Re: Banana Plant to produce fruit zone5/6
Personally I'd go for dormancy, but not sure what others think. Don't forget that they will withstand terrifically low temperatures, especially if kept on the dry side, so had you considered planting it outside? Maybe you live somewhere at the very extremes of cold, but mine have been outside in a frosty part of Southern England for a couplke of decdes now, fruiting probably every other year. Not sure what USDA zone we are, but it gets down to well below freezing occasionally here in the winter, perhaps hitting 18f, around -9c on occasion. Until about 25f, about -4c the pstem is ok, but it's getting risky below that.
If you decide to force dormancy then don't forget to use plenty of anti-fungal powder of some sort.
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