Bananas stored dormant in basement dried out - Page 2

bananarama2 · 01-28-2011, 05:06 PM

Sorry, just an additional thought on the difficulties encountered by some with over-wintering basjoos. It would seem that since they are one of the hardiest of the bananas, they are less inclined to enter dormancy, and thus may be seeing storage attempts as just tough growing conditions. You may have to just be a bit tougher on them to convince them to go dormant and stay that way until spring. 25c worth!

natej740 · 01-28-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bananarama2

Sorry, just an additional thought on the difficulties encountered by some with over-wintering basjoos. It would seem that since they are one of the hardiest of the bananas, they are less inclined to enter dormancy, and thus may be seeing storage attempts as just tough growing conditions. You may have to just be a bit tougher on them to convince them to go dormant and stay that way until spring. 25c worth!

Good point....

lwabirds · 01-28-2011, 05:23 PM

I posted a pic in my gallery of the basjoos that I have over wintering in my garage. I keep the soil damp. Maybe watering once a month to keep them from drying out. This has worked well for several years. The garage is not heated. Plants are covered with a tarp.

CookieCows · 01-28-2011, 10:37 PM

I followed Bigdogs method this year too except they're in a dark workshop, with cement floor but laying flat on wooden pallets and covered with a tarp. Only D.O.s are being overwintered like that. I think I'll go check on them tomorrow!

Max363 · 02-15-2011, 11:31 PM

All my basement stored plants seem to have done well getting thru this dark snowy winter of course except one which was in the back. I didn't really notice until today that even the main new leaf is gray and very funky looking - of course it had to be my most special plant - my seed grown ensete! The pseudo stem is very thick and still solid so I have faith that it will spring back now I have taken it upstairs into the warmth and will baby it for the next few weeks before it can go back outside.
11-29-2010

2-15-2011

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