Features of growing bananas at home

29.08.2016 Fertilizers and preparations

Banana is a southern fruit beloved by all, which is not only adored by children literally from the cradle, but also a very versatile product. It is used in many desserts as a filling, it is able to replace eggs in pancakes and muffins, and also, a banana has a unique pleasant taste and aroma.

We will tell you how to grow a banana at home, because, probably, every summer resident dreams of a banana tree growing under his window, or at least in the house, in a flower pot. Today, this dream, as never before, has come closer to reality and growing bananas at home can be very successful.

First of all, I would like to focus the attention of gardeners on the fact that if you have a choice to buy seeds or a plant in a pot, it is better to choose the second. Seeds are sometimes unpredictable and if it still sprouts, it is not a fact that the fruits that have to wait for years will be tasty and edible. Sprouts in a pot are, as a rule, adapted plants propagated vegetatively with well-known "ancestors", if they can be called that.

For growing bananas at home or in the country, dwarf varieties are ideal. Such trees grow relatively small and they are less demanding to care for. Although, you understand, even with a dwarf banana, there will be enough trouble and worries.

How to grow a sprout from a banana seed?

Banana seeds are dark large kernels covered with hard shells. Before planting a seed in the ground, it is necessary to scarify each of them. No need to puncture or incise it. It is enough to rub each seed with a nail file to slightly break the hard shell. Scarification allows the germ to break through.
You can plant the seeds in a long pot at a distance of about 15 centimeters from each other. You need to plant seeds practically on the soil surface and only slightly deepen them, leaving a clearance. You can cover the pot with a film, but do not forget to take it off every 3-4 days and spray the surface of the soil with water.

To wait for the shoots, you should be patient, because they will appear no earlier than after 2 months. However, green petals will grow very quickly and after a week, they will need to be transplanted into a separate large pot.

Features of growing bananas at home from a sprout

Basic requirements for a banana sprout:

• good drainage;
• weekly top dressing;
• soil consisting of peat and sand;
• good lighting.
Of course, if you plan to plant a sprout of a banana tree in the ground, then you need a slightly different approach.

Banana tree in the country

To begin with, some sources claim that banana rhizomes are so powerful and hardy that they can endure frosts up to minus 20 degrees. However, much still depends on the variety. After consulting with specialists and making sure that the roots are firm, the next step is to plant a banana in the ground.

The technology is quite simple, not much different from planting any other tree. A place should be chosen where it is warm and sunny from the first days of spring. The first summer you need to especially carefully monitor and care for the banana tree. But before the very frosts, the trunk will have to be cut, leaving only 10 centimeters from the ground. Also, all this should be covered with agrofibre or sawdust, use what you are used to.

When the second spring comes, like a tree planted in the ground, remove the shelter with the onset of the first heat. You will be able to observe how a new young sprout breaks out of a trunk softened over the winter. It is important to understand that next winter it will be necessary to cut branches and some leaves, and the trunk itself will also be wrapped with insulation. There is also an option when the tree is brought to winter in a cold basement.

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