Eat Banana's B-A-N-A-N-A! (there's a song that has that in it).
I have had Musa for 2 years, and neighbours have had them 4 years but no bananas. I think that we've had cooler temps and lots of water, now heat....and yours is happy! Mine is just busy makin' babies!

Here's a link for ya:http://www.plantkingdom.com/kingdom/musaceae/musa.htm

GGG

GGG who sings that?

I can't get the Harry Belafonte song out of my head. ~A beautiful bunch of ripe banana, daylight come and we wanna go home...Come Missa Tallyman, tally me banana....~

Has this become the "Garden Song Forum"? I think the heat is really starting to get to me!

Gwen Stefani sings it...and unfortunately, those are not edible bananas. But hopefully, you learned a good lesson in how far NOT to chop them back next year...cutting back to below 4 feet makes the plant "reset" its clock.

Even if you had edible bananas, you wouldn't be able to grow them there. They might flower, but would never produce edible bananas.

However, the flower is very cool, I'd keep it and see what happens!!

GGG

Oh yes, GGG! I will definatly keep the flower!!! There are already (what I believe to be) tiny bananas growing behind the bud. You can bet I'm going to try one if they get ripe before 1st frost!

Wilmington-Islander, this was an experiment for me this year, and I actually ended up having to cut some stalks all the way back because they refused to leaf-out being cut that high. Possibly since you're in a different zone, you wouldn't have to do this.

yes, you can produce bananas in ga..

i had four bunches last year and will have about same this year.. two are in gh and two are outside..

happy growin,

hg

Here is a link that might be useful: banana pics

HG, I really enjoyed looking at your site. Please explain to me the bananas hanging in the window.....Did you have to do this because frost would have gotten them outside?

I have grown inedible bananas in the ground since 2000. They have flowered numerous times, in fact I have one in bloom now that is very similar to yours Wildflower. Last summer I planted my first Orinocos which can produce edible fruit. My largest plant had no stem survive winter but is vigorously growing from the corm with four healthy plants. I am determined to winter over enough stem to get one to set fruit. Take heart in your quest for the edible banana because if Hydro says it can be done, it can! He is noted for his expertise with bananas, which is the reason I decided to try the Orinocos last summer. It would be better to have the dwarfs but the larger was all I could get at the time. I too am wanting a banana sandwich from the garden!!

Here is my Orinoco on June 3.

Here is a link that might be useful:

I've grown bananas for years. I have had edible bananas to fruit and mature without protection once when we had a mild winter years ago.
I had some I dug up each year til they matured. But now with the new varieties I'm leaving them in the ground. Some may should produce fruit at summers end.
I am close to the Hall County line where we always get ice and snow every winter.
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