Growing bananas - How we grow our banana plants in Central Florida

In this episode, Dani takes you through the basics of banana plants and how we have incorporated different varieties into our urban food forest. She also shares some tips on how you can be successful in growing your own banana plants.

If you are interested in growing a food forest, gardening for wildlife with native plants, or vegan gardening, come along on the journey with us!

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Video chapters:

00:00 - Pre-intro
00:14 - Intro
00:52 - What are banana plants?
01:51 - Stages of growth
03:23 - How long until fruit is ripe?
03:39 - Banana flower and fruit
03:59 - Removing the male flowers
04:56 - How long until banana plant produces a flower
05:06 - Banana babies
05:14 - Mother plant dies
05:58 - When we harvest our bananas
06:56 - Better tasting than store bought
07:05 - Varieties that we grow
07:33 - Growing banana plants in cold weather
07:55 - Banana circles
08:51 - Light requirements
09:18 - Why we have a dwarf section
10:18 - Why we have a tall banana section
11:33 - Cultural conditions
11:59 - Growing banana plants in a lawn situation
12:48 - Outro


Bananas mentioned in this video:
Dwarf namwah
Dwarf cavendish
Dwarf Brazilian
Double Mahoy
Lady finger

Where to buy banana plants in and near Central Florida:

https://sowexotic.com
https://www.tampatropicalasiantree.com
https://www.tropicalfruit.com/

Banana with seeds image courtesy of Wikimedia commons.