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Originally Posted by siege2050
I am thinking of trying one under the house while still in the pot, laying on its side with leaves removed, as I am guessing they dont do well bare root. And one in the greenhouse in a pot, laying on its side under frost cloth for extra warmth, dormant as well. It stays pretty warm under there with Christmas lights. I overwintered some very tall cannas as an experiment by laying them down that way against the ground a few times without dieback when it was expected to get close to 32F in there. I think the air would be too cold if it were standing up, and the pstems would probably collapse. It looks like I am having a couple more pups forming so I will take some as backups in the house while small. Its too bad more bananas wont overwinter like Orinoco bare root.
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By accident this is what happens to a plant when you lay it on its side with the leaves on when actively growing.
The pstem bends.
I have not done this with all the leaves off and the plant in a dormant state though, as you would.
This looks like another experiment to do this winter
This could be an issue for you .
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bent stem on plant
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Hostafarian,
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