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I've been growing dwarf bananas for 23 years, all from one original £3 seedling. I don't have a greenhouse or a garden so they've all been grown in 6"-10" pots indoors on three east -or west-facing windowsills. Generally each one grows to about three feet tall and lives for about three years before dying back, producing anything from zero to five suckers towards the end. I usually get 80% success on repotting suckers, with repotting taking place at all times of year. I've given many plants away and at present I have only two beloved plants, both of which now have produced just a single sucker. The main stems were dying from the centre (this always happens) so I cut them back almost a fortnight ago and now the suckers are large enough to cut free (about 8" tall) and repot. I've never cut the leaves of repotted suckers. I've heard the advice before but I've never actually done so. This year I will cut the leaves on one of my two precious plants. If it dies, Tony, you and I will not be friends. ;-)

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Lol Rich. The leaves will lose fluid by transpiration anything you can do to prevent that is a good thing. Bananas are designed for the leaves to tear in high winds so not to uproot the plant, That's why they have dead straight veins. I think you will find the one you cut will get a stronger root system. What variety do you have?

@RichWoods23

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, no idea about the variety. It was printed on the capsule the seedling came in but I've long since misplaced it. OK, I'm happy to set up the experiment and compare the root systems when it's time to pot them on. From past experience that'll be in anything from two to six months. They don't seem to care much about the seasons. I keep them in the most advantageous window over winter but the angles and the houses opposite mean that exposure to direct sunlight in December/January is still about two-thirds that of anything I can give them in June/July.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I will have to wrap mine all winter as it wont last here in the UK otherwise

@bernadetteramos1940

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening is it green with Burgundy coloring or just light green?

@pupsivelutina565

5 жыл бұрын

how big should the pot be to get some fruit? I recently started to grow dwarf bananas :)

I've managed to get a dWarf cavendish growing from seed, it's taken 6 months for it to germinate and really looking forward to it growing. Enjoyed the video with the tips for when it's established

We live in the Southwest Mountain District in central Virginia, USA. I purchased two little banana plants from Amazon, and planted them on our mountainside. One died, one that grew into a huge tree and thrived for a few years. I thought it had died last winter and we cleared the land this spring, digging the "dead" plants. Yesterday we discovered that off was not only still alive, but there were now 8 plants spread out around the larger plant. Some are 12 to 18 inches from the main plant! The pups are barely poking through the soil. Must divide when they leaf out. Put fencing around them to protect from the local deer herd. Thanks for your video, I love your channel and planted potatoes in pots and grow bags....love your accent, by the way...

Thank you Simplify Gardening for the great tipp's 🤗👍

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

I just bought 3 banana plants and hope they will grow well ..thanks for growing tips

Wow! Just learned something new! Thanks for sharing! 😊

I grow cold hardy bananas here in the upper south, USA. Some I let freeze back to the ground, which will respout from the ground. We have colder winters here then in UK. Sometimes I put a few under the house and let them go dormant until spring. I let my pops get a little larger and I'm not as gentle with them. Good program.

Canada here.... Vancouver Island ... grew Red absynnian bananas last year and tried wintering over and uncovered them too soon. This year we added some cold hardy Mysa Bajoo and they have grown nicely with new red absynnians, and Musa Bajoo with very small pups. Will try to propagate the small musa pups, dig out and pot up all other bananas and put them in garage with uV light and perhaps a small space heater to replant in the spring in our tropical garden. Many other plants to dig out and winter over.... we love this space so much in summer months and spend time there daily! We think it is beautiful! Love gardening and being a prairie girl from Saskatchewan in Canada and moving to this beautiful West Ciat last summer has been transformational for me as a gardener.... opened up another whole world for me.... have always loved tropical landscapes!

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Its so hard I lost this plant but kept one of its pups alive and its at home atm with 4 pups of its own

@patriciamahoney1229

3 жыл бұрын

Simplify Gardening wish I could send you some pics of these bananas!

Really clear and concise just subscribed . Best Nigel

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel. Welcome to the channel

It was fantastic

really good informative video Tony, keep up the good work ;-)

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Brian. Heading to 20k

Really great to watch your videos, great little pup there 💚👍🏻👌🏻Happy new year & hope your garden grows well 🙏😊

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that pup has 2 of its own now but I lost the mother in the winter experiment

Thanks for the video! So informative .! Just bought mine today and I’m so excited! Like a little kid!😅😁

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@simmic3766

4 жыл бұрын

Simplify Gardening I am! Thank you. She’s living in my southwest facing windowsill! Unfortunately I don’t have a garden or even patio! 😫

Great video and instructions, well done.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Very nice thank you and good luck with the baby ones.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephan, I lost the main plant in the winter as I was trying an experiment, that what it was all about but one of the pups is doing really well and will take her place in a week or two, this year I will dig it up for winter and take home

thank you thank you

This is great..

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Glad your enjoying the content :)

Great video. The plants are nice too.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Sorry about the late reply, YT didn't let me know this comment was here and I just found it

I remember you planting that Banana plant. Its done really well. Looks healthy. I think if you can keep it frost free and maybe put some thick totally dry straw round the base at least a foot high most of it should survive, We put an additional polythene dome over some of our tropicals and even had a mango survive last winters epic cold and I know it did freeze inside the tunnel slightly, Hope your Banana Survives so you can get some awesome fruit next year. Fingers crossed!

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

I will be taking off the top and seeing if i can get through winter. Here is hoping

Like your grapes well done from Wolverhampton 👍👍

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Beverley, I think you can only see the black grapes in this video The greens are much more prolific

@chomerly

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, a fellow yam yam. 👍

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

yup :)

Nice.

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks really good to know how to do this

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of interest Danielle. Do you grow bananas?

@DD-iy1hd

5 жыл бұрын

No I want though

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

danielle Ann Well who knows if these take off I wont want them all might do a small give away so keep tuned

@DD-iy1hd

5 жыл бұрын

UK Here We Grow thanks 🙏

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

danielle Ann Anytime Danielle :)

My Musa Bajoo has been growing in our Midlands garden for the past three years and I uncovered it on the 17 February as no frost is forecast to at least the 5 of March. I will wrap it in fleece if it turns frosty. I grew a Musa Sikkimensis many years ago from seed which is still growing but bring into a cool conservatory for the winter. I would like to try the ice cream variety but it is not available in the U.K.

Thanks I tried to plant I hope it works

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. I have been unwell. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for this video. I’m growing a grand nain for the first time in Pennsylvania USA. Appreciate this information! 🤙

i been growing banana plants in west yorkshire for few years great success so far no greenhouse so they get covered outside getting hard to cover my biggest stands around 7ft then leafs on top of that fav plant by far

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Basjoo?

@GR-ry6bs

4 жыл бұрын

UK Here We Grow yes i just got all musa had 2 plants to start so done quite a few cuttings and have around 5/6 different plots of them my main problem is wind tearing leaves rather than frost lol

Cracking video. It's amazing g how big that banana plant has grown. I really hope those cuttings make it. I tried to grow a Banana Musa plant from seeds which I had purchased from Thompson & Morgan. (I know it is a different species) Following the instructions on the packet and keeping at the required temperature for germination, I saw nothing after 3 months. So, i ordered some more and tried again. This time I split the seeds up for different methods of germination. As you get 5 seeds in the packet I planted one seed as per the instructions, two seeds soaked in tepid water for 24 hours prior to planting and the other two I tried to germinate using the paper towel method, but with the added twist of using a rooting hormone gel. The gel works great if you use the paper towel method to germinate seeds, but take a while to germinate and risking mould growing due to the humid conditions in the container. In the end none of those methods worked and after 3 months of no signs of growth I just gave up. I have No plans to try again any time soon as I am working on a method to over winter some peppers. Especially as one variety that have is the only plant I have from some old seed that I can't seem to find anywhere to buy again. Anyway, congratulations on hitting nearly 20,000 subscribers and I look forward to your next video.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Chomerly I did a very very old episode on overwintering chillies and still use it. Also there is a blog post on my channel from the dorset chillie company that over winters them every year maybe worth a look

@chomerly

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Yes, I remember watching that video. I was semi successful last year but around February my soil warming cable packed up and I didn't realise for a few days. Only one of the 7 chilli plants survived, which I was amazed with, and so I am thinking of building a cold frame to fit over the tray I use inside my green house. I'll figure something out.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea, Have you seen the 100 hr candle video or the copper coil video for heating greenhouses keep them frost free?

I must have missed the earlier vid of you planting it. It's going to take some warmth to keep it going over winter. Lost both of my dwarf cavendish last winter/early spring. And that was bringing them indoors, also lost a couple of other varieties. But I'm up to 12 varieties and hoping for a less harsh winter. Anything below 10c I find the cavendish begin to start sulking. Im guessing you'll be creating a polycarbonate house for it, be interesting to see how you get on, and also how the pups do. Some bottom heat would help and encourage them to root.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yes The tunnel is quite warm and am thinking of putting them in the propagating bench I built here is a link to that. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YqtpuKiHo6qnZJM.html and here is a link to the planting video of this Cavendish kzread.info/dash/bejne/aH6sysaiYpjKn6Q.html Hopefully I can get them through but this is why the pups are being taken incase

Awesome update thank you for sharing and blessings

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You Linda, Your support is always appreciated, Thanks for commenting liking and sharing all my videos as you do :)

I grew bananas in San Diego, CA and I would wait a little longer to pull up the pups since they should have at least 1 root attached.

Hi Tony I've grown musa bajoo for many years just outside London, I've had them flower and fruit but the fruits are not edible they are full of seed. The only banana to fruit edible bananas is the cavendish but they need allot of heat. I now have a small plantation of bananas lol the banana is monocarpic so once flowered the mother will die but she throws up many pups I just leave them to their own devises. Before the beast from the east and my now open garden I've had them to 15-18' tall. Good luck with your pups and mum and look forward to seeing the outcome

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Gaynor. Yes the Bajoo is not edible and it was the reason I went for Cavendish, That's what the whole challenge is, Trying to get Cavendish to fruit in the UK, without major costs for it. I know quite a lot of people who have got Bajoo to fruit but not Cavendish

That bananas come on in leaps and bounds!,looking really healthy,hope it survives the winter,its such a nice looking plant in its own right regardless of the fruit.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is Tracy. I am going to take a few precautions for the winter to see if I can get it through, that will come in a later video.

@tracyvernon2426

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.it would be a shame to lose it after all your efforts Tony,I can see you have quite a few tomatoes on the go too lol

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Tracy Vernon Yeah pulling trays full every day Tracy.

@tracyvernon2426

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening That's good,you will have to start making some tomato chutney at this rate lol :).

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

I always seem to manage to get them all to ripen, However a green tomato chutney might make a change lol

Love content like this. Always dreamed of being able to grow fruit like this in the UK. Best of luck with it Tony, here's hoping you get a nice crop off it at some point :) Also I quite like your soil/compost mix. I use something very similar, compost, vermiculite (sometimes perlite if I'm struggling to find vermiculite), but then I also add in some peat to help with drainage - not the most environmentally friendly mix, but the peat free mixes don't quite match up in my opinion. What's your thoughts on the subject? Do you tend to use peat or stay away from it? Just another thing that popped in my head while watching. The process of potting up these banana pups is very similar to Aloe Vera plants (though the pups probably break away easier on Aloe Vera), Aloe Vera is meant to help with rooting cuttings/pups so it's a great little plant to keep around - just cut off a branch (or whatever they are called!) and squeeze out the juice on to the root end of whatever you are planting (or mix it in the water). In the past I've found it to root cuts a few days quicker than if using just plain water alone. Oh, last thing before I bore you silly. I'm a big lover of endo/ecto-myco's. If you ever fancy a bit of an upgrade though, look for a product called TNC mycorr max. As well as containing endo/ecto species of mycos, it also contains trichoderma - something which I believe rootgrow doesn't. All the best bud

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Olly, I use the Mycorr Max on my giant marrows and stuff, For things like the bananas a cheaper variant is fine. Great tip about the Aloe Vera will have to get me one of those plants I think. I have no issues using peat but wouldn't use it solely I think we do need to protect the environment but your right in that the peat is better than peat free

@ollythomas6702

5 жыл бұрын

Ah you do similar to me then. I keep a bag of rootgrow for plants I'm not too bothered about, then the good stuff goes on the other ones :) I don't see the Aloe plants in the shops very much, when I got mine it was when someone had donated them to the local garden centre and were selling them off for a quid each. Proper bargain considering how quick they can multiply into more plants. If I remember correctly they are meant to be good for improving the air quality in your home too (as well as being good for cuts and burns). Great versatile plant that requires so little care. Looking forward to your next video :)

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

You sparked some ideas in me yesterday with your comments I have 2 aloe plants on their way as we speak. They wont be very big to start but time will sort that out. Thanks for the ideas :) Yes Aloe put out oxygen and take up carbon dioxide even at nighttime so good for the bedrooms too

@ollythomas6702

5 жыл бұрын

What a lovely comment to start the day with. Glad I could inspire and give something back! Those Aloe plants won't take long at all to come on. I think I picked up two initially, potted them up when I got home and within the first year I had two huge Aloes and a whole bunch of babies I couldn't even give away toward the end! I'll keep my eyes peeled for them in the background to your videos! All the best Tony.

💚

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

:) Sorry for the late reply

Great video. What variety are you growing? I just got back in to bananas after many years off but have had great success in very cold climates here in the states.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

This was a dwarf Cavendish. ATM its not looking good it rotted back to the plate through winter and I am unsure it will recover :(

lo ved your video. im growing 3 plants in the garden at the moment. but left them in pots so i can take them indoors in winter. im partially sighted so rely on vidoes alot.. can you tell me if i should still cut them back for regrowth? thanx for sharing. london

Try Musa Basjoo (Fiber / Hardy Banana). Never going to get edible fruit, but wonder foliage plant. Hardy to minus 11 F / minus 24 C. Grows 10 to 20 feet in one summer.

Question! When transplanting a banana tree, do you prune the top off? If so how low do you go? I topped mine off since the leaves die out anyway, and it looks like the top is hard and dry, making it difficult for the new leaf to come out.

Will be great to see how this goes. Have you ever done a video on growing your own root stocks and grafting. I have grown some rootstocks this year but grafting did not go so well

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

I grafted this year but didnt have the time to make a video, I used submarine as a rootstock for my tomatoes. I will make a video on it next year

@mrwinfield1084

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds good never tried that before. I grafted onto m27 this year that I grew. Going to try the same with quince c and vva1 next year

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Try some bud grafting too. I will be making a family tree over the next year or two

@mrwinfield1084

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I tried that in July no success need to improve my technique I think. Got some scions earlier in the year to small for a saddle graft but a cleft graft worked a treat

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thats cool. When do you plan on grafting next?

I'm in Lincoln UK and have 6 banana plug plants and 6 slightly larger banana plants, I am constantly worried about them dying, started off on my windowsill, then the leaves started to curl up, so moved them to the bathroon, where they are ok but still not looking fantastic, the plugs were potted about 3 days ago so may have suffered a little shock, but hoping they are ok. Keeping the soil damp and not sure if I should put them back on the windowcill again or not, worries the sun may be bad for the leaves. Any advice?

Currently trying my own banana plant - I’ve only had it for about two month and and for the last couple of weeks I’ve brought it inside. It was fine outside when the sun was shining but the recent cold spell it didn’t like! It seems to be doing really well again inside and I’m wondering if it will still loose its leaves inside or not? At what age plant do pups be produced? Thanks and subscribed. Please keep us informed with your banana progress. Thanks

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Well i need to krep this one out in the tunnel i hope i dont lose it. But got pups as backup. They should put out pups the same year

@miichaelmarshall6429

5 жыл бұрын

I have 8 different varieties of banana 2 produce suckers constantly dwarf cav like Tony's and truly tiny they always have suckers the others much less often.

Hi there! I’ve just planted my small banana 🍌 outside last weekend what would you say would be the best way to wrap and winter them outside and what NPK fertiliser do you use my friend recommends a seaweed-based one? Loved the vid keep it up

@tribe-racing10

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, i see you made this comment a year ago and I was wondering the same thing. What did you do to protect yours and did they survive?

@hotrodda

3 жыл бұрын

Tribe-Racing I put into a pot and put it in my living room it was all good and produced lots of suckers so new ones I Then just kept putting it out on nice days as the wind would split all the leaves if not.

U should try the supper dwarf banana in the greenhouse it may make bananas faster and I would put them in a pot so u can move it if u must in the winter. This is what i am doing next year sinking all the banana plants pots in the soil in the winter just pull them up and dring them in to the basement.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Maurice this plant died but one of the pups is about 3 feet tall atm at home, I will be doing the same from now on but I just wanted to see if it was possible

Please make video how to look after banana tree in winter thanks

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

I dod Sarah. Dont keep it outside. I will be doing others

Iv got 3 variations of banana plant iv had 3 months,iv taken them indoors now till spring,how long does it tske before they get pups,mine are only young maybe less than a year old

I just took two pups off my dwarf cavendish banana and gave them to friends. They both had a couple of roots so I am hoping for the best

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent Cathie. Is yours in the house or garden?

@cathiegalbraith475

5 жыл бұрын

UK Here We Grow they are in giant pots, about four foot high and four foot across. This is the main reason why I removed the two pups, as I was concerned that it might be two crowded. I actually have two dwarf varieties in two separate pots. I can leave them outside all year since Where I live in San Diego we don’t get frost. We will actually get fruit at some point. Will they fruit where you are? I guess if you can keep them warm enough through the winter.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, great. I will be cutting the top off leaving as much of the core as possibly then wrapping we had a really long winter here this year. The only time Cavendish has fruited in the UK has been when they have been in tropical houses where the environment is highly controlled. That is the challenge. Always good to try, but a beautiful plant if it doesn't anyway

@cathiegalbraith475

5 жыл бұрын

UK Here We Grow what variety of banana is it? On another note, do you grow turmeric? If so, have you ever grown the blue/black Tumerick? And if so what do you use it for? I have a bumper crop of that Tumerick this year, but I’m not sure whether you can use it for cooking and medicinal purposes or not.

Hi great vid thanks. Please could you share where you get your vermiculite ☺️

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

I purchased it from Ebay by the 25kg sack

@haroldbetterson1877

3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening thank you!

Do the pups have to be a certain size before you break them off the mother plant? I have 6 growing off a musa I bought last month.. they grew out of no where, but aren’t as big as your ones were yet. I’m so surprised I have so many so soon as the mother plant isn’t big herself

how long time does it need to start fruiting? Coz if it dies back every winter, its okay that it may come back, but it means it has to start all over the development. Im really curious to see how it turns out in the long run. Definitely good luck with it! :-)

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

It will fruit on one year but the roots need to support it. i am hoping i can prevent the loss in a future episode, but this is a backup

Hi I've got 2 in my tropical section at the end the garden . Great vid.. I've got 4 suckers at base ..showing well.. but what if you leave them what effect has that or propagate them as you have?

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Leave them until bigger if you wish. I had no option as autumn was just around the corner. I tried to overwinter it in the tunnel and lost it. but I managed to keep one of the suckers and its got 2 of its own now, so this will go back to the tunnel shortly

@TheMedROH

4 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening thanks. I will leave them and see how the progress over the summer...as I've only got a summer hse ( crafting space) to store them in if i do propergate in the autumn...?

@TheMedROH

4 жыл бұрын

Forgot to ask, again what happens if you leave them attached to the mother ... does it do long term damage or do they die off can they be left as if in the wild to grow as is ?

Hiya. Excellent tutorial. Just wondering though if you actually get any fruit or are you only growing it for the edible (I think) leaves. I read online a while ago that they wont fruit here in Blighty.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thats the challenge. I am growing them to fruit, most won't but the Cavendish variety can deal with cooler climates and possibly fruit. hoping next year or possibly year after

@psycophonic

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Slowly getting greener fingers crossed for you dude. Might try myself if I can confirm the leafs of Cavendish are edible. Might go well in a salad...

@deborahdevapriam5288

5 жыл бұрын

F*rking C*ntainers the leaf is used as a plate in India . Not edible though but food tastes awesome when eaten on it

I am currently trying to grow a banana tree from a seed in London.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, hows it going?

Can you do video on your grapes too. I lost a lot of my yield to powdery mildew

@simplifygardening

11 ай бұрын

I have 6 videos on the grapes. Here are the four over the last couple of years. the other two are old kzread.info/dash/bejne/X514zJZvg83Kfc4.html , kzread.info/dash/bejne/c35_qpOciLOYnM4.html , kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWyerc-FgLTLYps.html , kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2h9rbyjZamwoZs.html

Hi tony great tutorial, looked at where to buy a plant and most say dwarf are they all like that ??

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Stewart. You will need a Dwarf for the UK as they wont survive outside unless they are the none edible variety the dwarf will still get up to around 9 or 10 feet though

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Dwarf cavendish is what I have

@stewartdavis8618

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Your welcome, Anytime Stewart

What time of the year is this exactly? I am in Belgium which temps are much the same.

O.K. So I live on the N Devon/Cornish border but we have a banana plantation of over 50 plants in spite of last year’s being decimated by the severe frost last winter. They are outside and the leaves are halfway over the upstairs bedroom windows. We had little fruits the last couple of years. Just thought I’d warn you to stand back after feeding yours all that stuff. Ours are lucky if they get some seaweed but they grow so fast. Daughter was going to give the pups away but we only turned our backs for a while and they were towering above us. Be warned!!

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Norma, Thanks for the warning. These are Musa Dwarf Cavendish they only get to a max height of 9.5 ft. This is why I propagate from pups rather than seed as the genetics are passed on through the daughters this way they will all be dwarfs. What varieties are you growing?

Can you give an update on how your bananas are doing? Did they ever fruit?

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the banana playlist. But only the pups over wintered

Hello. Help me please. I read an article about the “Little Prince” banana plant, It has been written that the plant variety is patented by Randolph Salter from Raleigh, NC. I can not find him on the Internet.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

I dont know him sorry

Hi, did you plant it in open air

Hey man, i have brought one of these bannana trees recently. I live in the UK aswell and I was wondering what I should do come winter? There about 1m tall and were cut off from the mother plant about a week ago. They have some roots but not an abundance. I was wondering if i should wrap them in like 5 layers of bubble wrap and some other stuff of something else? I cant bring them inside so thats no a option sadly. They also dont have any succers them selves yet so I really want to keep them alive. Any suggestions will be much appreciated!

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Take it home mate. If its a cavendish then keep it growing as a house plant. a lot of others will be able to be lifted. I did a video and went to great lengths to try and over winter this out in the tunnel and it still died. You can see how far I went to protect it here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2t3w8evibGnprA.html

@tribe-racing10

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, its a musa basjoo i belive. What you think I should do with it? Apparently its the hardy one.

I noticed you did not use any perlite. Why's that? Had vermiculite worked well for your banana plants?

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Perlite is ok for drainage these were planted above an area that had lots of gravel under it so there was plenty of drainage. I needed water retention thats why I used vermiculite. They grew reallly well and its just as well as I think i lost the mother plant trying to overwinter it without heat. at least I have a replacement

My banana plant fruited in 18 months

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thats great to hear

What kinda dirt and how much vermiculite and what is that the one you just put ?

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Its a dwarf cavendish and the better drainage the better they like rich soil

Hello Tony, New Subscriber from Southeast Missouri USA! I bought 4 pups of Dwarf Namwah a couple of months ago. They are a lady finger variety which is the kind of banana I prefer to eat. Some people consider it a dessert banana. It’s a bit firmer and has a better flavor, I think, than a standard cavendish. What variety are you growing? Is it a Dwarf? Would you like to sell or trade a pup? I like those red leaves. I watched a few of your potato videos. Lots of good info there. I grow mine in stacked tires and it has always given high yields. You should try it!...Are you still looking for Yukon Gold? I could ship them to you if you like. Glad I ran across your channel! Kristi

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Kristi. Thanks for subscribing and glad your finding value in my channel. I am not sure If plants could be sent to you from the UK to the USA and vice versa, I would love some Yukon Gold seed. I will look into what the challenges of sending you a pup would be over the next week or so, But please bear with me as I had a bereavement in the family last night and I am going to be tied up for a bit.

@miserynmissouri

5 жыл бұрын

UK Here We Grow...My Condolences. Talk soon, Kristi

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kristi, Speak to you again soon 😀

So have you gotten any bananas from it yet? Did the pups live? It probably would have been better if you had waited until the pups had several roots, from what I've seen they probably won't live with no roots or just one root. This is my first year to grow a banana, what I got is supposed to not get over 6 feet tall and is supposed to be cold hardy down to 10 - 20 F but it does get colder here than that sometimes. year before last it got down at least to -10F. Thanks man.

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

The pups lived Still no bananas as of yet but still trying lol

how are they now? is there an update coming? did they fruit or work later on in the years?

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

I lost the mother plant that year when I tried to get her through winter in the tunnel. but that was an experiment and I knew the risks, however I kept one of her pups as a backup which is in the house until its warm enough to go back to the tunnel, this pup has 2 pups of her own so all good atm

Must cut it a bit deeper so you get some roots too.

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Yes thats right

My Musa Basjoo hates being outside, in green house or outside in the sun. Leaves start to bleach or go brown within a few days. Think its going to be an indoor plant from now on

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they cant deal with it

so the mother plant is only four or five months old or just that long since you had it ? thanks for sharing

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and its been growing loads since. Hopefully next year we will get it to fruit. If we get it through winter

@freakygeak

5 жыл бұрын

fingers crossed they all make it and the oldest one flowers :) I'll be waiting and watching I followed a link from Liz's channel

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

@@freakygeak thanks for comjng across. And welcome to the channel. I will have a video on how i hope to get the main one through the winter

Just got a one of these for my birthday present (must mean I'm getting old. I'm only 28. Ha ha.) It's about 3ft tall at the moment in a small pot. I'm about to plant it into a much bigger pot so I can keep it in the conservatory this winter. Next spring I'll plant it in the ground. Is there anything I need to do when keeping it outside? Also what care do I need to do when it's outside in the winter? Wrap it in bubble wrap? Also, when you show us doing stuff can you act like we are idiots and explain everything? Like when you cut off the little shoots when potting them, you didn't say why you decided to cut those particular ones and not others. Thanks ☺️

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Mike is it a dwarf cavendish or a musa bajoo? The bajoo is the only variety that will deal with our winters. I have a wrapping video for this plant last winter

@mikedinni6318

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening how do you tell the difference?

@mikedinni6318

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening just found out, it's a bajoo. I'll keep it potted until next spring. Then I'll plant it.

good day to you Tony !! can you send me a link for where you bought this banana plant please as i won't to grow one myself !! 🍌🍌🍌

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Got it here but they only have the smaller size atm hortology.co.uk/products/musa-acuminata-dwarf-cavendish-banana-plant Its cheaper though

Hi, What happened with the 3 Pups?

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

I lost 2 of them as I tested various places to get through winter. the garage the shed both died, the one I took home is in good shape and will be taking the place of its mother that we endded up losing too. but now the question is answered.Sorry for the late reply I have had some personal issues

How long does it take to fruit? If you do lose this over winter & your cuttings survive which you then plant next year to replace it, you may just end up repeating the same cycle again without having any fruit.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

They should fruit in two years, Yes you are right and this is the issue with bananas in the UK and the whole challenge. Getting it through the winter is the key. If this one dies, do I plant the pup in a dustbin so i can take it into the house for winter? I dunno, I just want to be able to see if I can push the boundaries in the UK. Whats the point in growing if your not challenging your skills :) I may never get it to fruit but this is the whole point. If I do get it to fruit how many others will try it in the UK?

@BionicRasta

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening I suppose planting all the pups will increase their chances of survival, so even if the mother plant survives you might aswell plant those others. Our winters are usually mild & considering it survived the sustained cold of the 'beast from the east' theres hope you will succeed eventually.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

I have a plan for the winter, I really want to keep the mothers trunk, Its all worked out so i need to test it but wanted the backups just in case

What happens if the pup doesn’t have any roots? Will it still propagate?

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it will and if you want to see how the pup is doing now then watch tonights video which is live now. I show it in the video

@blaynesplantvlog7117

3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening will it grow roots? I have mine in a bit of water waiting for roots to form. It’s still healthy and I think it’s drinking the water but it hasn’t rooted yet.

How do you cut off the banana's off the plant? As never have cut Banana's from a plant please 🙏 help me.

@simplifygardening

Жыл бұрын

They will bend over on a sort of branch you remove that with a sharp blade, the plant will die shortly after

You know something is wrong when you live in Florida, grow bananas in Florida, but you're watching a video on propagating bananas from the UK...

@simplifygardening

9 ай бұрын

What you need to consider is if your watching that what are they doing thats right to grow bananas in the UK :) only joking but thanks for the view

How tall will these grow Tony?

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

8 to 9ft Jim

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

I will be going down to yours over the next few months to turn it all over again for you. The bindweed has taken hold of both plots as I have had a nightmare year mate

@Scottyrafferty

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I know it only too well. If and whenever you can is fine. With luck I may be given the all clear to get back to doing a bit myself in the near future. Had a meeting with my cardiologist today, she says not just yet ;)

How to grow dwarf banana plant from seeds

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

Will upload soon

;))))

I bring my bananas in in the fall, finding it difficult to take back out because their so tall

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah well tonights episode will show you what happens if you dont take them in

When cutting the leaf in half just opens up the pores much more and the 'cutting' bleeds for a longer time than it would do i you removed the whole leaf. A bin liner that is milky white is the best way to put over the pup to make it root, and you don't have to cut the leaf at all... I have quit this old school of dealing with cuttings, if the leaves are large I remove it and leave the smaller leaves intact. Cover them with a sheet of plastic and give a bit of bottom heat and they are rooted quickly. Also bananas respond quickly to this treatment.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kenneth I will be putting the cuttings into this kzread.info/dash/bejne/YqtpuKiHo6qnZJM.html so it should really get them going well

Never cut the cigar leaf

Hello, I am a new subscriber here. I just had a quick question. Is this Banana plant inside the garden shed? Please answer.🙏

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel. it was in a polytunnel and then taken home through winter

Gonna put Old Mc Stoner onto this vid mate... He's got a banana plant to plant on too mate... don't be discouraged if he doesn't comment mind... he is illiterate.. LOL

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

No prob matey. Things ticking along hows you?

@thelittlefarmersfarm5706

5 жыл бұрын

WORK>>>WORK>>>>WORK>>>> & NO PLAY!!! plus lots of bills of course mate.. Not had the chance to do much on the plot this week except for the odd bit of weeding and taking of the beans... lots of Beans and lots lots more to go at. Had some s**ty news regarding the Pond mate... Got to come out as I hadn't had the official permission to install it from the "comity".. Strange bunch on the comity... at least 6 of them have been down to praise the pond and have actually said it is a great idea and just the job... then last Wednesday at the monthly meeting it was chastised to the point I have been told to remove it and I also received a letter from the secretary telling me I was on report for it... I HAVE NO COMMENT AT THIS TIME. Umpteen plots have ponds on them, but none as aesthetically pleasing as this one... IT MUST COME OUT... so I guess that's life in it. My spied tell me there are 3 who have issues with family's running plots as well as other petty little man issues on the comity and they are pissing and whining over several new comers... RULES ARE RULES Tony and so it must come out and I will be minding me P's and Q's... Tossers. LOL Here's some Latin from the guru for you "Nil carburunda illigitimi" ATB Tony

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Here is some latin for you.ut ipsi dicere puer. Anyway, did you say there are other ponds at the site? If there are ask for another comity meeting. In that meeting ask them why you are being singled out and why your pond is not allowed when others are. Tell them you are not happy you are being discriminated against. See what happens then. Sometimes you just have to make a stand. Remember if the rule is no ponds fair enough, but if they allow one pond on site then a precedence has been set and everyone should be allowed or the person who has one must be told to remove it

@thelittlefarmersfarm5706

5 жыл бұрын

You have to ask for one through written permission apparently... It's in article 14 of the "NEW RULES" However I was given the "OLD RULES" when we signed on in Feb mate..... Gonna submit a written request and cover the pond over till I get the Yes or no on it... If it's a no... I'll be kicking off... There's some politics afoot Tony... cant talk about it on here, but there have been some shinanigans from the 3 of these old bastards in the past... gonna keep my head down and toe the line until there is cast iron personal discrimination to be evidenced. If that is the case these 3 wont know what's hit em… over 2k in on this plot mate and loving the life... GOING NOWHERE MATE!! F**K EM!

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hea hem. Excuse me Tony mind your P's and Q's this is a family channel :)

Just sayin when they die noramly up to 10 pups will come put the side so if it did die you would always have one but that is for normal banana plants #caribbean

Could anyone help me id my banana?

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Send a pic to tony@simplifygardening.com

I bet that banana gets too big too quickly :)

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

I lost it Eric. But managed to keep one of its pups alive that has 2 pups of its own now

Without a greenhouse/conservatory heated to a minimum of 15C all year round you have zero chance of fruit , I've tried

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Hi les yes i lost this one in the winter but kept a pup going

Have you ever tried to grow a banana plant from seed?

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

No Ron. I think it would take a very long time to get going. The other issue is getting a dwarf variety seed as anything else would not be hardy enough for the UK

@ronyerke9250

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Yeah, I just started looking around to see how it's done. Doesn't look like the good eating ones are likely to grow from seed at all. If I hadn't looked, I might have killed a few plants by putting them in full sunlight. Apparently, bananas don't like a lot of direct sunlight. Maybe I'll give bananas a try sometime, but with my circumstances, sucess doesn't seem very likely. I'm wondering if willow water will help. Thanks for the video and the response.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Ron. This is why it was planted in the middle this will give me the height but also some shade from the grapes

@ronyerke9250

5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Plus, being in a polytunnel, the light will be a little diffused already, not like a glass greenhouse, but similar. 👍

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah this plastic is a 5 layered opaque so it does a great job of diffusing that sunlight Ron.

This vidio needs to be deleted because you are telling people ways to fail its best to pull down the baby plants to get all the roots you can get it it dint have roots it wont live