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Vickie H.
12-06-2009, 05:31 PM
All bananas tucked away for the winter. 26 is too many. But some are the same kind. I gave about 10 away this summer. My water bananas are in the basement for the winter also. One I bought in 2007 has been in water all summer and winter since 2007. The other I made a water banana by putting it in water and slowly raising the water level all summer. It is also in my basement in water. I will see how it does this winter in water. My Ae Ae's are in my house in a west window for the winter. I mist them daily and keep them on the dry side so they do not rot. I will see how they all survive this winter.

CValentine
12-06-2009, 06:10 PM
Good Luck Vickie!!
I have mine inside too!!! :) ~Cheryl

AV1611Corbin777
12-06-2009, 06:19 PM
Very cool that is a lot of nannners to be moving. I wonder how that water logged plant will do. I moved my plants inside mid October.
If you have any pups to find homes for come spring time let me know I'm in west St. Louis

LilRaverBoi
12-07-2009, 01:11 PM
Best of luck! I know MO isn't exactly 'banana friendly' at all times of the year. I'm from Iowa originally and that DEFINITELY is not a tropical place LOL :ha: I give mad props to all the zone 6/5/4 (and beyond) people who manage to bring the tropics to not so warm places!

PS...anyone ready for spring/summer again? I know I sure am!

Bananaman88
12-07-2009, 01:17 PM
I lived in the St. Louis area from 1998-2003 and it is definitely not banana-friendly, considering there are about 6 months out of the year that are too cool for bananas. I used to overwinter mine in the basement or in the living room.

cherokee_greg
12-07-2009, 01:36 PM
All bananas tucked away for the winter. 26 is too many. But some are the same kind. I gave about 10 away this summer. My water bananas are in the basement for the winter also. One I bought in 2007 has been in water all summer and winter since 2007. The other I made a water banana by putting it in water and slowly raising the water level all summer. It is also in my basement in water. I will see how it does this winter in water. My Ae Ae's are in my house in a west window for the winter. I mist them daily and keep them on the dry side so they do not rot. I will see how they all survive this winter.

what are water bananas ? I never heard of these things

Bananaman88
12-08-2009, 12:29 PM
what are water bananas ? I never heard of these things

I think she was referring to a couple of members who are trying to acclimitize their bananas to growing in water all the time.