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Originally Posted by jbclem
Could you tell me how cold (and for how long) you get in the winter? And do the in ground bananas get rained on, or watered, during the winter?
I've had a few in ground bananas survive the winter here (wrapped with layers of Agribon), but they get root rot in the early spring and die. I had one rot from top frost damage, and watched it spread down until the entire plant was killed. I try to keep the ground dry by using plastic tarps tight around the trunk. So far my luck has failed me.
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I planted my banana trees in slightly raised beds because it rains big time in my area of Florida. I have even had a couple sorta "float up" over the course of the year exposing roots around the main trunk. We average 4" in the winter per month and 7" during the summer. More if there is a hurricane or other freaky weather phenomena which seems to happen all the time! LOL.
Try raised beds of 12" or so to help keep the roots dry during the winter to prevent or minimize root rot.
Good luck!