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Mike Lee · 09-19-2006, 03:18 PM

I think it was 2 years ago, when I first saw Frank's (Bigdog) photo showing a dozen or so bananas lined up on the ground like so many logs that he had pulled out from under his house. That photo just knocked my socks off! And this was Nashville, TN. What? Zone 7?

I had NO IDEA that bananas could go dormant and for that long.
Needless to say, this got me started growing bananas in Zone 9.

But have banana hobbyists in Northern climates been doing this for decades? Or is this something relatively new? Last 3 or 4 years?

Does anyone know who overwintered bananas (under the house, in the basement) first?

09-19-2006, 03:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mike Lee way too crazy about fruit Location: Forestville, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14 BananaBucks : 10,659 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Under the house overwintering. Where did this come from? I think it was 2 years ago, when I first saw Frank's (Bigdog) photo showing a dozen or so bananas lined up on the ground like so many logs that he had pulled out from under his house. That photo just knocked my socks off! And this was Nashville, TN. What? Zone 7? I had NO IDEA that bananas could go dormant and for that long. Needless to say, this got me started growing bananas in Zone 9. But have banana hobbyists in Northern climates been doing this for decades? Or is this something relatively new? Last 3 or 4 years? Does anyone know who overwintered bananas (under the house, in the basement) first? __________________ Mike Lee Forestville, CA Zone 9