View Full Version : Potting bananas for the winter
hammer
08-07-2009, 09:05 PM
can someone help me i wish to dig up almost all of my banana plants but the roots are so spread out now i know the rootball will not fit my pots ive got 30 gallon pots can i cut the roots back to fit the pot and in my pots im going to 20%perlite 20%petemoss and i am going to add some pinebark mix it all to gather and put it in the pot. if someone could hep i would appreciate.
alexizhere19
08-08-2009, 08:41 AM
Hey shannon,
What i would and i have done is i dig a root ball slightly smaller than the pot I'm going to put it in, in your case dig a 20 gallon rootball, then that leaves space for a little fresh mix for the plant and still reduces plant shock. I dug a musa basjoo and put it in a 15 gallon and added my mix of Pine bark fines and perlite and it took about a week or two to get adjusted.
anymore questions just pst a follow-up
alex
hammer
08-08-2009, 08:55 AM
Thank you thas what i needed to know.
momoese
08-08-2009, 09:45 AM
Let me add that no matter how you aproach this you will loose most of the leaves to shock. The plants will recover with time and propper care though. Are you overwintering or moving?
hammer
08-08-2009, 09:49 AM
Overwintering and thanks again.
Ohio'sBest
08-08-2009, 10:25 AM
I watched this video and it was very informative. It basically showed them chopping the corm completely bald and that was fine.
News: "Growing Bananas" DVD is now available – The Plant Doctor (http://www.plant-doctor.net/site/index.php?page=news&type=view&id=14)
hammer
08-08-2009, 10:30 AM
Is the dvd growing bananas by scott nelson i have it my dvd player is broke and i have to get a new one thanks Chris.
Ohio'sBest
08-08-2009, 10:39 AM
Is the dvd growing bananas by scott nelson i have it my dvd player is broke and i have to get a new one thanks Chris.
He did have a hot link there you could download it. I don't see it anymore though.
Ohio'sBest
08-08-2009, 10:43 AM
Here it is
Videos - Banana cultivation and diseases – The Plant Doctor (http://www.plant-doctor.net/site/index.php?page=catalogues&type=category&id=7)
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