Longwoods Tropicals

Thanks Steve for posting those photos. I had planned initially to go the dormant storage route, but lacking an adequate cool storage space (the well insulated basement is kept at 71 and my sun-room is being heated this winter for the Bananas) it was my only choice if I wanted to see them next year. My goal is to preserve the majority of the roots, and to have them in an active growth state first thing in the spring. Last winter I was able to keep Cavendish growing steadily all winter long, but that was in the house under t5 flourescents it will be considerably cooler out there, which could be a good thing as it should slow down the ensetes growth, no signs of that yet they are still pushing leaves a little fast for my liking as they suck up a lot of volume in a room. I wish I could say I know what I'm doing but really this is a bit of an experiment, If I can manage to keep the temps in the mid fifties to the low sixties in mid winter, and keep the humidity up they should be fine.

I'll be interested in how yours do next spring, please keep us posted.

Regards

Harold