You all may remember our banana trees that didn’t make it in the freeze this year...
...they were on the porch and were more vulnerable to a freeze than in the ground. We hoped they might come back but didn't.
One of my coworkers is the one who gave them to us a couple of years ago. Ironically, we saved them from "the great freeze" last year by bringing them into town and keeping them in the car (and the other potted plants) with the heater running on occasion but this year, we lost them during an unexpected freeze when we weren’t there to protect them.
Flash forward to a few weeks ago when she said her parents had sold their house and were in the process of moving. When she told me, I said “well if they happen to have some extra banana plants coming up, we wouldn't mind one or two to replace ours".
The ones from her parents house were in the ground and have been for years. Every time they freeze, they come right back and produce. The trees have been giving them bananas for a long time. Obviously it is a good variety (whatever it may be) and we didn't want to lose it when they moved.
One day at work she said “park next to me, I have something for you”. She brought three of them for us! Yay! We loaded them in my car to take to the farm.
Here they are after a few weeks of being watered and cared for on the porch. They are doing great and getting much bigger than they were. I told her if they aren’t in the ground by next Winter, they will be moved inside where it’s warm to protect them so the variety can live on, ha!
We have to figure out where to plant them. They will sprout up offspring and get big. Plus they have a more tropical look than you'd expect in the country at a farmhouse but we love bananas, so we just need to find the right spot for them. We will.
Awesome! Cheap is a good but Free is better. Might think about planting them so that they are somewhat wind protected.
ReplyDeleteFind out from your friend on which side of her parents property they where planted at and that just may give you an idea on where to plant yours at. On the North side you will receive more of the colder winds blowing in.
Banana plants love a sunny place with well-drained, fertile soil and will be satisfied with six to eight hours of sunlight
May they prosper well for you.
Have an enjoyable evening.
Just thought of something else.
DeleteDecide now where you want to plant them Before you remodel or build so that you won't have to re dig them back up again to plant elsewhere.
Oh yes, free is always best, ha. Wind protection is good point. I'll ask where they were at their house. We will find the right spot. And maybe they live long and prosper, ha.
DeleteWhat a nice gift. How about planting them near the barn? They'll look nice against the red.
ReplyDeleteOh they would like nice, the bright green with the red. Will think about that.
DeleteWill you have some sort of greenhouse at the farm sometime? Congrats on the new trees!
ReplyDeleteHey there! Your comment was in my pending folder for some reason. It's up now. We will have one, in fact that's on the short term (as in a year or so) list. Stay tuned soon for some news on the near term list, ha. Thanks for your comment as always.
DeletePlants in pots will freeze before plants in the ground since the ground around the plant provides more insulation than pots. I have one word for you:
ReplyDeleteORANGERIE...LOL
LOL!!!! ;-)
DeleteSo very thoughtful of your coworker. Banana trees are so beautiful. I had mine for many years. They froze back every winter but came back each spring. I lost them during a bad drought one summer because I couldn’t keep up with watering the grass, fruit orchard, garden, and flower beds. So please plant yours where they can be easily watered.
ReplyDeleteMy name didn’t post - what happened? Texas Rose.
DeleteGoogle blogger has had some issues with comments lately. Not sure why but it should be back to normal as it usually does. Definitely want to keep them near the watering.
DeleteFor whatever reason, I am surprised you can actually grow producing banana trees in Texas, of all places!
ReplyDeleteIt does seem strange but maybe more down this direction where we have a more tropical hint to the weather, hot and humid and very few hard freezes (not that we don't ever, i.e. last year's epic freeze) but for the most part, tropicals will do well here. Fingers crossed!
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