12-30-2010, 08:27 PM
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Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada
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Re: Bananas stored dormant in basement dried out
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Originally Posted by saltydad
The furnace is in the same room. If anything, it's too warm. I wish it were around 50 instead of normal house temp.
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Hi Howard,
what about other basement rooms or a crawlspace, which if not ventilated too drastically often gets enough heat from the rest of the house to keep it frost free or a garage? There keeping the outside door closed as much as possible, returning cars should provide enough heat to prevent freezing. Wrapping the plant in old blankets or such should protect them from sudden cold spikes.
Get two or three cheep thermometers from a dollar store and distribute them to selective places, but make sure, that they all show the same temperature, when you buy them. I had variations between 18 and 21^C, when I bought mine. 
Good luck!
Olaf
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