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NJ Banana · 11-08-2010, 01:42 PM

Hello All,

I have a California Gold that was planted early last year. The stem is about 4-5' tall. I had 4 pups that I cut off about 3 weeks ago and put in planters for indoor overwintering. I planned on keeping the main plant outdoors w/protection for overwintering but I realized yesterday that the p-stem has some pretty good movement to it.. I think that it was probably a stupid idea to remove all of the pups at the same time (Newby-Sorry)... Anyway, what are the thoughts about how that would/would not affect overwintering in the ground?

PS- I cut all of the leaves off, I planned on making a 2' to 3' circle out of bubble wrap and filling with mulch. Then taking a final piece of b-wrap and covering the top.. Completely sealed..

Any thoughts? Adam

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NJ Banana NJ Banana's Photo Gallery Location: Central/Southern NJ Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Adam Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 33 BananaBucks : 1,686 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 22 Times in 13 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Hello All, I have a California Gold that was planted early last year. The stem is about 4-5' tall. I had 4 pups that I cut off about 3 weeks ago and put in planters for indoor overwintering. I planned on keeping the main plant outdoors w/protection for overwintering but I realized yesterday that the p-stem has some pretty good movement to it.. I think that it was probably a stupid idea to remove all of the pups at the same time (Newby-Sorry)... Anyway, what are the thoughts about how that would/would not affect overwintering in the ground? PS- I cut all of the leaves off, I planned on making a 2' to 3' circle out of bubble wrap and filling with mulch. Then taking a final piece of b-wrap and covering the top.. Completely sealed.. Any thoughts? Adam