been amazed! Such a beautiful plant! I hope it survives the winter in your basement. Thanks for taking us along for the process of putting this banana plant/tree to bed for the winter!

That was so very entertaining, but also informative! Thank you for sharing with us your duel with the banana.

Good luck!!! I’m still in awe that it grew that big in your area! Common plants here in Charlotte, NC but zone 8a is obviously VERY different. Can’t wait to see how it turns out in the spring.

That is one cool plant for sure! Really enjoyed this video!

OMGOSH! I was crying laughing! You go, girl! 🤣🤪🥰

So happy you are giving it a go. My son stayed at a BnB in Wisconsin, that had a huge banana plant, and they do what you are doing every winter. We have a small banana plant, given as a gift,and in a smaller pot it didn't grow like yours. We just take it in and put in a bright corner in winter. I will have to figure next year if I should pot it up or not!

Enjoyed you taking this banana down. I’ve Ben growing this same banana for 3-4 years and just love them so beautiful and majestic

Erin, I have been watching for about a year now and thoroughly enjoy each one! Honestly, this was priceless, I laughed all the way through the extraction of the banana and the size analysis of you and your opponent! Love your “can do” attitude, you are an inspiration for this antique gardener!!❤Gail

@TheImpatientGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Gail!

Loved this! So interesting!

This is one of the coolest overwinter videos ever! I'm getting a banana plant next year for sure!

I'm so glad that you found a way to keep that lovely banana plant. Looking forward to spring already. 🍁🙄

Really glad I took time to watch you....I had some good laughs and learnt something interesting...Thank you...

Thanks for the book recommendation. I have a collection of plants I love- including a 43 year old schefflera. I ordered it. And thanks for the entertainment of watching you not ask for help. Reminded me of me. I planted a banana found in a pot when we bought a house. I planted it next to the koi pond. I had to take it out because it got way too big. Love that you're planning on bringing it back.

That’s pretty impressive!

Great job Erin! I'm on my fifth year of overwintering my Elephant Ears. Of course they are not as large as your Banana but equally fussy when overwintering. The first year, I dug up the roots, cut back all foliage and put in a box where they slept all winter and grew back beautifully in the spring. Year two of three, I put in big tubs where they loved living and grew wonderfully. I just drag the tubs to my basement, cover in black plastic bags where they sleep for the winter.

So interesting!! Just ordered that book. Thank you for the suggestion. I’ve found that recently I have more & more tropical indoor plants!

That thing is beyond amazing, just gorgeous. That huge leaf reminded me of the surf board, can't imagine what it'll grow to next yr.

Oh i want one !!! I can’t wait to see how this goes next year

That's amazing. Words escape me. Just, that's one happy banana plant!

What a gorgeous plant! I grew a banana tree this year and it is huge, too! I’ve been wondering what I should do now. I think mine may be able to make it through the winter. It has a couple of pups, so I thought I may pot those up and bring them in. And if the big one dies, at least I’ll have the other ones. Thank you for this timely video!

@OmniversalInsect

Жыл бұрын

Bananas make great house plants before they get too big

I have been wanting to get a banana tree for the last few years but not willing to spend that much on 1 annual plant. I am 5'1" on a good day and I was imagining me trying to get that out of the pot. I can't wait to see if you are successful at over wintering. If you are, maybe I will try next year. Love your sense of humor and thanks for always inspiring me.

thanks that was fun and just amazing 🤩

Omg I'm googling red red abyssinian banana plant and I only find red abyssinian banana plant. I need these in my life!!! Oh Erin every time I watch I Google a plant to see if it hardy in my zone because I favor perennials, but this one is so amazing!!!! Most of my orders are due to your plantings! What a center piece for any location, and now you taught us how to overwinter! Your gems of knowledge are so appreciated! ❤

a Showstopper for sure! 🤞🏻for overwintering

Beautiful

This was so much fun. I always have to get my pic 📸 with my tallest plants a biggest leaves.

Great job! I think it will overwinter well in your basement area. A red Abyssinian banana is the top of my plant wish list for the garden next year!

This is the most amazing and hilarious video!!

What a hoot😊best video, you should be so proud of the giant growth on that plant. Prize winning🎉

Beautiful leaves 🍃

Awesome video! Please keep us posted on how it turns out; the good, the bad and the ugly!

Super cool video! Those leaves are beautiful as well as humongous!!

I cannot WAIT to try this plant in my landscape down here in Central Texas!! It should just LOVE the humidity. (Then, at least SOMEBODY at my house will love it!) I've got the perfect spot where the setting sun will shine thru those glorious leaves!!! Thank You Erin for writing the name of it in the description! For my "Gotta Have It File" I made a special compilation of your dated pics too!! So great!!! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

@gardengatesopen

Жыл бұрын

Oh, and that thumbnail is priceless!!

Thank goodness I live in South Carolina and my Banana Trees stay in the ground and they multiply like crazy. They live for several years and then bare small fruit and die , but always new ones coming up.

One of my favorite videos ever 😂😂😂

Banana plants have become so popular, my daughter has one and she storing it at her boyfriends house. I’m going to be sharing a few photos of your tree,so she can see your process for overwintering. Thanks for sharing and look forward to the outcome of your banana tree. 👍❤️😊

The music!!!!!! lol Brilliant thanks so much for sharing