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nph
01-21-2012, 03:32 PM
I am storing 3 large IceCreams in my garage.
2 are on the floor and one is standing up.
Last year I had only one large and due to its size it could only be on the floor.
unfortunately it rotted. (plus it was in a plastic bag for the roots and I am not doing that again)

This year I am noticing the same on one lying down. So I have two urgent questions:

1) Should bananas stored in a garage be standing up to minimize the risk of rotting?
2) If one starts to what looks like it is rotting, feels mushy and so forth should I cut it down and remove that as I see it rather than wait for when I take it out and hope for the best? I am guessing I should remove it as I see it... But would Really like some advice.

Please help me since I dont want to loose my IceCreams!

Thanks

mushtaq86
01-21-2012, 05:00 PM
I am storing 3 large IceCreams in my garage.
2 are on the floor and one is standing up.
Last year I had only one large and due to its size it could only be on the floor.
unfortunately it rotted. (plus it was in a plastic bag for the roots and I am not doing that again)

This year I am noticing the same on one lying down. So I have two urgent questions:

1) Should bananas stored in a garage be standing up to minimize the risk of rotting?
2) If one starts to what looks like it is rotting, feels mushy and so forth should I cut it down and remove that as I see it rather than wait for when I take it out and hope for the best? I am guessing I should remove it as I see it... But would Really like some advice.

Please help me since I dont want to loose my IceCreams!

Thanks

Not that i have tried it myself,but i have been told bananas laid horizontally rot,best keeping them vertical if trying the bare root method

If you start to see rot cut it off.

pitangadiego
01-21-2012, 09:25 PM
I have seen many stored horizontally over the years, seemingly doing fine. You might need to get it off of the floor (on blocks, or something). Direct contact with the floor might keep it colder and might also be a source of excess moisture. My 2 cents.

Olafhenny
01-22-2012, 03:01 AM
I presume, that your garage has a concrete floor. Never ever store something, which might rot in contact with concrete.
Put some plastic on the concrete and some cardboard on top and then store the bananas on top of that.

I know nothing about dry winter storage of Bananas, but quite a bit about concrete as catalizer for rot. If you or one of
your neighbours own a carport, you will see, that the posts holding up the roof are not set directly into concrete, but
into steel brackets, which in turn are set into the concrete floor. That is to keep the wood of the post from direct
contact with the concrete and thus rotting prematurely


Good Luck!
Olaf

musa_monkey
01-22-2012, 05:34 AM
I overwinter most of mine in pots in the garage. I remove all the leaves and allow them to dry out then put the pots on pallets so they are raised off the concrete floor. This insulates them from the cold floor and allows airflow around the plants. i also run a fan for up to 12 hours a day, air flow is one of the most important factors to avoid rot.

I prefer to store them vertically (again to enable air flow across the surface) but a lot of people do store them horizontally and don't seem to see significant problems.

nph
01-22-2012, 09:18 AM
Thank you all for the quick answers. It seems that best is to store vertically but if not make sure it is not in direct contact with the concrete floor.

My current plan is to cut off the rot and raise the last one from the floor.

Thanks again!