Starts plants now indoors or wit till spring?

Dsacco85 · 10-03-2015, 03:25 PM

Just getting into bananas late this summer and now can't wat till spring. I have thinking if I should get small starter plants now snd grow as house plants so that I have a head start for next summer or just wait it out till spring to order my starter plants. Pros and cons are appreciated. Connecticut zone 6a

This is my first post.

David

Olafhenny · 10-03-2015, 04:27 PM

If you have a well lit room indoors, by all means start them now. it will give you
a head start for spring. If they are dependent on natural light they will grow very
slowly during January and February*, but grow they will!

*In my experience they still grow better in December, presumably, because it
takes time before they slow down.

Good Luck,
Olaf

drobbins · 10-09-2015, 07:43 PM

I've always gotten 4" starts from ebay really cheap so you can give em a try over winter and if they fail to thrive, get a few more in the spring.

Have fun, you're addicted now

Snarkie · 11-15-2015, 04:22 PM

I ordered mine in late December last year and got them on January 2. I soaked the roots in starter solution prior to planting and got a really nice jump on the season. Additionally, I put them out a month early and covered them the two nights it dropped below freezing, with a light bulb inside. One of those two grew to 7+ feet this season and has put out tons of pups, all of which are now sword suckers.

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drobbins Location: Central NC Zone: 7b-8a Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 96 BananaBucks : 19,876 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 11 Times Was Thanked 147 Times in 60 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Starts plants now indoors or wit till spring? I've always gotten 4" starts from ebay really cheap so you can give em a try over winter and if they fail to thrive, get a few more in the spring. Have fun, you're addicted now

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Snarkie The Cat Whisperer Location: Charlotte, NC Zone: 8b, pushing 9a Name: D.A. Hänks Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,119 BananaBucks : 189,962 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,218 Times Was Thanked 1,976 Times in 1,145 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,049 Times	Re: Starts plants now indoors or wit till spring? I ordered mine in late December last year and got them on January 2. I soaked the roots in starter solution prior to planting and got a really nice jump on the season. Additionally, I put them out a month early and covered them the two nights it dropped below freezing, with a light bulb inside. One of those two grew to 7+ feet this season and has put out tons of pups, all of which are now sword suckers. __________________ Doug (D.A. Hänks) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955582/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The Only Eastern Redwood Forest in America "Nuke my 'nanners, will you?!"

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