How to Grow Bananas - Complete Monthly Guide

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

How to Plant a Banana Tree: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqHSdIlnr8Z1Y68 How to Remove Banana Tree Pups: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6OTcmyFpZuWja8 How to Fertilize Banana Trees: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKavl4Oum9R2p8U How to Prune Banana Trees: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2enfJacaNWXd8k

[@BringNatureIndoors]

Hello! I am just letting you know that this video is, by far, my favorite of any video in the world. Every single second of it is awesome!

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching

[@faizothman1354]

Maybe you could try this: For fertilizer programme: Soil prep before planting: 100g CIRP 100g Chicken Manure/organic fertilizer 100g GML Month 1: 100 g/plant/month of 15:15:15 Month 2-5: 150 g/plant/month of 15:15:15 Month 6: 100 g/plant/month of 12:12:17:2 and 75g of MOP Month 7 till harvest: 150 g/plant/month of 12:12:17:2 As for leaves: 8 leaves until flowering 6 leaves when flowering 4 leaves after you cut the flower. As for suckers: For maximum growth only keep it once your banana plant start to flower. If you do want to keep earlier, keep 1 at 3 months and another at 8 months. Keep sword suckers and cut the rest as this is the only one with vigorous growth. Just sharing for those who'd like to try differently.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Very detailed, I love it. Thanks for sharing

[@faizothman1354]

@@georgiafarmingwithfluevog You are welcome.

[@rustyshackleford6341]

Thanks for video! Helps me out a lot. I'm growing 2 ice cream banana plants in SW Washington. Supposedly its doable and I plan on making it work. Thank You!

[@Chatisthisrealquestionmark]

the dog timing was perfect!.

[@tashamclean]

Love these vids. Just planted some banana plants i got from a lady that grows way too many every yr. Was so happy to get them. Can't wait for them to get taller.

[@belindadavid3241]

Dog is nosy. Love it. Haha!

[@localpedia7169]

very appreciative to see people in Europe struggling to grow banana plants, while in the tropics it is very easy to see banana trees grow well even without care even the tubers that have been thrown away can thrive

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Yes I am very jealous of the tropics. However, we can easily grow apple trees here too. So it’s a trade off.

[@localpedia7169]

@@georgiafarmingwithfluevog yes you are right, I have planted Apple here but it is very difficult to grow perfectly even the fruit is very small and the taste is not sweet

[@TheDiversifiedFarmer]

​@@localpedia7169Golden Dorsett originates from Bahamas Islands and is good for hot weather if you want to try.

[@mrosner87]

Incredible healthy looking plants you got there 😊 we just planted our first one (blue java) following your instructions from the first video! Thank you sooo much!

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Awesome! Keep me updated with how it goes!

[@mrosner87]

@@georgiafarmingwithfluevog ok so I just learned where to see replies in the app lol. So I'm in a town, the dirt is very compact. We made a nice big hole for it (came from FL almost already 6 foot tall with a whole pot of roots with it). Made your soil mix and in she (he? I haven't decided yet) went. Ling story short, I was drowning in at first. Learned my lesson and left it alone. She's been doing better. I'm concerned for the first winter. Should we dig it up and bring it inside? I'm learning about the corms now.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

@@mrosner87 where are you located at? This will help determine whether you can keep it alive over winter

[@mrosner87]

@@georgiafarmingwithfluevog hahaha everyone thinks I'm nuts. I'm in hagerstown, MD. You wouldn't believe it but we have good even summer heat and high humidity. On top of that I'm in town so when my mom, who is outside of town, gets frosts and freezes, I don't 😅 it'd a blue java

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

@@mrosner87 youll definitely have a pup by winter, so id take that off and put in a pot to take indoors, but I say you go for it and try to winterize the banana plant while keeping it in the ground. The blue javas get so big youll have to figure it out before you ever have a shot at getting fruit. I'm researching my own methods as well and we can both try this winter

[@gardenoftwitty]

My dude...your video is very descriptive, on point and the doggies are beauties. I love love love growing bananas and it's always awesome to see other enthusiast. Peace N Love

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Amazing. Appreciate the comment!

[@MauriceRamsey-c5q]

Fantastic. This is the best video that I see you so far.

[@nitrojunki4249]

I would love to see the results of this at the end of the season do you have a video for that

[@kimmicannon5629]

Those doggies really love banana palm 😂. Good info. Thanks.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Yes, part of the reason I can’t just let the leaves act as mulch

[@robsonmukanza2515]

I want to what distance between one banana tree to the next if you are planting then in a row?

[@dylan_mayes]

hmm mine don't like water... planted some in cloth pots and they seem to be root rotting and i only watered once in the last 2 weeks...moisture staying the same according to a moisture meter. i guess they might take time and more sun to wake up? been overcast mostly here in 9b

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Definitely could just be adjusting. Is there a hole in the bottom of the pot to allow for drainage?

[@dinafortune3732]

What type of fertilizer and planting soil do you use?

[@MamaTthaOG]

Tysm. I bought my 1st one last year and it grew great until winter and it turned brown and was completely dead one morning! I was so bummed. BUT this spring it came back!!! Actually 2 of them(or maybe one came out of the side, but it looks separate?) so do I cut one off? If so, which one? The old one or the newer one? Is there any way to keep/save both? It is still pretty short though, maybe waist high. Should I be taking off the lower leaves? I do take off one once in a while if it looks dead or rotting. Thank you to anyone for any advice! 🌱 Great, informative video!!

[@MamaTthaOG]

Okay I do see that I need to take off the lower leaves. Will do. But still need to know what to do about the other things. Ty 🙏

[@WiredPirate1]

Love it! I’ve got an Orinoco in zone 7b

[@handlesshouldntdefaulttonames]

Im in 7a and I THINK it's a dwarf cavendish. Maybe.

[@patrickmiele2086]

This is so cool! Couple questions for you as i am considering buying and planting a banana plant. I love in Charlotte, NC in grow zone 8a (same as Atlanta's grow zone). Do you do anything to protect your banana plant in the winter or do you just let it do its thing? Also is there dwarf varieties you recommend growing in our region to produce fruit? 3rd, did you have to amend the native soil? I assume atlanta has red clay as well, just wondering if bananas do well in clay soil? Thanks!!

[@williamwebb7917]

Your dogs are great.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Thanks William! They are the true stars of the channel

[@Gecko2007]

My new shoots leafs go black at the tips, what should i do?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

WHere is it planted? This can be a couple things. A lot of time it means over watering or over fertilizing. Also could be the cold, but less likely

[@Gecko2007]

@@georgiafarmingwithfluevog its inside in a large pot! 20 degrees celcius

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

@@Gecko2007 Make sure you are watering enough and that the pot isn't holding water (has holes in the bottom). If that doesn't work, dump all the soil and repot it. Might have some disease in the soil

[@govindchoksi1181]

Will the pruned leaf grow again?

[@MMM23139]

Thanks for the video. How do you protect your banana trees from cold weather in winter time?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

I built small greenhouses over them last year

[@honestlee4532]

You can give them too much water. I planted one in the spring and then we got a lot of rain and a bit of cod whether. The combination made the plant rot out at the base and the medium and small pups died. They did come back several weeks later but the one that I kept in a container did much better. Be careful how much water you give them when you first put them in the ground.

[@debragray1631]

Hi.....the wearher forcast says this coming Tuesday will have a liw temperature of 32 degrees!!! What is your pricess to protect your banana trees ??

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Just posted a video on this!

[@amietyner1174]

I just bought a house that has banana plants/trees and I’m trying to learn how to care for them. I love all of your videos but would love to get some info on winterizing them. Any suggestions?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Just posted a video on it. Worst case they die back to ground and start fresh in spring. Anything you can do to give them a little head start in spring will increase chance of fruiting

[@jean-pierreluna4784]

Hey I just bought a bannana tree but the leaves got badly damaged should I just chop them all off so new leaf's can grow?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

If they are brown or have bad cuts in the stalks of them, then yes, I would cut them off. Sometimes you can salvage part of the leaf if only part of it is damaged. Ideally, you could keep at least one or part of a couple that have green on them to help with photosynthesis and generating a new leaf. But even if you have to cut them all off, it will still continue to grow new ones

[@lancer525]

Exactly what time of year should pups be planted/transplanted in order to begin the cycle to produce fruit? Reason I ask is, my mom had Banana trees all over the place when I was growing up, and none of them ever produced the first fruit, even though they were brought up from Florida as fruiting banana plants. We were just to the northeast of Macon. So if I were wanting to grow bananas, what month would I start the pups? How would I keep them from being killed off by frost in the winter? Lots of details missing...

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Hi Lancer, your best bet would be to grow one in a pot all summer this year, bring it inside for winter, and then plant it next spring. By that time it should be the size of the one in my video. It will then have a good chance to fruit by end of year

[@violetviolet888]

@@georgiafarmingwithfluevog 2:55 Worked on a banana plantation. You're stunting that banana plant by removing healthy leaves. The advice generally with banana plants is to let withering or shriveling leaves remain on the plant until they're completely dry and dead. If they've got green, they are still serving the plant by photosynthesizing. Is this an aesthetics issue for you?

[@gigasboss215]

Very educational thank you

[@anneg8319]

I did a stupid thing to my banana plant. I think it's dying. I was given a pup. I was so excited so before I even learned about how to care for it I trimmed the old lower leaves. But I peeled them down to the soil level leaving the underneath trunk exposed. I did not just cut them off at the trunk. Now all the leaves are turning yellow. Do you have any idea how to save it? Thank you in advance.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

I would say pull it out of ground and put in a pot with good drainage. Make sure to keep it watered and full sun. It should hopefully come back. I would let a pup replace the main plant as soon as possible though

[@anneg8319]

Thank you for your suggestion. I was debating on cutting it down a bit?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

@@anneg8319 I probably would not in my opinion. Unless the leaves are brown and unhealthy, then I would cut those off

[@anneg8319]

Thank you

[@ElimanGibba]

Banana leaves make excellent tea as well as chicken & other house pets.

[@gonzalezrj2010]

I use 30-30-30 to fertilize. Is that ok?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

yep, no problem, just go lighter on the amount

[@sergueiignacinskybenitovic3025]

I loved the dogs 😂😍

[@doreenaitken5308]

your dogs are so funny mulch makers

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Yes they love helping out!

[@thekingcharleschannel]

Great info

[@utubejeffo]

Thanks! I sort of learned all that by accident with my own plants, and it's good to see my blunderings confirmed. I'm cutting off "pups" for my friends, now that they're popping out. 10-10-10 is handy stuff.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Once they get growing, they really start shooting off pups. I just got off 4 pups 3 weeks ago and now have 5 more on my dwarf namwah. Could start a lucrative business selling them for $10 a piece

[@moltabocca]

What is your gardening zone please? Thank you.

[@berniesat]

Atlanta is now considered 8B. It was 8A last year.

[@moltabocca]

@@berniesat Excellent! I'm in the "new" 8b too here in coastal NC. *subscribes*

[@thebestofthebestsir47]

What type of banana 🍌 tress are this? Dwarf banana 🍌 tress?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Yes, I have a dwarf namwah which the main one seen. Then I have a double mahoi and a blue Java. The double mahoi is a dwarf and the blue Java is full sized

[@frostylonewolf1700]

great advice!

[@nightowl7261]

Why cut upward?

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

If you cut down, it can pull the leaves away from the trunk. The trunk is made from the leaves and so you don’t want to peel them downward

[@estefanavalle5690]

What zone are you I live in zone 5

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

I am on zone 7b in atlanta

[@Chris-st9mm]

Love the machete

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Got to make it fun. I've seen videos of people using a scythe / sickle to cut leaves when they are full sized and 10+ ft in air

[@Chris-st9mm]

@@georgiafarmingwithfluevog you gotta get one then brother. Can't get left behind in the banana growing youtube biz

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

You're right, I'll get one when they grow tall enough

[@JermaineLindo-z5o]

straight green plantains

[@gulliverdalton8680]

Put plant in ground. Water. Pee on it. Poor some cat littler on it. Or fertilise somehow that costs money. Eat bananas. Everything else is optional. I prefer many 1/2 size bunches so more stems the better. I never prune mine and they fruit great.

[@joshthom1937]

You live in an ideal area for these plants I'm assuming or just condescending approach to comment sections in general

[@jamaicanfarmershut]

Yes sir🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@JermaineLindo-z5o]

straight 4 green bananas n straight 8 green bananas

[@KosmicKaren]

Those dogs😂

[@Chris-st9mm]

Oh hell yea

[@studentofthegr8art]

I think your pups identify themselves as goats😄

[@captainblackjon]

Explains why a Banana plant is not a tree and then repeatedly calls it a tree.. haha

[@frankmorgan2772]

Excuse me, but what've you got there?? Are they Vegan dogs or Sheep ?? Eating grass and "eating" banana leaves ?? NEver seen in my life !!! ALll the best with your banana plantation, and be careful with those cold days , protect them !!

[@Lori-qu2ih]

I call pups sukers

[@jo-annjewett198]

Is this your biggest banana plant? You speak as an expert and yet you have this small plant lol!! When you have a bunch of bananas I might watch again. I have had huge bunches of bananas and had no clue what bananas required.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

Jo-Ann coming in hot!!! lol

[@rangnathvishwasrao8940]

rong methods

[@JeffSmith-it4tm]

rong grammar

[@Adam-vo6tv]

He says "actually" too frequently.

[@georgiafarmingwithfluevog]

😂 I’ll be sure to limit the word moving forward for you

[@adriannehanson]

Very helpful Thank you