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andy17 · 11-01-2012, 10:10 AM

Hey everyone,
I recently brought in my banana plants for the winter. My biggest plants are in a basement that stays around 60-65 degrees F--I'm hoping they'll go to sleep for the winter. But my smaller ones, my DC and Goldfinger, are in a bright southern facing room that gets in the upper 70's during the day--hopefully they'll keep growing. The problem is, they're dying to get out of those little 1 and 2 gallon pots. They've also shed some lower leaves (2 or 3), but I think this is normal for bringing plants in from high to lower light right? I would like to repot them into 5 gallons to hold them over until I can get them into some big pots next year, but would it be better just to wait until spring? My biggest concern is root rot, although both have totally filled their pots with roots. Thanks!

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andy17 Location: Northern Alabama Zone: 8a Name: Andy Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 308 BananaBucks : 136,416 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 269 Times Was Thanked 172 Times in 116 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 20 Times	Repotting in Winter?? Hey everyone, I recently brought in my banana plants for the winter. My biggest plants are in a basement that stays around 60-65 degrees F--I'm hoping they'll go to sleep for the winter. But my smaller ones, my DC and Goldfinger, are in a bright southern facing room that gets in the upper 70's during the day--hopefully they'll keep growing. The problem is, they're dying to get out of those little 1 and 2 gallon pots. They've also shed some lower leaves (2 or 3), but I think this is normal for bringing plants in from high to lower light right? I would like to repot them into 5 gallons to hold them over until I can get them into some big pots next year, but would it be better just to wait until spring? My biggest concern is root rot, although both have totally filled their pots with roots. Thanks!