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Jp3975 · 10-24-2019, 09:55 PM

So it's supposed to hit the upper 20s next week strangely. I have what fast growing trees advertised as blue java/ice cream banana. It's around 10ft tall.

So I dug it up and brought it inside, where it will stay till spring. I want it to fruit next year so I didn't remove leaves or cut back at all.

It was so tall that it isn't feasible to pot it. The corm is in several 30 gallon trash bags...

Last year I had it potted and in soil. This year it was probably 200lbs, with all the soil knocked off i could manage.

So it's got some soil but not a lot...

So my question is what is the best way to take care of it til spring considering I want it to fruit next year?

Do I need to try to add soil to the bag? How much to water and what kind of fertilizer will be ok to put on bare roots?

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Jp3975 Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 21 BananaBucks : 7,236 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 20 Times in 11 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Wintering question So it's supposed to hit the upper 20s next week strangely. I have what fast growing trees advertised as blue java/ice cream banana. It's around 10ft tall. So I dug it up and brought it inside, where it will stay till spring. I want it to fruit next year so I didn't remove leaves or cut back at all. It was so tall that it isn't feasible to pot it. The corm is in several 30 gallon trash bags... Last year I had it potted and in soil. This year it was probably 200lbs, with all the soil knocked off i could manage. So it's got some soil but not a lot... So my question is what is the best way to take care of it til spring considering I want it to fruit next year? Do I need to try to add soil to the bag? How much to water and what kind of fertilizer will be ok to put on bare roots?