I sprung on a banana tree today at the farmers market. A local seller from Thailand said she’s been growing them here for years and this particular cultivar is supposedly a Cavendish mutant that gives 2 hands(flowers) at once. Of course I know little about growing bananas and have little room for just morning sun so I’ll have to do some thinking about where she’s going to be planted and when.
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So today I decided to just put the tree in around a 15g container. I have a large umbrella protecting from later afternoon sun here. There are actually 2 pups which is good because I know a few people already wanting one now. I saw that I want to keep at least one extra pup in the container.
I might make a small raised bed for this tree next year or I’ll use a wine barrel when up potting next time. I’d rather put in ground though. I can’t believe I’m growing a banana tree it’s so cool looking.
Not a great pic of the roots but they were definitely ready to up pot.
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