Blue java banana tree in zone 7A
Jason, zone 7A, near Greensboro NC
2 years ago
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Jason, zone 7A, near Greensboro NC
2 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (1)It won't make your winter unless its warmer then usual. Mulch it very well,build a hoop house and tie Christmas light around it and hope for the best....See Moreice cream banana (blue java)
Comments (7)Hello folks down under...... I just happened to take a peak as to what's going on here and found this Ice Cream Banana discussion! Today I sent the Ms to work with about 5 or 6 Ice Cream Banana pups to share. At first, I was disappointed with the flavor of the Ice Cream variety. I was expecting the flavor of vanilla custard as it is so advertised. To us, the flavor is that of a nice banana, not ice cream at all. The person who named this variety must have only experienced banana splits as an ice cream flavor. The plant grows to about 15ft tall. It takes approx one yr to set fruit. It take a long time for the fruit to ripen as well. In my own experience, the plants were not setting fruit in twice the time expected. I had decided to fertilize it very heavily as I heard needs to be done. I placed a 16oz cup full of 10-10-10 fert every WEEK. This plant was going to produce or die with these heavy amounts of fert. Within one month I had three of the Ice Cream plants flowering. I have some other banana plant also that never flowered start producing as well. I wish you all the best of luck growing them, they are very nice, however mine do not taste like ice cream at all. Once I was over the flavor disappointment, I learned to love them for what they are. Have a great day Tony...See MorePlease help with some landscaping advice zone 7a NJ
Comments (25)TFitz, when you say "gas meter," that's what I think you're talking about. The higher meter is electric. Sky Pencil Holly is a possibility. Regardless of what you plant, it would be good to paint the conduits, box and wires white in the meanwhile so it doesn't stand out as much. Be careful of planting something that will grow too large or fast or you'll end up regretting it....See MoreGround cover recommendation for zone 7A
Comments (8)As others have mentioned, you are not going to find one single groundcover to answer all your needs. But you could combine a selection of different ones that can be used in different situations. For blacks, I'd consider black mondo grass or Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Back'. Or the dark leaved ajugas (neither of which I would consider a "weed" - they both grow far too slowly). White (or slivery gray) could be Cerastium tomentosum, Helianthemum nummularia or Lamium maculatum. Other possibilities include Saxifraga x urbium 'Variegata' (variegated London Pride), Sedum 'Angelina', Sedum 'Blue Spruce' and Veronica pedunculata 'Georgia Blue'. Unless you have acres to cover, I agree that $1000 for mulch is excessive. I trust you are buying in bulk and not by the bag? Bagged soil products like mulch are priced 3-5 times (or more) than that of a similar product sold in bulk. Here, $1000 of bulk mulch would result in 27 cubic yards of product or enough to cover 2700 square feet to a depth of 3 inches. A good organic mulch is one of the best things you can do for both your soil and your garden, so I would not dismiss mulching out of hand. Maybe some sort of mulch-groundcover combo would work best....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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