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iz · 10-02-2011, 08:14 PM

I've always just brought in the potted bananas, but this time I planted some in ground. I may have too much and too big banana's, but I want to save them for next summer to fruit. Does anyone have a picture of how its winterized in the garage to give me ideas and guaranteed it will survive; do I cut all the roots down to the corm for the garage? also would it be okay to take it out of the ground with very short roots and leaf trimmed, and put it in small enough pot in my sunny room with plant lights. Which would have better survival rate? I am in zone 8b-Northeast Dallas. My bananas: D.Orinoco, California Gold, Gold Finger, 1000 Finger, Texas Star, Truly Tiny, double mahoi, Ice Cream, Ta nee. One kind in pots, and one kind in ground. In in-ground, the mother has 3 or 4 pups. I haven't decided if I should dig out the pups too or put mulch on the ground; and which would have better survival rate?

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iz iz's Photo Gallery Location: North Texas Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 8 Name: iz Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 144 BananaBucks : 48,074 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 66 Times Was Thanked 54 Times in 38 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Winterizing Advice I've always just brought in the potted bananas, but this time I planted some in ground. I may have too much and too big banana's, but I want to save them for next summer to fruit. Does anyone have a picture of how its winterized in the garage to give me ideas and guaranteed it will survive; do I cut all the roots down to the corm for the garage? also would it be okay to take it out of the ground with very short roots and leaf trimmed, and put it in small enough pot in my sunny room with plant lights. Which would have better survival rate? I am in zone 8b-Northeast Dallas. My bananas: D.Orinoco, California Gold, Gold Finger, 1000 Finger, Texas Star, Truly Tiny, double mahoi, Ice Cream, Ta nee. One kind in pots, and one kind in ground. In in-ground, the mother has 3 or 4 pups. I haven't decided if I should dig out the pups too or put mulch on the ground; and which would have better survival rate? __________________ Going banana 4 bananas, iz