Tropical Gardening

This is what I have achieved so far in the cold UK! 
The bananas are wrapped in situ through the winter, and most of the other plants are protected with mulch if needed. The super tender plants are brought into the polytunnel. This photo was from September 2023. 
What are you growing?!

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Mine are kinda hiding behind the tree ferns when wrapped, but still looks a bit messy (like the rest of the garden at this time of year) but it's well worth it by the time summer rolls round and we have these beasts growing tall!

Wow, where abouts in the UK give or take? Those are some pretty phenomenal bananas. I'm on the east coast and managed to keep things going but only by creating some fleece monstrosity my wife hates🤣. Will post a pic of my best achievement shortly but I have to find it first!

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Ha yeah they do say that when they have people over in their own garden, and all they can see is the banana plants / trees towering over their fence 😂

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Maybe! I spent 3 months in the tropics over winter... got back about a month ago! It's certainly something I think about a lot 😅

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A little bit! It is well worth it :) 
Thank you so much 😍

Sheeesh that's a lot of hard work👀
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Thanks! I wish I had the animal and bird noise that you could hear in the Ecuadorean jungle, I imagine it must sound amazing there.

this looks like my cousins backyard in the Ecuadorean jungle! 🤯

It's not quite so fancy in the middle of winter tho 😅 
Lots of wrapped plants and party mulched over

Hey, suggestion for a poly tunnel is get as big as you can afford as you will fill it within about 5mins and then complain you don't have enough space. If it's too big for the space you need through the winter months you can just make little sections that are warmer than the rest. I just create walls with bubblewrap

That’s amazing, I am in the process of hopefully setting up my garden for this year, what’s the suggestion for a polytunnel?  I have quite a bit of space plus do I need LED lights for growing?  Planted a peach and plum tree last week, have a hazelnut, walnut and cherry left to plant

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THIS IS IN THE UK?!!?!?

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It's possible with a bit of love wrapping things up to get them through the winter! Thank you

Didn’t think this would be possible in the UK. Looks great !

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From that angle!
From the other you could see it was the UK for sure 😅

wow! looks more like a tropical country to me

Yes these are Musa basjoo, about 5 yrs old-ish. 
I had a few small bunches last year, albeit rather tiny!

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Wonderful! Which variety of banana is it? Musa basjoo, the hardier one?

Looks so lush, amazing for the UK. Have you ever got fruit off them? 

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Wow, yes -18c must be brutal. I guess even a foot of mulch over the stumps is still not enough for prolonged -18! 
Good job keeping one inside tho, it's nuts how fast they grow. 
I remember when mine were 3" pups about 5-6 years ago!

Nice! Trying the same thing here in BC Canada but we got hit with -18C for 2 weeks over the winter which wrecked by bananas. Thankfully I brought a pup inside for the winter so I can try again.

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Thank you! Yep it's a fair bit of work sporadically through the year, but probably still less than someone who has a proper 'formal' garden. Mine is pretty scrappy most of the year, but in late summer it suddenly goes wild. Love it.

That's impressive! Your dedication to gardening even in the cold UK weather is inspiring. As for me, I'm growing some herbs like basil and mint indoors. Nothing as ambitious as your setup though

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Thanks! If you give them a bit of extra love to keep the height (as they will turn to mush when frozen) by wrapping them in winter, they reward you with faster growth in the next year. Hassle, but well worth it!

I have seen my friends neighbour grow banana plants in Leicester, but you seem to have taken it to a new level 🫡

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Thank you! 
It's worth the effort that's for sure :)

Amazing 🤩 you definitely have a green thumb
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I have not tried! I don't know much about the reality of growing Breadfruit, but I doubt you'll ever get to fruiting stage here. I'll have a research and find out! Thanks :)