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Old 12-01-2009, 09:19 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bananas taken indoor stopped growing

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Originally Posted by sbl View Post
If your indoor temps are below 60 (soil is often cooler than room temp) the bananas will go dormant. When they go dormant, they do not use water, if the soil is moist it will cause the roots to rot. In addition, lower indoor light and shorter days will reduce growth and water use. So, when you bring bananas indoors, you should keep water to a minimum and expect slower growth.
Is this true for all bananas? When you say 'below 60', do you mean the night temperature, or the max. day temp.? If the nights get cool, but the days are warm, do they still grow? I have a Dwarf Orinoco in a pot inside that is growing great, but normally, when it gets really cold out, the low temps in that room can get to 10 C (50F), but the day temps are in the mid 20's C (75F). Will I need to watch the watering?

Sorry for hijacking this thread, swatikrish, but I had this question also. Btw, what's SDC and SDS?
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