How to Protect a Banana Tree from Frost Damage

[@keemchosen3897]

Thank You guy's and God Bless You I'm going to try this on my 2 -3 foot banana tree's it's freezing here in Alabama. And I'm new to the banana 🌴 trees community. Let's hope this works 🙏🏾✝️

[@joannknorr5329]

I have seen several banana winterizing videos. This was the best one.

[@Peppersfirst]

I'm in Northern New Jersey, zone 6a. I planted a few test plants last season to see if they would survive the winter here. I planted 2 very young goji berry plants (8-10 inches tall) and mulched them with wood chips. I just saw little buds on them yesterday so they survived 0 degrees this winter. Also, I planted 2 young Aronia berry plants around the same time, about 10 inches tall. One in the ground and one in a small pot. (I actually forgot to put it in the ground) and they both survived 0 degrees. With no mulch!

[@theresanutter4690]

Goji berries are cold tolerant, so they can handle the cold in many central and northern states.

[@FipaLive2]

They can handle about up to -23°C

[@alanduffy4602]

Musa basjoo pseudostems can survive without protection to -5c, as long as it doesn't freeze too often. They've root hardy to at least -10c. I've been growing them in Dublin, Ireland for 15 years.

[@Mr51Caveman]

I just cut mine down to the ground and cover with a bale of Hay. They come back big time in the Spring. And they come back with more stalks! NW South Carolina. Zone 7 I think.

[@casey3045]

I'm also in NC in the triad area. I just cut mine fairly low to the grow and use the leaves off of the tree to cover the plant. Like you said every year it doubles in grow area

[@rickdavis2235]

But are you getting any fruit?

[@Mr51Caveman]

@@rickdavis2235 Not yet. This coming summer will be the third year for them.

[@Sam-ko1lo]

You won't ever get fruit if you keep cutting them to the ground every fall

[@Mr51Caveman]

@@Sam-ko1lo I thought that was what I was supposed to do. My brother in law said his froze and died when he didn't cut them down. We can get into the teen's temp wise. Doesn't happen often but a couple or so days/nights in the winter.

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

THANKS. THIS IS WHAT I WILL DO DURING JULY in Pretoria

[@shashakeeleh5468]

I like this method. Seems easier than the plastic wrap. Should work on all tropical fruit trees, yes?

[@GreeniesGarden]

I should not be watching this right now I'm at work lol! Such great information!

[@VeganAthlete]

:)

[@MadebyBeebee]

Absolutely can use it in the coconut too I guess ;)

[@dulceperez9839]

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[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

It’s so much easier just wrap the plants on bubble wrap to get them through winter 🥶

[@everyone8043]

What about old fashioned Christmas lights?

[@wovenfaithapparel]

What are the benefits of maintaining a banana tree through the winter as opposed to just restarting after winter

[@VeganAthlete]

How to Protect a Banana Tree from Frost Damage. This is a simple technique to keep your fruit trees warmer and safe from freeze damage in the winter time! Let's Garden! :) Find out more inside my online school www.JakeMace.com

[@bloodni99a1]

If it rains a lot, do you have to remove the mulch material to let it dry out, to avoid root rot? I live in Central Florida.

[@Ozzy63666]

So you talk about not watering it due to rot but it WILL rain during the winter. Not seeing the difference and how you'll prevent rot. We are looking for fruiting variety of bananas. Which variety do you use? Thank you

[@shayanshan5215]

Would this work during Winter season when the weather drops down to -30?

[@honey4xi]

Which plant has the largest leave: Banana tree or Gunnera manicata or raffia palm?

[@amilom007]

did you got any fruits from this banana tree? i read it's impossible to get any good banana fruits if you winter temperature deep below 50f

[@dianamcmahan4029]

What month should I cut it down? I live in Mo. Thanks!

[@archananaveen100]

Hi, will this work on any banana plant variety? Thanks for the video between.

[@Pitjinjarra]

Thanks for the video Jake. My question, what are your temps during Winter and in your view, what Winter tempretures would make this solution obsolete?

[@greensteelusallc7862]

I believe he lives in a subtropical area. If you live in a cooler climate that it does get below 65 degrees. I would try to get a large clear bag .place on top covering. and put some mulch at the bottom many people use hay some people just use straw, but I use bamboo Mulch and bamboo mulch isntout on the market if you interested in getting some just let me know ,but the bamboo mulch at the bottom of our banana trees absorbs any water that isn't supposed to be there, and then it also provides water to the bananas tree as needed.

[@Sam-ko1lo]

No freezing at all is the only way to not have to do this

[@louiseahmed5508]

If you don't have mulch can you use straw, or bark chips?

[@polkcellar]

Another good one. Thanks. Question, what is the birdcall @ 7:07 please?

[@ellena858]

What if all I have is wood chips? Should I be buying hay or something from the store?

[@rustyfoxable]

im lucky, urban garden in london, my bananas never need protection, they are huge and flower... grow musa basjoo , it can cope to minus 10.

[@TheBarefootedGardener]

rusty fox my Musa basjoo took -15°F (With a lot of snow and some mulch)

[@Probity100]

Lucky you! I am in Kent but live in a hill overlooking a large lake, the wind is something else do my baby Musa is coming indoors

[@anitnec]

But that bananaplant produce "real common market bananas" i think . It is not cold tolerant like Basjioo's or Sachkalin type . In case of "cold fronts" this is a cool method .

[@VeganAthlete]

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[@vivysworldofvarieties4986]

Hello please can I grow banana, avocado in Italy, and where can I buy them from

[@Animal-Watch]

sounds interesting but its not stopping the rain damage is it?

[@GrammyGinger]

Thanks! I like this better than the plastic method. Does this work for mangos, too?

[@michaelagibbs9695]

Hi Jake, will you be protecting your Moringa trees you just planted?

[@VeganAthlete]

Hi Michaela. No, I do not cover them!

[@grgrgr7724]

My banana plant branch is cut off to root by some kids nighbour ,so only root is inside the pot and no stump will it grow new stem?how many days should I wait?

[@josejimenezcaceres5277]

Hello greeting I ask you, if the temperature drops to 3 degrees or snow falls, can you do that?

[@timdarmetko4039]

shamus is the man .

[@calebmedders6038]

Hi, will this method work in north texas. And would you need to change out the mulch if it rains? Also with this method would you still be able to get fruit from the tree during its harvesting season?

[@gardenoftwitty]

I'm not sure if you tried and had any luck, but I'm n NrthEast TX zone 8a. Will be trying this winter. Already tested it out a few days ago. Wish I had seen this vid years ago. I'll be updating. I'm hoping it works. These guys usually have the great tips for easy problem solving. Peace N Love

[@JavierOrtizBultron]

I'm setting to try this this week. I have a cluster of plants so mine will be wider and taller.

[@DarrylN2UPhotography]

Now that's how you end a video!!!!1 100.!

[@richardgladle3853]

I wonder if you place saran wrap around the tree stakes, will you help the banana plant?

[@paulperez4268]

Do you think that will work over here in Upstate South Carolina we go down to single digit in temperature like this past week we have snow and the temp plumit down to 8*F.I always dug my banana tree and plant it again next spring and i decided not to plant again its tiring,plant dug plant...you know what i mean,i want to go back to the Philippines where we can plant all year round..my moringas, guava,avocado and my flowering tropical shrubs like plumeria and my orchids are inside my house when winter is here.I left my pomegranate tree outside to test if it can survive the winter.

[@arielcortez7393]

can I use this method for a small avocado trees? I had it two years before I put it in ground, (planted early 2016) some branches are turning a dark brown and losing leaves.

[@huele3784]

But it still alive? And get the fruit? Thx

[@elizabethmirandes2430]

How can I wrap an outdoor potted papaya tree for the winter in zone 7?

[@VeganAthlete]

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[@HaxPrestwick]

how to protect a dragon fruit is no water need o so? ,please thank you

[@UserOne371]

Would wrapping the trunk in bubble wrap work

[@sanuragunatilake3551]

So what if it rains a lot during our winter, would this method suffice? (in my case Papaya in Sydney). Or will too much rain cause the mulch to cause rotting of the tree?

[@TheCloneGuy97]

Do you do this with your mature bananas? Or only with your young ones?

[@fionagrace2111]

What if the basjoo is in a location where winters can be very wet as well as cold? They would rot?

[@sgtrockrules]

What are those low growing fruiting plants next to the banana?

[@nexxogen]

How often do you get freezes in your area?

[@nellienieuwenhuis3712]

Hi how can i save my fruit trees that got black frost in kroonsdad south afrika. my mango,avo,pawpaw and bannana threes got frost pkease help me trying to save them

[@VeganAthlete]

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[@wallyhoskisson9848]

phantom of the opera

[@tezzasbigbuz3933]

Will it give it root rot with a smaller one?

[@arthursgardendays1942]

That's good if it's dry but what if it rains while it's wrapped like that?

[@timgean8954]

Last video you used a piece of plastic. Is the ventilated material better? Why?

[@biglou4452]

Nice idea Jake Mace

[@kimganze2547]

I have a huge question ok been having a bug prob thought it was bed bugs they said no then we thought it was dust mites. no so I've noticed every time front door opens I feel little stings here an there question do they carry fruit nits r very small black bugs there everywhere all on front door an side of house never had this prob I have huge banana trees an huge bananas growing with purple flower I need help don't know what else to do I spray they stop then they come back plz let me know so I can figure this out going crazy

[@Shayne-pq1rs]

What happens when it rains all winter? It wets the mulch and rots the corm! Make no sense to me!

[@JocTTV]

Hi jake I live in Pennsylvania and I happen to buy a banana plant this summer been kind of worried about it I'm keeping it as a big pot plant indoors and Outdoors do you think it would be fine indoors through the winter time even though my house gets kind of cold?

[@VeganAthlete]

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[@BananaJSSI]

You can also use just bubble wrap to protect the trunk

[@jayluvboogie]

That’s what I do and it works like a charm!!!

[@BananaJSSI]

@@jayluvboogie You bet . Cheers

[@SvoBrianRobles]

What type of netting is it??

[@phaxiong8488]

Can i do this in Wisconsin?

[@greensteelusallc7862]

You should get straw Straub won't hold the water in and if you get well you guys are in Arizona so I'm in the Northeast where it rains during the winter time so people who have banana trees and it gets starts getting really cold I put the same effect he has basically and I use straw for my banana trees out here in Southeast Georgia 8 hours from Tampa Bay 4 hours to Jacksonville Florida it gets cold by us we already in 28° I cut my tree leaves down wrap them up with newspapers at the bottom give them some extra coffee grinds eggshells and banana peels then I mulch it with the same effect but I use straw because it rains and it will cause root rot which you don't want this works in subtropical climates where you don't get much rain but for the states that do get rain this is not a good idea to do my opinion of course strong would work way better for people in Northeast Southeastern area of the United States of America where it does get cold but use straw then leaves.

[@rickdavis2235]

Good information. Straw is an excellent insulator because it doesn't hold water, is hollow (traps air) and doesn't compress like leaf, grass or hay.

[@greensteelusallc7862]

@@rickdavis2235 Yes Rick but we don't use hay in our neck of the woods. What we use around our banana trees , is Bamboo mulch. along llwith the large clear bags creating a greenhouse for it, we use bamboo mulch. Yes I said bamboo mulch. As you can see the name of my channel is called Green Steel USA LLC. We grow giant bamboo out here on 4 Acres of rural land in Southeast Georgia. We have excellent clay source and mineral spring well water which helps the bamboo out. bamboo liks to get their feet wet but they don't like to be soaked Our weather system kind of files the tennessee-kentucky weatherflow. Unfortunately it gets extremely cold sometimes in the winter and because banana trees is a subtropical plants. I put large bags on top of my tree. It creates moisture with the sun and continues to allow the leaves to grow on a natural basis. The water on the inside is good for the banana tree because banana trees need lots of water for them to create strength to grow nice beautiful Chiquita bananas. And unfortunately I do not have the best setup for a greenhouse just yet, but eventually I will love to move them into my 12 ft hoop Greenhouse. Any moisture that is on the floor the bamboo wood absorb it , along with providing extra water for the bananas to grow through in the winter.

[@rickdavis2235]

@@greensteelusallc7862 I put my cavendish in my greenhouse and the leaves started to yellow so I moved it back outside with the blue java. It's already looking better. We can grow bamboo down here too but most people find it too invasive.

[@TSIRHCSEVAS]

Does this work for mangos, too?

[@berleezysbigassforehead5656]

No you need the other method for mangos

[@ernestbyrd300]

I did this, and my banana rotted from the inside. Still solid and firm all the way up but mushy and brown from the top to the bottom. I cut it down in small pieces at a time hoping to see green in the center, but all brown mush

[@marchmadnezz201]

Which banana tree did you have?

[@exoticfruitsandmore]

Can use dry leafs?

[@OmniversalInsect]

Melikerocks *facepalm

[@sillybunnns]

I do this with my fig trees

[@nhamdat]

Why don't you get a Namwa banana and not to worry about frost.

[@haphazardgardener8651]

what if it rains

[@TheBeardedGardener]

Good stuff

[@jameszhk6035]

We are going to protect banana tree.hahahahaha

[@HUNTERWRENNMusicvlogz]

what about nc

[@kingkanephit8872]

did anyone else get pissy when he damaged the leaf. made me not want to listen to him anymore. anyways roll the tape

[@rani7868260]

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[@christschool]

No man-bun please.

[@youpattube1]

Hey, at the end of the video there is a gayboy sitting on some rocks practicing being a ballerina.