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sputinc7 · 04-22-2016, 08:52 PM

I used to grow bananas in Illinois and had to bring them in in October and let them out in late April. I found that cutting the top off was ok on the bigger ones and they DO need a little water, even when dormant. You will be able to tell, usually, just be careful.... I said a LITTLE water. (Like a cupful once in January or so and again a week or two before taking them out) I also learned it made little or no difference by midsummer whether you let them go dormant or kept them in sun and watered them more during winter.

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sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 130,586 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: My first Banana plant!!! I used to grow bananas in Illinois and had to bring them in in October and let them out in late April. I found that cutting the top off was ok on the bigger ones and they DO need a little water, even when dormant. You will be able to tell, usually, just be careful.... I said a LITTLE water. (Like a cupful once in January or so and again a week or two before taking them out) I also learned it made little or no difference by midsummer whether you let them go dormant or kept them in sun and watered them more during winter. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.