http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2009/11/28/life-and-death-of-a-colorado-banana-tree/ Colorado, Puerto Rico and life elsewhere on the planet. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:49:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2009/11/28/life-and-death-of-a-colorado-banana-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 An Indian Christmas | Its All About Christmas Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:43:14 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2030#comment-3268 [...] Life and Death of a Colorado Banana Tree [...] [...] Life and Death of a Colorado Banana Tree [...]

]]> http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2009/11/28/life-and-death-of-a-colorado-banana-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-3141 Cassie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:57:57 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2030#comment-3141 Wow, those different banana types sound crazy and cool. I love all the plant life out there in the tropics. That's one of my favorite things to look forward to. I wonder what the banana blossoms taste like. Sounds strange. Maybe like artichokes? That's kind of what they look like anyway. That's neat that you were able to grow bananas in Washington. I think up there it is a little warmer than Colorado. Our hardiness scale on the USDA map is only like a 5 or 6 and in some areas like the mountains even colder, so I don't think the banana tree would last outside even with mounds of mulch. Oh well, se la vie. Wow, those different banana types sound crazy and cool. I love all the plant life out there in the tropics. That’s one of my favorite things to look forward to. I wonder what the banana blossoms taste like. Sounds strange. Maybe like artichokes? That’s kind of what they look like anyway. That’s neat that you were able to grow bananas in Washington. I think up there it is a little warmer than Colorado. Our hardiness scale on the USDA map is only like a 5 or 6 and in some areas like the mountains even colder, so I don’t think the banana tree would last outside even with mounds of mulch. Oh well, se la vie.

]]> http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2009/11/28/life-and-death-of-a-colorado-banana-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 katrina kruse Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:44:55 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2030#comment-3137 When you get here you will have plenty of bananas and there are different kinds! My favorite are the "manzana" kinds that taste kind of like apples. We bought an ornamental fuzzy pink banana I am dying to see fruit - you can eat it but it is very seedy - mainly I just think pink and fuzzy is cool! You can eat banana blossoms as well but I haven't tried cooking it yet. Ah, maybe this next batch! We had bananas outdoors in Washington State and every fall when it turned black after the first frost I cut it down to around 5 feet, put chicken wire around the base and tossed a couple of bales of straw around it for the winter. We had a whole grove of bananas - they would pop into life around June and last until October. No ripe bananas though. When you get here you will have plenty of bananas and there are different kinds! My favorite are the “manzana” kinds that taste kind of like apples. We bought an ornamental fuzzy pink banana I am dying to see fruit – you can eat it but it is very seedy – mainly I just think pink and fuzzy is cool! You can eat banana blossoms as well but I haven’t tried cooking it yet. Ah, maybe this next batch! We had bananas outdoors in Washington State and every fall when it turned black after the first frost I cut it down to around 5 feet, put chicken wire around the base and tossed a couple of bales of straw around it for the winter. We had a whole grove of bananas – they would pop into life around June and last until October. No ripe bananas though.

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