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sandy0225 · 11-17-2010, 07:26 PM

I let mine get lightly frosted if I want to store them dormant. I think it helps put them out of "growth mode".
If I'm doing them potted, before frost, and while leaves look good.
And if you change your mind after they're frosted and want to pot them instead, then you end up with ugly bananas in the greenhouse for a while until they start growing again! That's what I did this year.

11-17-2010, 07:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
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