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sputinc7 · 08-23-2016, 02:39 PM

I live in Florida, now, but when in Illinois I left the leaves on. I figured the corm would reabsorb the liquid and glucose to remain strong. I used to give them about a pint of water in midwinter, like late January and nothing more after I lost one my third year to drying out and almost lost another. They always did fine. I have no idea what variety they were. I never even dreamed I would get one to fruit.
I just dug up the corm so it fit in a 5 gallon bucket and carried them to the cellar.

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sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 117,058 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: winter prep I live in Florida, now, but when in Illinois I left the leaves on. I figured the corm would reabsorb the liquid and glucose to remain strong. I used to give them about a pint of water in midwinter, like late January and nothing more after I lost one my third year to drying out and almost lost another. They always did fine. I have no idea what variety they were. I never even dreamed I would get one to fruit. I just dug up the corm so it fit in a 5 gallon bucket and carried them to the cellar. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.