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Old 08-04-2009, 06:49 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: First Banana Plant

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Originally Posted by coub View Post
Hi there I am also growing banana's for the first time, I have left a couple of questions in the cold hardy banana thread and had no response so I thought I would try this one.My questions were
1 When do I take the bottom taty leaves off?.
2 Do you remove all the leaves over winter?.
I hope I get a response on this thread,if not I will have to try elsewhere
By the way I am trying to grow a Red Abyssinian.
you can leave the bottom leaves on forever, basically, and shouldnt have any problems. i tend to cut mine off when i see that the leaf is dying back along the pseudostem. it is not critical to remove dead leaves.

Remove all the leaves over winter? i dont know about that, i have mine permanently indoors. you may want to bring your banana in for the winter if it gets too cold.
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