HOW TO GROW BANANAS

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  • čas přidán 12. 05. 2023
  • Sit back and learn all you need to know to grow big beautiful bananas with this video from my permaculture inspired food garden.
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    Weedy
    www.theweedygarden.com
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Komentáře • 370

  • @TheWeedyGarden
    @TheWeedyGarden  Před rokem +61

    KEROSENE in my garden??? Just discovered a more “eco friendly way to stop the pups growing back. Instead of Kerosene (which some of you are a bit freaked out about), you can try salt I’ve been told in the comments, oil snd metho mixture (2 parts oil to 1 part metho spirits) or simply dig a bowl shape in the cut so that it fills with water in the rain! I’ll try the third suggestion which coincidently comes from my permi teacher Geoff Lawton. I’ll do an update video on that 😊

    • @danielriddellsfoodforestgarden
      @danielriddellsfoodforestgarden Před rokem +4

      I use Double vinegar. To kill grasses. It would work too I'd say. 💚

    • @danielriddellsfoodforestgarden
      @danielriddellsfoodforestgarden Před rokem +3

      The bowl method is what I was taught

    • @yogafroog2693
      @yogafroog2693 Před 10 měsíci +2

      interesting. here in colombia they say that no water should be able to stay at any parts of the cut trunks, as it would make it "foul" (?) and destroy the whole plant ...

    • @shellsea9520
      @shellsea9520 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yer I would do like a chop hole method , u might need to do a few times but it rots out eventually ❤😊

    • @livingrulematrix6932
      @livingrulematrix6932 Před 5 měsíci

      Expainnothing I wish kow about grothpocess frmseedgreat video a bunch of unless facts though adios active I didn't know that I use that fact

  • @hiz-n-lowz1577
    @hiz-n-lowz1577 Před rokem +95

    If bananas plants are soo tall to harvest safely then the best thing to do is to chop slightly into the base of the plant and with a rope tied higher up in the plant you then pull the plant down lowering the bananas closer to the ground hwere they can be accessed without a ladder. After harvest of bananas plant is ready to go to the compost anyway, dont risk it up on that ladder with all that weight! BE WISE

    • @daleireland
      @daleireland Před rokem +13

      This is what I do. Chop the grandmother and catch the cluster on the way down as it slowly falls. Easy

    • @hajrazolj1531
      @hajrazolj1531 Před rokem +6

      Wiser to chop Greatgrandmother down gently rather than climb ladder....you say she has to come down anyway!

    • @margiemurphy3216
      @margiemurphy3216 Před rokem +3

      That’s the way I have always harvested mine

    • @amandachrome9310
      @amandachrome9310 Před rokem +6

      Yup ...thats how we do it in the Caribbean

    • @thefloodtower4866
      @thefloodtower4866 Před rokem +2

      Lady fingers are the tastiest bananas but they are very tall. I do the cut and catch method as well. As it slowly falls I maneuver the bunch into the wheelbarrow. Last time however, the bunch was so heavy it came crashing down. The bananas were fine.

  • @TanjaHermann
    @TanjaHermann Před rokem +33

    The massive biomass on that large banana plant is stunning! When I had my first non-supermarket banana during a trip to Jamaica, I almost cried, it was so delicious.

  • @rhysdehaan
    @rhysdehaan Před rokem +54

    You deserve millions of subscribers! We all love the cinematography, and it's so informative.
    The weedy garden movie was AMAZING!

  • @vindhi
    @vindhi Před rokem +6

    What a great personality. Truly inspiring.

  • @PlantGuild
    @PlantGuild Před rokem +2

    I’ve been waiting for a new upload and so excited to see this one this morning! Looking forward to the next one from Colorado, USA.

  • @stjbananas
    @stjbananas Před rokem +4

    I have a small organic banana farm high on a rainforest mountain here in the Caribbean. I love your channel, and thank you for this great video.

  • @dancingdruid7932
    @dancingdruid7932 Před 8 měsíci +1

    So glad I found your channel. My husband and I are in our 60s and have just bought an olive orchard in Sicily for our next great life adventure. I know the climate is not the same as NSW, but there are so many things that I think we can learn here and apply in Sicily.

  • @supatrabodhilakorn2511
    @supatrabodhilakorn2511 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you for sharing the video 🌳❤️🌸

  • @gkozak430
    @gkozak430 Před rokem +3

    When someone says "living the dream," you are the true definition of it 😅👍

  • @rogerkenyon6209
    @rogerkenyon6209 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Great story. I'm recently moved to a subtropical climate in Mexico and there are a lot of banana "trees". Now you've educated me, I think I now understand what needs to be done ! The idea of a family is very self explanatory and also that once the banana has fruited, it should be cut down, that's also something of a revelation !

  • @sunnyrivers
    @sunnyrivers Před rokem +3

    Your narration is profoundly soothing Weedy‼️ Great content as always🍌 Thank you😎

  • @falconole8633
    @falconole8633 Před rokem +1

    Watched a few of your videos for the first time tonight & I love your channel. Keep up the great work!

  • @andrewradford3953
    @andrewradford3953 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Have a little permaculture plot just North of Brisbane with about 1000 mixed banana plants.
    I use a cordless reciprocating saw to cut a semicircle about a third to half way out of the trunk. Give a gentle push to start it falling, or pull on some dead leaves. Grab the tail of the bunch and guide it away from the falling plant.
    I use a 450mm blade to cut trunks in a single pass into 300mm segments. Kick apart so they dry and discourage borers.
    Pigs and goats love the leaves, pigs also love the trunk.
    Your bunches look great!

  • @cruisersgm
    @cruisersgm Před rokem +5

    Great timing of this video- I’m planting my first banana circle this morning with 3 dwarf variety pups. Thanks for the tips, Weedy!

    • @TheWildlandersOffGrid
      @TheWildlandersOffGrid Před rokem

      Oh exciting we planted our banana circle 2 months ago, I love it already 🍌 good luck with yours 🍌🤞💚

  • @carolmcintyre8485
    @carolmcintyre8485 Před měsícem +1

    That was so much fun!

  • @mahaniabdullah5056
    @mahaniabdullah5056 Před rokem +3

    Love watching your videos.. I get so excited when a new one pops up:)

  • @YusufParuk
    @YusufParuk Před 2 měsíci +1

    Best video I watched on bananas! Awesome!

  • @kimgeurts3584
    @kimgeurts3584 Před rokem +1

    A super informative session on bananas !
    I especially love the bagging and harvest process; will give em a go.

  • @antypanag1
    @antypanag1 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I admire the love that you give to the plants !
    Greedings from Greece (Europe)

  • @Elmnt5
    @Elmnt5 Před rokem +1

    Absolutley love your videos!
    Not only are they informative but they make me smile and feel good! I love looking how green, beautiful and tranquil life can be!❤

  • @brianquinn5060
    @brianquinn5060 Před rokem +2

    So love the Video ,camera work, magic. Thank you.

  • @JulieTorres-qe2ls
    @JulieTorres-qe2ls Před 7 měsíci +1

    Love you Weedy!! Just bought my first banana tree

  • @MrMentxl
    @MrMentxl Před rokem +1

    I love your energy mate. Thanks for sharing

  • @gabrielalbores846
    @gabrielalbores846 Před rokem +15

    Love the channel mate. You've done an amazing job with it so far. Honest feedback, even though I feel confident in my knowledge of gardening, I still enjoy watching "how to" videos because I often learn something new and that was certainly the case here. I'm visiting family in Perth at the end of the year, but it is a long-term goal to move over there permanently and replicate what you've done here. Thank you for your contributions to the gardening community.

  • @JackPitmanNica
    @JackPitmanNica Před rokem +4

    Glad to see some more youtube episodes ! I've missed your youtube videos

  • @TravellingKook
    @TravellingKook Před 4 měsíci +1

    Love your positivity and nature. Thank you for sharing your garden, knowledge and the process of banana growing! I’d love to work on a farm some day and learn the process first hand! Take care brother, all the very best to you ❤🙏💜

  • @JackPitmanNica
    @JackPitmanNica Před rokem +15

    There is a kind of banana here in Nicaragua they like called "Manzanitas". You basically have to grow them yourself to eat them, because they have a very thin skin. But they taste different than other bananas. Thats why they call them "little apples". They actually look just like the bananas you showed in the video at the end - short and plump!

    • @TheWeedyGarden
      @TheWeedyGarden  Před rokem +4

      Fragile little banana. Interesting

    • @suzyskye733
      @suzyskye733 Před 10 měsíci

      Stores also call them Apple bananas go figure

    • @Flippin_Crazy
      @Flippin_Crazy Před 10 měsíci

      Has anyone had “Ice Cream Bananas?”I have 3+ pups, I don’t think I can kill a pup, I will grow them in another place. Just can’t do it. Florida 🇺🇸

  • @londonpickering8675
    @londonpickering8675 Před rokem +1

    Satisfying! Thank you for taking the time to film, edit and post this video...

  • @cooperj7982
    @cooperj7982 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Top quality content, fantastic production!

  • @lilikoi1010
    @lilikoi1010 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Green cooked bananas are great as well and very nutritious.

  • @jeff6899
    @jeff6899 Před rokem +3

    Have a lot of establsihed gardening friends very successfully growing banana's here in the interior low desert of Metro Phoenix, Arizona, US. They apply all these concepts. Since they need some land area, are thirsty & big feeders as stated, I have stayed more with other food crops & natives. But I LOVE this video !!

  • @vitali-opal-and-gem
    @vitali-opal-and-gem Před rokem +3

    Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing. I worked on many banana farms in far North Queensland Australia and all that farmers wanted us to chop the tree down high at possible (after picking) so that all the nutrients in the grandmother would feed the next generation better.

  • @FeedingMyFloridaSoul
    @FeedingMyFloridaSoul Před 11 měsíci +1

    Very big help! Thanks for letting me know you posted this video as well about bananas. I planted some more out today. Separated a pup from one of my plants and then along side it planted 2 more small ones i bought. My dog killed a possum today so that big dude went under the plants along with some sunn hemp cover crop as the mulch.

  • @benjohnson6833
    @benjohnson6833 Před rokem +2

    Love ya Weedy.
    I hope one day, in a couple of years, you can come look at my gardens that are because of you

  • @saulihiltunen4365
    @saulihiltunen4365 Před rokem +1

    Your videos are such a lift up!

  • @Sonia-hw3yx
    @Sonia-hw3yx Před 5 měsíci +1

    Your a champion, I really loved your video. It helped alot. Plus I learnt something new. 😊

  • @my_graphics
    @my_graphics Před 3 měsíci +1

    This video is way better than a 4 year degree. Thank you so so much for this.

  • @jakobvinblad
    @jakobvinblad Před rokem +9

    Your videos always gives me a nice respite from a stressful life up here in Sweden. 2 years ago you inspired med to start permaculture. Gardening what I can in this cold climate and really find tranquility in my garden. Really would love to be able to grow bananas and alot of other tropical fruits that you grow.
    Please keep up this wonderful videos, I love them

  • @Zone10Permaculture
    @Zone10Permaculture Před rokem +1

    Your videos are edited so nicely. Thanks for all the good information on bananas. 🙂

  • @paulinacasatiart
    @paulinacasatiart Před 7 měsíci +1

    Always the best videos and watching experience 🌈🍌

  • @glennfiedler6236
    @glennfiedler6236 Před rokem +2

    Excellent video mate. More like this!

  • @alisonbender8611
    @alisonbender8611 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

  • @Costarica_jack
    @Costarica_jack Před 7 měsíci +1

    Such a great video. Thank you for teaching me all about banana's. I just moved to Costa Rica and bought a home with 53 banana plants on it. So this was very helpful in my quest to manage, and take proper care of the gift that was given to me here. I also have 11 mango, an avocado, a limon and a couple of noni trees on the property. This is going to be the fun part of my life. Lots of learning to do. Thanks again.

  • @user-pi1nn7cf8g
    @user-pi1nn7cf8g Před 10 měsíci +1

    After watching your channel I become banana.... greatest thing ever.

  • @bloodweaselthefirst7435
    @bloodweaselthefirst7435 Před rokem +7

    Been missing your videos brother, always get ecstatic when I see you upload! All the best and a lot of love from Sweden! :)

    • @TheWeedyGarden
      @TheWeedyGarden  Před rokem +8

      Mange tak. Been busy for ages but now can create again. So you’ll be getting more fixes than usual in future 👍🙏🏻

    • @DeepakPandey-mf9ue
      @DeepakPandey-mf9ue Před rokem +1

      ​@@TheWeedyGarden such a delight ❤

  • @remotecontrolfarmer
    @remotecontrolfarmer Před 7 měsíci +1

    just spent 20 min watching a vid about bananas.😅love your energy

  • @jofarley7294
    @jofarley7294 Před měsícem +1

    We lived in Queensland in the 70's and I loved the ladyfjngers, so sweet. I think I may have seen them in Canada once, so sad. Also miss the banana passion fruit.

  • @elizabethflynn8455
    @elizabethflynn8455 Před rokem +2

    Love your posts, Weedy. Can't grow bananas here (Ireland) but delighted to see how you are getting on with yours.

  • @mrq8746
    @mrq8746 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful video, beautiful garden, beautiful gardeners, beautiful banana.

  • @randomx4289
    @randomx4289 Před rokem +1

    Compost worms love banana leaves and stems, pretty much the plant really.
    Lovely video.

  • @EliSabeth-wc7xn
    @EliSabeth-wc7xn Před rokem +1

    Every time I watch your videos and hear your voice, it leaves a feeling of home in my heart. Greetings from Munich❤

  • @user-fp9go3vx1m
    @user-fp9go3vx1m Před rokem +3

    Growing up in Manado, I watched the farmers harvest bananas as follows:
    • estimate a spot about a meter above the halfway mark on the trunk.
    • use a bamboo pole to pike a series of holes in the trunk at the designated spot.
    • the trunk will slowly begin to fold as the holes weaken the trunk.
    • this gently lowers the stalk to shoulder or waist height.
    No damage to surrounding plants and the bananas don’t hit the ground.

  • @matguthrie8975
    @matguthrie8975 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Your a legend mate all the best for 2024

  • @markdonnelly7225
    @markdonnelly7225 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hi I like your video

  • @gorillapermacuture
    @gorillapermacuture Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thanks buddy, we were just contemplating a jig to bag our bananas with and what you have is it. Good growing info too. Aloha!

  • @cythcy
    @cythcy Před 3 měsíci +1

    I want to live in that garden… I love it 😍

  • @TheEmbrio
    @TheEmbrio Před rokem +1

    Thanks for the lesson, and happy attitude ! although i’m not in the right climate, the peel method and just the better knowledge of the plant is great to have !

  • @ginac9008
    @ginac9008 Před rokem +2

    As always an informative video. I have inground garden compost bins that I put all my kitchen scraps straight into the gardens. And the last few months since they have been in the gardens the worm life has exploded. Banana skins are one thing that I make sure that are put into the compost system, and it has had wonderful benefits to my gardens. I have the most amazing crop of vegetables growing and everything looks so healthy. And it is a very easy system for me as normal composting is just to hard for me with medical issues. The Weedy Garden is looking absolutely amazing so vibrant and healthy. But then it helps when it’s located in gods country, my hometown very close by.

    • @TheWeedyGarden
      @TheWeedyGarden  Před rokem +2

      Yeah. I gotta say. I’m in the perfect spot. I’ve been in 35 countries in my photography career, and this is my favorite stufio of all!

  • @LouisMaxBlank
    @LouisMaxBlank Před 11 měsíci +1

    Yay, happy and radio active😂🎉. Looking forward to my first own harvest too.

  • @jayjohnson3724
    @jayjohnson3724 Před rokem +1

    You made me smile.Thanks

  • @bkestler1
    @bkestler1 Před rokem +1

    As always, not only a visually stunning video, but packed with fun and facts. 🍌

  • @BRING619
    @BRING619 Před rokem +3

    I've learnt so much about the Banana I never knew, thank you so much. So disappointing we are unable to grow them in the United Kingdom, our climate has frost during the winter, and my poly tunnel is way too small. Thanks Weedy for another educational video, I love them 🤗🍌

  • @xandr1922
    @xandr1922 Před rokem +2

    thanks for making these videos. I dream of living like you one day..

  • @thumperhunts6250
    @thumperhunts6250 Před rokem +8

    have you tried carving out a bowl in the pub so it catches the water and slowly rots it instead of kero?

  • @TheMarkvq
    @TheMarkvq Před rokem +1

    Thanks weedy

  • @valleturkka155
    @valleturkka155 Před rokem +1

    Thank you Weedy

  • @francotosi7078
    @francotosi7078 Před rokem +4

    Gracias, excelente video de principio a fin. Sólo decir una cosa, la banana tiene 3 gajos y se pueden separar con paciencia. Saludos desde Argentina

  • @karlosj83
    @karlosj83 Před rokem +1

    Just discovered you!
    Instant like & subscribe.
    Great learning tips as I've got baby banana plants to plant out once i get my front yard ready!
    Thank you!

  • @angelapalmer3542
    @angelapalmer3542 Před rokem +1

    Interesting. Thanks for sharing

  • @lassevestby1491
    @lassevestby1491 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I wouldnt dare to walk outside without shoes in Australia 😆🤣 You make amazing videos :) Very calming and informative 😊

  • @xavierpaul852
    @xavierpaul852 Před rokem +2

    That trunk is also edible. You can make salads or cook it & it's yummy

  • @BeekeeperBen
    @BeekeeperBen Před rokem +3

    Ive followed your whole journey from the start back in lockdown. Your garden has grown very much like my allotment and also as a surprise we also got bee hives around the same time. I now go into my daughters school doing talks about soil microbes. Maybe 1 day il have to confidence to start a youtube channel too. Keep growing brother

    • @TheWeedyGarden
      @TheWeedyGarden  Před rokem +1

      nice one!!

    • @Flippin_Crazy
      @Flippin_Crazy Před 10 měsíci

      I caught Weedy’s first Video, and have followed his journey. Absolutely love it. Florida 🇺🇸

  • @flowerfolkfarm3553
    @flowerfolkfarm3553 Před rokem +1

    I’ve never tried growing bananas (I’m in Victoria) but I know people have done it in our climate! How gorgeous they grow well in a family… bit like us! Beautiful view looking up through the tree tops:) I learnt so much from this, THANKYOU! Have an awesome day ☺️💐🌷Anita. X

  • @amaturearcadia
    @amaturearcadia Před 8 měsíci +2

    Your laugh after explaining radioactive bananas (whos gonna sat 10 thousand bananas) cracked me up hahaha

  • @ganbaru-inaja9387
    @ganbaru-inaja9387 Před rokem +1

    WoW! Is that Gandalf in the garden? That would be a miraculous garden, I think.

  • @claudiaschiel4275
    @claudiaschiel4275 Před 4 měsíci +1

    💕💕 Thank you and Greetings from Madeira

  • @garykellogg2758
    @garykellogg2758 Před rokem +1

    Great video

  • @lynoreoakley9412
    @lynoreoakley9412 Před rokem +1

    I Knew it!!! Least six bananas a day and I am super happy!!
    Hi Grow them and I think it’s an addiction!!! 💗💗💗 thanks for the awesome video Weedy.

  • @backtonature433
    @backtonature433 Před rokem +3

    Now i know how i can make my clusters of bananas ripen faster, thanks for the tip Weedy 🤜💥🤛👌👌👌💚🌱💚

  • @sidrakhalid2857
    @sidrakhalid2857 Před 2 měsíci

    Go bananaaaaaas. Loved ur video

  • @carolexo7269
    @carolexo7269 Před rokem +1

    Wow, so labour intensive!
    What an interesting lesson on growing bananas. Thank you 💚

    • @TheWeedyGarden
      @TheWeedyGarden  Před rokem +2

      It may appear so, but it is not really. Only the last part, but I think I have a better technique which I’ll practice and post soon

    • @LiLBitsDK
      @LiLBitsDK Před 10 měsíci

      intensive? it looks pretty chill... nice calming routine when going through the garden

  • @pennysparks1798
    @pennysparks1798 Před rokem +1

    Also animals (goats and sheep) love the banana leaves, the trunks and the flowers.

  • @viacheslavdenisenko6296
    @viacheslavdenisenko6296 Před rokem +1

    Great job!👍👍
    Hello from Ukraine

  • @wildlifegardener-tracey6206

    Loved that. Whats not to like about a 🍌 especially a 🍌 grown on your on plot of land. Thank you.

  • @KristinGasser
    @KristinGasser Před rokem +1

    I missed you and your beautiful videos a lot, it felt like half a year since your last video… now, I wish myself - once again - into the lush tropics 😂🙈 loved it! Greetings from a norwegian viking in central european continental climate in Croatia!

  • @Constantinului
    @Constantinului Před rokem +1

    thank you, brother !

  • @natalieduncan3791
    @natalieduncan3791 Před rokem +1

    You are so funny. I love your story telling ❤😊

  • @NewDimension7
    @NewDimension7 Před rokem +1

    Good Morning
    Banana Banana
    Yeay nice present all about banana organic .
    Thanks You for sharing.

  • @craigmilsom4036
    @craigmilsom4036 Před rokem +1

    Love every episode 💕 😂

  • @markiglesias6794
    @markiglesias6794 Před rokem +1

    Lol...David, what an incredible video! I love it. I totally miss growing bananas in Florida as well as an over abundance of Papayas.
    Thanks for sharing...
    Mark
    Pennsylvania

    • @TheWeedyGarden
      @TheWeedyGarden  Před rokem

      I want to grow papaya but they always get beaten by a black dot that turns into 100 black dots and rots before it rippens. Ideas?

  • @allotmental.
    @allotmental. Před rokem +1

    Im off to Lidl to buy some bananas!! Love the videos ❤👍🏻

  • @SteveFlatEarth
    @SteveFlatEarth Před rokem +6

    I never thought to climb up to get my bananas. I just cut the entire stalk down carefully and it falls slowly to the ground.

    • @karen-hillshomestead
      @karen-hillshomestead Před rokem +1

      I was just about to make that suggestion to Weedy - cut down the plant to harvest, don't climb the ladder.

    • @SteveFlatEarth
      @SteveFlatEarth Před rokem +1

      @@karen-hillshomestead Yea a careful cutting and it can really be a controlled fall or use a partner and be on the receiving end to prevent any fingers bruising :)

    • @karen-hillshomestead
      @karen-hillshomestead Před rokem +1

      @@SteveFlatEarth exactly!

  • @sourcelight369
    @sourcelight369 Před rokem +1

    thank you 🥰

  • @rajaiyer79
    @rajaiyer79 Před rokem +1

    Huge fan of your work. The kerosene thing seemed barbaric but will try the alt eco friendly option you commented about.

  • @lpmoron6258
    @lpmoron6258 Před rokem +1

    Good video! Got my fix. Go bananas!

  • @beansprout1308
    @beansprout1308 Před rokem +1

    I loved this one all about bananas. I learnt alot....🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌Thank you big buddy.❤

  • @steph6337
    @steph6337 Před rokem +2

    I'm allergic to bananas but I'm here for this!

  • @oreopaksun2512
    @oreopaksun2512 Před rokem +1

    Hahahaha! I want a banana/butterfly net! My bananas aren't even close to flowering, and they are all dwarf varieties, but I still want a banana net, just like Weedy's! Thanks for another beautiful video; though now I learned that all my bananas are musa acuminata; I guess I have to get my wisdom from somewhere else.

  • @phakhinphuangmali5338
    @phakhinphuangmali5338 Před rokem +1

    you are very talented i see you from thailand