Re: When to start
I started growing bananas last spring. I bought mine off of ebay around Feb. They came from a seller called wellspring gardens and were all TC plants. I did the same as Joe by bringing them in every night, which was easy b/c they were only about4-6 inches at the time. On days when it was too cold I just put them in a window.
After a few weeks of doing this I had to re-pot them. I had several othe types of plants I was doing this with also, so it became a little hard on the back. I finally used a cart and wheelbarrow and just rolled them into our house every night.
I don't have any pix of what they looked like when I first bought them, but if you look in my gallery you can see what they look like just before our first freeze. I didn't take the best care of them as several lived in the shadows of some tomato plants that stunted their growth. The ones away from the tomato plants did great! Keep in mind they were only a few inches just 8-9 months ago!
I'd go with established plants if you can, but just look at my pix.
I hope this helps some
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