In November, 2020 we bought two banana plants and the photo below is of them in February last year.
They have been planted near our boundary and have made a good screen. Yesterday, we noticed a flower bud had appeared. It is quite hard to see and there is a long way to go before we are eating our own bananas but it is a promising start.
This is the plant now.
Max and I grew a lot of different bananas when we were in the north and I had a plant in a shaded spot at the bottom of the garden when I lived in Kamo. These are some photos I posted in 2014.
Your bananas should show some good results , I have a friend in St Heliers, and her trees fruit quite well.
ReplyDeleteThe trees we had in the north produced well as did the one in Kamo with the bananas pictured and that was in a really bad position tucked in amongst a stand of bamboo. As with any crops there is a lot that can happen between flower bud and fruit so fingers crossed.
DeleteI have planted banana trees but they are only an annual plant here and never live long enough to have fruit. Good luck with yours.
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear from you, Arleen. I hope things are going well for you over there. I do miss your blog posts and wonder how you are faring.
DeleteNear us there is a huge banana plant, or plant-s I think that have a bunch or two every year. Small and sweet
ReplyDeleteThe ones I have had before were small and sweet and I assume these will be the same if nothing befalls them in the meantime.
DeleteImpressive!
ReplyDeleteHopefully they will be.
DeleteThey are very popular here in Northland. Some of my clients have them in their gardens and they think they taste nice.
ReplyDeleteYes, when we lived at Waipapakauri we had about 16 plants, all different ones given us by people who thought theirs were the best.
DeleteI've heard home-grown bananas taste so much better than imported ones, but have never had the chance to test this. I hope your fruit develops and you get to enjoy your crop :)
ReplyDeleteYes they taste wonderful. We can also get locally grown ones at the Growers' Market.
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ReplyDeleteExactly. Good wishes to you both.
DeleteThat's exciting to see bananas growing. I visited a large banana farm once years ago down in Mexico. Found the plant and the whole process quite interesting.
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Thanks for your comment, Sandy. Hope the forecast winds don't batter them too much.
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