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modenacart · 08-11-2007, 06:51 PM

I overwintered my ice cream in the ground and we have very heavy clay too. I have only tried it with that one plant and might try a few more this winter. I think we have warmer winters in NC so that might be why I didn't have any problems. The one I overwintered in the ground had a peusdostem about 3 feet tall and the tallest one under the house was about 6 feet. We had a very late frost that killed about 1 foot of both stems. The one that was overwintered in the ground took off a lot faster and the p-stem is now only about 8 inches shorter. I think the plant does better in the ground if you can manage that.

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modenacart Senior Member modenacart's Photo Gallery Location: NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 475 BananaBucks : 119,398 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 26 Times Was Thanked 77 Times in 57 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Indiana Banana dilemma I overwintered my ice cream in the ground and we have very heavy clay too. I have only tried it with that one plant and might try a few more this winter. I think we have warmer winters in NC so that might be why I didn't have any problems. The one I overwintered in the ground had a peusdostem about 3 feet tall and the tallest one under the house was about 6 feet. We had a very late frost that killed about 1 foot of both stems. The one that was overwintered in the ground took off a lot faster and the p-stem is now only about 8 inches shorter. I think the plant does better in the ground if you can manage that.