GROWING BANANAS In COLD CLIMATES: My Secret Method!

Growing bananas in cold climates is easy! I live in North Carolina and average 30-40 freezes a year, but I've been growing cold hardy bananas in ground for fruit for years with success! Growing a banana plant in ground outside of the tropics is possible! This is my secret method for growing bananas in cold climates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Intro To How To Grow A Banana Plant
0:34 My Favorite Cold Hardy Banana Variety
1:31 The Banana Tree Is NOT A Tree!
2:24 Early Banana Harvest And Banana Taste Test
3:23 My New Banana Tree Bunch
4:05 Close Up Of The Banana Flower
4:53 Banana Growing Tips
7:18 Removing And Mulching A Banana Pseudostem
9:00 How To Protect Banana Trees From Cold: My Secret!
12:24 Adventures With Dale

I'm growing bananas in Zone 8 (8a). If your climate is too cold for this method, growing bananas in containers is a simple possibility. There are many dwarf banana varieties that will overwinter well indoors in front of a sunny window.

If you have any questions about how to grow bananas in cold climates, need tips for growing bananas, want to know about the things I grow in my garden, are looking for any gardening tips and tricks, or have questions about gardening and organic gardening in general, please ask in the Comments below!

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[TheMillennialGardener]

If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Intro To How To Grow A Banana Plant
0:34 My Favorite Cold Hardy Banana Variety
1:31 The Banana Tree Is NOT A Tree!
2:24 Early Banana Harvest And Banana Taste Test
3:23 My New Banana Tree Bunch
4:05 Close Up Of The Banana Flower
4:53 Banana Growing Tips
7:18 Removing And Mulching A Banana Pseudostem
9:00 How To Protect Banana Trees From Cold: My Secret!
12:24 Adventures With Dale

[cja]

I FINALLY am going to get a HOUSE AAANNND no HOA and I live in zone 8 like you and I’m so excited!!!! Bananas here we go!!!

[Nimbus]

My wife just bought me a dwarf orinoco pup and a blue java pup for my birthday. Can't wait to try to baby these to maturity!

[rubyrichmond]

The leaves are edible too. Cut a leaf, remove the center stalk. Roll the leaf and cut across in strips much like doing collards. Can steam or cook in a bit of water, etc. Tastes a lot like green beans.

[shondra]

Thanks for sharing about the colder weather. I live in Aussie where I don’t have to worry too much where I am. The home grown bananas taste so much better. 🙏💜🇦🇺

[IAMGiftbearer]

I'm in Georgia zone 7B and see banana plants sometimes in people's yard but never see any fruit. It's good to know it can be done!

[edenespaldon]

Slice the tender portion of the banana blossom, starting from the bottom tip. In a bowl, mix it with salt, squeeze to remove sap and extra water. In a pan on medium heat, mix wit crushed garlic, ginger strips, hot pepper if preferred, a little salt, pour in a can of coconut milk, fresh or dried shrimps. Mix, cover and let it simmer until most of coconut milk has dried up.

[toni_au]

Thank you for taking the time to add the imperial to metric conversions. I am always having to pause videos and work out the conversion so I actually fully understand what is being said. 😊

[ellenconforti]

I wrote you last year when your video on how to overwinter your banana plant came out. I followed your instructions and the banana plant came out great and it now has about 4 hands on it like yours. Fortunately our season lasts a little longer than yours so the bananas will be ready before the frosts come.
We don't get many frosts but even one would not be good. But we now have one more banana plant that's come up from it that is bigger than the first one and it looks like it will fruit soon but I hope not till late February after all frosts are gone. So thank you for the info on the bananas. It really helped. These are dwarf Cavendish. I now have 4 total and I will cut the one with bananas down soon, leaving 3, one large, one medium and one baby that I might remove and pot up and keep it out of the cold weather.
Ellen, Florida Gardener, Zone 9a

[thomasiadarola]

Thanks for all your video's on all the different plants and trees. I'm in zone 6 so my season is very short. I just came across this video and had to laugh when you were talking about the banana Flower. I have had my Musa Basjoo for about 4 years and this year I had NO idea what was happening to it . I told my wife "I think my banana plant thinks it's a Coconut tree. I did not know it was a flower. I also got a bunch of little banana's about as big and long as my thumb. So again that for all your info. Also love your Fig video's.

[ivanxyz]

Very informative. Very well organized content. Thumbs up.

[ChadRizzardi]

Just wanted to say thanks for the quality and informative videos. I’m going to be starting a master gardeners program and am really excited. Thanks again 😊

[ginaalwaysavip]

Thank you so much for sharing with us all. I moved to NC last year and looking forward to growing some new tropical trees.

[roxannemoskal]

It has been my life long wish to have a banana right from the plant! I've been growing bananas in containers in my greenhouse and have never had a flower
I'm going to plant them I. The ground and hope that someday I'll get a fresh banana. I'm in SW PA zone 6A. Wish me luck!!

[JeannetteShoreland]

OK, I'm officially jealous! Although I cannot enjoy a homegrown banana as you may, in my travels I have tasted red bananas, very small and delicious bananas amongst others. I was surprised to learn how many banana varieties are out there, as well as the subtle differences in their flavor.

[ritabeitz]

Thanks so much! Great video. I am going to now be moving to Florida very soon and will watch your video again when it is time for me to plant bananas! Thanks again!

[watchdanbit]

I grow these as well up in Connecticut mine are about to flower now. Takes a lot to cover them up here as we get about 110 freezes a year here.

[ShotgunAndAShovel]

gonna buy a couple of these in a few paychecks. Were in middle tennessee sequatchie valley. awesome video!!

[pn]

oh. I love that banana. I have one in my yard, supposedly that same kind, but hadn't bared fruit yet because of the freezing temp in my zone.

[BentleysMom]

I grow banana trees here in TN. I have a bunch that are East facing (morning sun only) and a bunch that’s south facing(sun from about 2pm til sunset), the ones facing East do the best, they also fruited 1st. In the fall after the 1st hard frost I cut the trees down to 2 or 3 foot stumps and 95% of them come back just fine in the spring, no protection what so ever. I just grow them cause I like the way they look in my landscape not really for the fruit but I’ll take it too. Lol.