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stevelau1911 · 12-13-2013, 08:41 PM

Just updating again.

After 1 week of dusting the ensete maurelii with sulfur fungicide and putting them in a spot that is closer to the 40-45F range, it looks like the rotting has ceased. I'm not sure if it was the fungicide or the lower temperatures, but they look fairly stable now compared to 8 days ago when it looks like they would lose a lot more weight.

I just hope they can maintain for another 3 months or so. It seems like the fungicide powder is necessary and so are low temperatures. One of them was placed up side down while the other one is put normally both in brown plastic bags, and both are looking OK now.

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stevelau1911 stevelau1911's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 458 BananaBucks : 168,140 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 51 Times Was Thanked 563 Times in 258 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 24 Times	Re: Wintering E. Maurellii in HZ8,-7 or 6? Just updating again. After 1 week of dusting the ensete maurelii with sulfur fungicide and putting them in a spot that is closer to the 40-45F range, it looks like the rotting has ceased. I'm not sure if it was the fungicide or the lower temperatures, but they look fairly stable now compared to 8 days ago when it looks like they would lose a lot more weight. I just hope they can maintain for another 3 months or so. It seems like the fungicide powder is necessary and so are low temperatures. One of them was placed up side down while the other one is put normally both in brown plastic bags, and both are looking OK now. __________________ I'm in zone 6 upstate NY, specialize in growing temperate cold hardy bamboos(mainly phyllostachys) and starting to get into bananas. my picture website is http://www.flickr.com/photos/31489820@N02/ http://stevespeonygarden.blogspot.com/