Jim, how much water are you giving your Bananas every day in this heat?

Scott/Omaha

Yea,I pretty much have been watering them everyday but
these get some shade at the hottest part of the day.

Kory
These grew to 12' last year(top of leaves)so they were ready.
Probably a dozen babies on them now plus 2 other singles I planted
this year...these should flower early next year.
The babies on these will probably flower late next year.

What ever this variety is,it is a true 2 year fruiting plant in this zone.

Cool As ^&%$#!!!!!! Bravo! I hope mine do that some day.....

Thanks Mike

My Basjoo are slow this year but maybe
by the end of the season they will catch up.

They may have used up the area they are in
probably need to dig them out in a year or 2
and rework some compost in...maybe try a different
kind there for a year or 2.
Like my Saba and Thai Black 🙂

You make a good point.
these guys are heavy feeders.

Mine did much better after I fertilized it monthly.
Didn't do as well with just buckets and buckets of water.

Barb

Mine look burnt-not to a crisp but bad enough.

Who the **** wants to go out and water in 100-106F
temps and heat indexes over 120-125F?
Not me....oops.

Good they're planted in ground.
Can you imagine how much watering work it'd be to try to keep potted stuff alive in those temps?
They'd fry for sure, i.e. root temps too high.

Barb

Yea,Basjoo are not my favorite Banana plants,if they
didn't come back every year they'd be history.........
in more ways than one I guess.

Might want to try something there that pups less.

Now that you've got those Thai giants, it's easy to understand why you've gone off Basjoos.

Basjoos don't match the "wow factor" of your others.

BTW Jim, any updates coming on your palm growth this summer?
And hopefully your ferns aren't withering in your heat.

Cheers.
Barb

Awesome Plants Jim!!

We could never grow them that big, and forget them fruiting.

😀

Looks like the high temps may have effected the fruiting process but another one is flowering now.

great photos of the nanas. Keep us posted on their progress.

Thanks

Barb
The palms are doing great but some burnt leaves
on the Thai giant and ferns,just to hot some of those days.

I think the first bloom on the Banana plant cooked when it hit
106F,I don't think it is opening anymore.
May have to cut it where the fruit ends on it,the other
one is fine so far.
Thai giant has an enormous leaf on it but the last one it
put out is a little toasty.
Basjoos are a little fried looking too,as well as the Abyssinian-
not to bad on the Ab though.

So in countries where bananas are produced, the humidity likely dispels some of the heat...
either that or they never get to 106F 😕

Glad the palms are doing great...those Washys especially love the heat.
I doubt my Trachy would survive 106...

Barb

Barb,
Bananas grow in tropical countries like Belize where 106 F is unheard of. I follow weather in Belize and it has not hit even 90 F for several days; it got to 100 F for a bit in May and everyone complained.
Jim, glad the palms are alright. Mine are fine as well and yes, Washy dig the heat! 😀
--Erik