Love the channel. I’ve been building my garden fo 8 years, subtropical look, lots of fan palms, Musa, pond etc etc. I’m east coast Ireland and we typically only get occasional light frosts so I’ve only had to pile on barley straw in a mound and lightly wet and leave it. 2010 was an exception for hard frost
I never would cut the trunk however, only the leaves it the NL whe don't have very cold winters happily. its nicer to see how tall it could grow:) Only the leaves and use them as fertilizer:) the rest of the packing is awesome done.
@sorenrozt Hi yes, central Europe does get much colder winters than an average UK one but you get better summers! The Silver plant in melianthus major a returning shrub in most years.
Thank you for your amazing channel, I’ve just very reluctantly chopped away at my ensete and started the drying out process (before the upcoming rain next week) but I don’t know what to do about my musa basjoo… first year growing and it’s done okay …but I’ve got it in a pot, & I’m thinking it it too late to plant out now? I’ve only got an outside garage that’s not linked to the house, & In the winter it gets freezing inside. Do I cut it back & keep it in the pot, fleece it up as much as possible & put it in there or should I plant it out, mulch over and cover like in your vid?
About 2 years ago I built 2 times bigger cover, when I opened it in the March all the pseudostems were riped by ice. Until that time I have always dug them up. That banana survived - produced new offsprings from the bulb, but they didn't got satisfying size that season. However I live in Central Europe and our winters are incomparable to British ones. I would like to know what that plant on the left is?(this giant silverweed :P)
@@YorkshireKRIS thanks Kris can you help with where I cut the basjoo leaves? Is it the individual leaves I cut at the stem or cut the whole stem after the lowest leaf?
Put the cut leafs back around the base of the plant, then top up with straw. The leafs are very good fertiliser & insulation over winter✊🏾
Love the channel. I’ve been building my garden fo 8 years, subtropical look, lots of fan palms, Musa, pond etc etc. I’m east coast Ireland and we typically only get occasional light frosts so I’ve only had to pile on barley straw in a mound and lightly wet and leave it. 2010 was an exception for hard frost
Very useful. Sound would have been better but I get it and you get a thumbs up 👍🏽
Yes this was my first presenting video years ago. I hope I'm a lot better now
Your voice was super smoothing and made the watch so enjoyable. Your advice was golden. ThX.
+Mr. Martial arts and Thank you
I never would cut the trunk however, only the leaves it the NL whe don't have very cold winters happily.
its nicer to see how tall it could grow:) Only the leaves and use them as fertilizer:) the rest of the packing is awesome done.
@sorenrozt Hi yes, central Europe does get much colder winters than an average UK one but you get better summers!
The Silver plant in melianthus major a returning shrub in most years.
Thank you for your amazing channel, I’ve just very reluctantly chopped away at my ensete and started the drying out process (before the upcoming rain next week) but I don’t know what to do about my musa basjoo… first year growing and it’s done okay …but I’ve got it in a pot, & I’m thinking it it too late to plant out now? I’ve only got an outside garage that’s not linked to the house, & In the winter it gets freezing inside. Do I cut it back & keep it in the pot, fleece it up as much as possible & put it in there or should I plant it out, mulch over and cover like in your vid?
About 2 years ago I built 2 times bigger cover, when I opened it in the March all the pseudostems were riped by ice. Until that time I have always dug them up. That banana survived - produced new offsprings from the bulb, but they didn't got satisfying size that season. However I live in Central Europe and our winters are incomparable to British ones. I would like to know what that plant on the left is?(this giant silverweed :P)
Watched the whole thing, great Thankyou! :)
What kind of fleece are you using? Is it like quilters batting?
Just regular gardening fleece.
Very good video 👍😮
Thank you I learned something today
@sorenrozt Very interesting, I've never seen it before, nice.
Hey Kris what plastic sheet did you use to cover them please?
You can use anything like a larger bin liner or polytunnel plastic
@@YorkshireKRIS thanks Kris can you help with where I cut the basjoo leaves? Is it the individual leaves I cut at the stem or cut the whole stem after the lowest leaf?
what size would you say that the basjoo need to be for you to be able to protect out doors?
I would protect it with straw through its first winter then depending where you like you may not need to protect again.
do you always protect your bananas?
Last year I didn't and they were fine, but it was a very mild winter here.
also when the plant fruits its only the pseudo stem which dies not the whole clump?
EYE-IN-THE-SKY PRODUCTIONS r That's right, the whole stem dies but the others will survive.
Do I need to protect in zone 8b - 9?
Possible not, it'll be fine most winters
Sa va te pourire les racines je les fais mois