endeitz

I have never tried growing bananas from seed, but my understanding is that they are very challenging to germinate.

If you buy a small plant online, I would say overwintering in a pot would be the safest bet, since it would not have much chance to get established before colder weather hits. If you buy a large plant at a nursery (my favorite Home Depot is thick with Musa Basjoos and Dwarf/Super Dwarf Cavendishes right now), and it is a Basjoo, you could put it in the ground and mulch heavily, and the pseudostem would likely survive the Austin winter.

Again, as I have little experience compared to most of the aficionados on this board, this may be a case of the "blind leading the blind", so don't take my advice to be particularly sage.

Cheers,

Ed.