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Olafhenny · 05-05-2014, 10:45 PM

Hi Pan,

I cannot see how moisture or wetness in you region can be a detriment to outside wintering.
Bananas like humidity and wet “feet” have never bothered them, although during the winter
dormant period, you may want to prevent them from getting too soggy.
See: What root rot?

The shelter I proposed here will do that, but is probably not be necessary in your climate
If you want to use just leaf mulch just place a “skirt” of plastic sheeting over top of your
mulch, sloping away from the base of the plant.

There is a lot of advice available in the “Cold hardy bananas” forum.

Good luck,
Olaf

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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 : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Permanent banana shelter for winter and spring Hi Pan, I cannot see how moisture or wetness in you region can be a detriment to outside wintering. Bananas like humidity and wet “feet” have never bothered them, although during the winter dormant period, you may want to prevent them from getting too soggy. See: What root rot? The shelter I proposed here will do that, but is probably not be necessary in your climate If you want to use just leaf mulch just place a “skirt” of plastic sheeting over top of your mulch, sloping away from the base of the plant. There is a lot of advice available in the “Cold hardy bananas” forum. Good luck, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.