Been reading with great interest. I have two bananas I have had in pots. It's time for them to go into the ground. And I have all shade in my yard!! The bananas were given to me and I thought they would do well in pots. But they are itching to get out of the 5 gallon pots and into the ground. They told me so. I am thinking about planting them into the low spots in the forest that have always gotten a bit too much water. Palmettos grow naturally back there. And of course there is tons of compost on the forest floor.
What I am concerned about is reproducing. I won't be active with it 100%, basically leaving it on it's own to flourish in the forest, already dense with Oak, Sweetgum, Tallow, Hickory Nut, and Elm. Will I eventually end up with a banana plantation??
