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t1109d1 · 04-26-2009, 08:36 AM

Hello everyone.

I am a complete newbie. New to this board, and new to Bananas!

I ordered a dwarf cavandish ad it is due to arrive soon. I was planning on building a small greenhouse (somewhere between 7' x 10' and 10' x 12) to house the banana year round, along with a lemon and some figs.

My question is how much room will this plant need? I understand they can grow to about 10' in height, but what sort of diameter does the foilage take up? Also, most people seem to move their banana in and out. Is there any downside to leaving it in the greenhouse year round, and just opening up the ends for the summer?

I am in Canada, but I could hit a baseball into Detroit MI.

Thanks for all you help!

David

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t1109d1 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Zone: 6a Name: David Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 BananaBucks : 8,079 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	how big does my greenhouse need to be? Hello everyone. I am a complete newbie. New to this board, and new to Bananas! I ordered a dwarf cavandish ad it is due to arrive soon. I was planning on building a small greenhouse (somewhere between 7' x 10' and 10' x 12) to house the banana year round, along with a lemon and some figs. My question is how much room will this plant need? I understand they can grow to about 10' in height, but what sort of diameter does the foilage take up? Also, most people seem to move their banana in and out. Is there any downside to leaving it in the greenhouse year round, and just opening up the ends for the summer? I am in Canada, but I could hit a baseball into Detroit MI. Thanks for all you help! David