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banana plant newbie

I have several banana plants[don't know what type] around above ground pool...the smallest plant is at least 7' tall, and all of them have "pups' ranging from 1-5' tall...now that it is fall here, I know I need to store them, but have no idea how to prepare them and even if I have a good place to store them...really need info on preparing and storing...the temperature around here [N.C.] sometimes will drop into the teens, once in a while lower during winter...I've read online to dig them up before first frost and to wait until first frost to dig them up...some say cut leaves back just before stalk, some say to cut plant down to a few inches above root ball...

Re: banana plant newbie

Looks like an orinoco to me, but I just woke up.. they dry store well, keep the stem intact.. :^)

Re: banana plant newbie

Howdy neighbor where ya at around NC? Yeah looks like you got some fruiters-to-be! I got a greeeenhouse if ya need some help? lol :p:D:) got a garage or accessible crawl space under your house? Need a room that stays above freezing but cooler to keep slow growth after you remove leaves.
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Re: banana plant newbie

I posted the following previously here:
http://www.bananas.org/f15/prepping-...tml#post231655

IMOEO there is a trade-off. If you pot them and have reasonable growing conditions,
it is of course win/win. But once the plants grow larger and you can no longer provide
adequately for indoor growth, you have the choice between bare root wintering,
which will hopefully preserve most of the PS, but sacrifices most of the roots, or
you can winter them outdoors and sacrifice most of the PS, but have the roots in
place and settled in, ready to “hit the ground running”. From my wording you can
probably tell which method I prefer, and it is also less work.

With my new shelter, which will allow me to take advantage of warm days in March and
April (most of that month), maybe even February, I now hope to add the equivalent
of more than one month to the growing season, which would otherwise not start here
until early to mid May. That widens the gap in favour of outdoor wintering.

Good luck,
Olaf

Re: banana plant newbie

I agree, they're probably Orinoco.