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Old 04-08-2021, 01:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Garaged Plants first day out this spring

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Originally Posted by Njbanana24 View Post
Hello all...I’m fairly new to growing bananas. I’m in zone 7a . I currently have a few musa bajoo, gold finger, dwarf Cavandish, Siam ruby, and red Abyssinian. I had them under grow lights all winter and lost a few. My question is. Is it safe to bring the trees outside with day high temps between high 50s - 65 and low temps in the mid 40s? Thank you very much
I would wait at least until you're out of the 40s at night. They aren't going to do a lot of growing until nighttime temps are in the 60s, but from my experience leaving them outside in the sunshine when it's in the 50s and 60s is a little bit better than them being kept in a slightly warmer garage and not getting sun.
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