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Gardening

I_UndergroundPanther

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2. In the 80's

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 08:00 PM

Mar 2022

I was close to baltimore
in Maryland and there was a greenhouse I used to hang out there.

There was a gigantic Banana tree.

It had bananas and they were exquisite. So fresh and hellova tasty.

The tree was I think 7 years old.

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Can it really be done? [View all] bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 OP

My mil has grown some... but in south Florida. viva la Mar 2022 #1

In the 80's I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #2

Some banana trees can grow outdoors in Maryland but don't produce bananas Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #3

We grow bananas and plantains... old as dirt Mar 2022 #4

According to this article, bananas grow best in latitudes from 30 degrees North to 30 degrees South. NBachers Mar 2022 #5

I have a friend in Germany that gets flowers on full size plants Kali Mar 2022 #6

They grow in the US - in Hawai'i Retrograde Mar 2022 #7