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austinl01 · 08-20-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy4ut

I truly hope some of you have better luck than I did because, I too, was hoping for a short season banana for us further north.
I think Austin in LR Ark, had a similiar experience with his and hope he will see this and update us on what his did or didn't do... Best of luck to all of you with growing it and please keep us updated!!!!

Hey, my friend. I had basically the same experience as Randy. I dug and stored my potted V.C. in the garage for the winter. I watered only a few times to keep the plant hydrated. Like Randy, my plant's pstem was so firm and nice all winter into the spring...until warm weather arrived. It then started to rot so I cut down the stem in half but the rotting continued down to the corm. There was no way to save it.

I tried my best. Good luck with all of yours. I just wish this banana was the holy grail for northern gardeners, but with our experiences, it isn't. I've gone back to dwarf Orinoco since it stores so well and I have a decent chance of getting ripe fruit. I will remain V.C.-less!