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sandy0225 · 09-25-2009, 06:40 AM

you could cut them back, they will grow back rapidly from the cut off points. I have some pictures in my gallery I think of some I cut back and they do grow back really well. As a matter of fact the pictures I just posted in a thread about my ice cream banana being ready to bloom--that is a plant I cut back last fall to 5 feet tall from about 13', and it did just fine. The only problem is if your plants are just ready to bloom, then you might be cutting off the bloom if it's in the stalk. I dissected up the stalk that I cut off mine last year to make sure I didn't get a bloom and it wasn't in there. My hubby was laughing and saying it was CSI Miami-Muncie...beer was involved in this incident, so it was funnier at the time....lol...

09-25-2009, 06:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 354,898 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Storing bananas in a Cold space for the winter you could cut them back, they will grow back rapidly from the cut off points. I have some pictures in my gallery I think of some I cut back and they do grow back really well. As a matter of fact the pictures I just posted in a thread about my ice cream banana being ready to bloom--that is a plant I cut back last fall to 5 feet tall from about 13', and it did just fine. The only problem is if your plants are just ready to bloom, then you might be cutting off the bloom if it's in the stalk. I dissected up the stalk that I cut off mine last year to make sure I didn't get a bloom and it wasn't in there. My hubby was laughing and saying it was CSI Miami-Muncie...beer was involved in this incident, so it was funnier at the time....lol... __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!