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Originally Posted by mskitty38583
that kind of depends on where you live and what zone your in. im in zone6/7 and will start separating pups hopefully this sunday and potting them up. then when it starts dropping to 60* at night i will be bringing them in. but just a word of advise before you bring potted nanas or plants in for the winter drop a few moth balls in and on the dirt....it will get rid of spiders and ants and all kinds of bugs that would love to overwinter in your house.
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I was just curious Sam, I know about using mothballs to repel insects, moths, ants, bats, etc., but mixing them
in the soil raised some flags for me. Mothballs are paradichlorobenzene and the residual effects are what concerns me as benzene is a carcinogen. Could this possibly be absorbed by the roots and end up in your edible bananas? I am just concerned about that, I may be wrong and don't want to alarm you, but perhaps someone with more knowledge of chemistry could allay my fears or confirm the danger.