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Olafhenny · 11-12-2011, 07:19 PM

Hi Jordan,

first of all you will have to make up your mind, if you want to keep growing it or if you want it to go dormant.

If you want it to keep growing, you have to do the following:
- The pot looks awfully small in proportion to the plant size. I bet it is root bound So give it a bigger pot.
- Plant it as described in my various posts here: Need advice to grow a banana plant indoors all winter
- Read these posts and look at the pictures of my very sound looking Ornata. I wintered a Basjoo the
same way last year (sorry, no pictures), but it is too big now and has to spent the winter outside.
- Pay attention to porous soil, positive drainage (no water standing in the catch tray) through the
bottom of the pot, but do not let the soil get dry and give it lots of daylight.

Good luck,
Olaf
PS: I have no experience in 'dry root' wintering or letting it go dormant

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 278,287 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Basjoo browning Hi Jordan, first of all you will have to make up your mind, if you want to keep growing it or if you want it to go dormant. If you want it to keep growing, you have to do the following: - The pot looks awfully small in proportion to the plant size. I bet it is root bound So give it a bigger pot. - Plant it as described in my various posts here: Need advice to grow a banana plant indoors all winter - Read these posts and look at the pictures of my very sound looking Ornata. I wintered a Basjoo the same way last year (sorry, no pictures), but it is too big now and has to spent the winter outside. - Pay attention to porous soil, positive drainage (no water standing in the catch tray) through the bottom of the pot, but do not let the soil get dry and give it lots of daylight. Good luck, Olaf PS: I have no experience in 'dry root' wintering or letting it go dormant __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them. Last edited by Olafhenny : 11-12-2011 at 07:22 PM.