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LilRaverBoi · 12-04-2009, 10:40 AM

Yeah, bananas do well indoors if treated correctly. If you want to try dormant overwintering, there are plenty of threads on this site explaining various methods. Realize though, that this method isn't always 100% effective (especially if you haven't done it before). I always overwinter my plants alive and growing. Pot them up in well-draining soil, put them in a sunny (preferably south-facing) window and water sparingly. Most of mine are growing pretty slowly right now but the Ice Cream has been going crazy. I don't think most plants' growth rates will be an issue indoors. If you really had to, you could always chop the stalk off with a knife at any given height and they'd grow back (if they were too tall for your ceilings) although I've had plenty of indoor plants that were touching the ceilings that did just fine all winter. Just help guide the new leaves in the right direction so they don't get bent and messed up.

Hope that helps!

12-04-2009, 10:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
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