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Iowa · 11-12-2019, 08:19 PM

Growth of the plant slows in the dormant season and they use less water and the less light the less growth. My plants in pots may get a little water once a month, the ones stored bare root won't get water for 6 months. Over watering in the winter is the number 1 killer of Banana Plants. Roots sitting in wet soil when dormant will rot. During the growing season I drown them once and sometimes twice a day also.

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