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Frozen Musa Basjoo

Hello. I live in Denver, CO and a few weeks ago I thought it would be a good idea to put my banana plant in my un heated greenhouse after being in the house since last November. It was there for a couple of days and then we got hit with some below freezing weather and it froze. All the leaves fell off and it looked dead but I kept it anyways. Now new leaves are sprouting, when should I plant it outside, or is it gonna be too stunted?

Re: Frozen Musa Basjoo

When the snow and freezing temps are done... If it is growing new leaves, the corm wasn't killed... Just not very happy for a few days...

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Is it possible that it won't get as big as it would have?

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It will probably be the same plant that it was before... It will just take time...

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Okay. Thanks. Thisis my first time ever growing bananas. I can use all the help I could get.

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I live in Longmont about 40 miles north of Denver. I had the same weather. I'm not putting my bananas out until this weather pattern changes. No earlier than 5/15/13. I will still watch for temperatures approaching freezing. PM me. I'd like to talk with you. I've had bananas about 9 years.
Greg

Re: Frozen Musa Basjoo

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Originally Posted by MrSoGQ (Post 218680)

Now new leaves are sprouting, when should I plant it outside, or is it gonna be too stunted?

Wherever it is time to plant tomatoes in you area

"Is it possible that it won't get as big as it would have?"
We'll never know, because we don't know how big "it would have"

In my experience plants are more resistant to frost in fall, when they had time to acclimatize
to the colder weather,
than in spring, when the come out from protected environment. However, that seems to apply
only to Bougainvillea and Oleander. For bananas as for tomatoes any frost is bad.

You do not state in which HZ you live. I have no idea, how high up in the hills of Colorado you
live and how cold it gets there, but you might want to look at keeping some of your bananas out
during the winter. I live in HZ 6 in Canada and leave my Basjoos out all winter and some of
them are growing already nicely, despite also having been hit by a late frost.

If you want to know, how I have done it click here:
http://www.bananas.org/f15/basjoo-me...tml#post218271

And if you are interested how I will protect them better in years to come, see here:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/permanent-...tml#post218404