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greenfumb · 01-18-2017, 03:22 AM

I am considering planting some dwarf cavendish bananas in containers. What size container would I need to not stunt the growth of the plant. The goal is to allow the tree to get as big as it would in the ground. I live in zone 8a so I am thinking that my winters are a little too cold to plant in the ground. I do have a pallet jack, so I can bring a big container built on a pallet into the garage in the winter. Where I am at mid 20's are the normal lows. Every now and then like once every 10 years we see low teens, our record low is 8 degrees, but anything below mid 20's is unusual.

I was thinking about some heat tape and heaping mulch on top of it during the winter if I put the plants in the ground. I have 6 plants about 6 inches high, got to figure out what to do for these little guys.

Any help is appreciated.

01-18-2017, 03:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
greenfumb Location: Tioga TX. Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 34 BananaBucks : 20,033 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 41 Times Was Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	container for dwarf cavendish I am considering planting some dwarf cavendish bananas in containers. What size container would I need to not stunt the growth of the plant. The goal is to allow the tree to get as big as it would in the ground. I live in zone 8a so I am thinking that my winters are a little too cold to plant in the ground. I do have a pallet jack, so I can bring a big container built on a pallet into the garage in the winter. Where I am at mid 20's are the normal lows. Every now and then like once every 10 years we see low teens, our record low is 8 degrees, but anything below mid 20's is unusual. I was thinking about some heat tape and heaping mulch on top of it during the winter if I put the plants in the ground. I have 6 plants about 6 inches high, got to figure out what to do for these little guys. Any help is appreciated.