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Olafhenny · 09-10-2012, 06:04 PM

Hi Sib,

to answer your question: You do not need to leave any roots on them. As long as you have
a sound corm, you have a banana plant. However the more roots you can leave on them,
the better and the less you disturb these roots, the better yet!

This brings me to another suggestion: Why do you not leave them where they are? You do
not state, where you live or in which HZ, but if it is 6 or better, you may benefit from my
experience with leaving Basjoos out all winter and saving yourself a bundle of work.

See here: Appropriate size on Basjoo?

In my case still attached small pups were completely unaffected by the frost, probably,
because they were buried deeply enough in the mulch.

Good luck!
Olaf
PS: I am even considering leaving one out all winter completely unprotected as an
experiment

09-10-2012, 06:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
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 : 260,038 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Digging up plants for the winter Hi Sib, to answer your question: You do not need to leave any roots on them. As long as you have a sound corm, you have a banana plant. However the more roots you can leave on them, the better and the less you disturb these roots, the better yet! This brings me to another suggestion: Why do you not leave them where they are? You do not state, where you live or in which HZ, but if it is 6 or better, you may benefit from my experience with leaving Basjoos out all winter and saving yourself a bundle of work. See here: Appropriate size on Basjoo? In my case still attached small pups were completely unaffected by the frost, probably, because they were buried deeply enough in the mulch. Good luck! Olaf PS: I am even considering leaving one out all winter completely unprotected as an experiment __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.