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sandy0225 · 11-24-2012, 12:08 PM

I did grow a banana it was a bordelon I think in the pond display for the summer for a couple of years but I took it out every fall because its too cold here to overwinter it outdoors in Indiana. So it was in a pot and very root bound all summer but in 12" of water, and I pulled it out and put it in a saucer in the greenhouse and kept it fairly dry all winter. I eventually felt sorry for it the second fall and I was getting short on bordelons so I divided it and potted up all the pups that fall. I haven't done one that way in the pond since. I do have a bordelon clump in a ceramic 14" pot that was needing so much water all summer that I kept it in a large saucer filled half full of water and fertilizer at all times. So I know they CAN be grown in submerged conditions.

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 487,682 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,802 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Here's what happens if you don't remove pups I did grow a banana it was a bordelon I think in the pond display for the summer for a couple of years but I took it out every fall because its too cold here to overwinter it outdoors in Indiana. So it was in a pot and very root bound all summer but in 12" of water, and I pulled it out and put it in a saucer in the greenhouse and kept it fairly dry all winter. I eventually felt sorry for it the second fall and I was getting short on bordelons so I divided it and potted up all the pups that fall. I haven't done one that way in the pond since. I do have a bordelon clump in a ceramic 14" pot that was needing so much water all summer that I kept it in a large saucer filled half full of water and fertilizer at all times. So I know they CAN be grown in submerged conditions. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!