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Old 10-29-2016, 11:00 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Default Re: Do you have to protect musa basjoo?

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Originally Posted by Denverian View Post
A few years ago I had some other variety of banana (not hardy) that I dug up and brought inside, and put it in a pot in the basement. It died after a couple months, presumably due to lack of sunlight (it was by a large window well).

I'm wondering what the success rate is with Basjoo if you chop the leaves after frost, dig the whole thing up and let it dry out, then put the roots it in a bag and leave it in a dark, cool basement room. This is what I do with my elephant ears with great success. Anyone have success with this method?

Some of the forum members do that annually with their plants. Seems to reliably work for them. They store the plant barefoot inside in a breathable type bag in a horizontal or vertical position
A few even tuck the barefoot plants in the crawl space under their homes.


Check out this thread some posts have goof photos.
Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter
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