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Please help Blake09 with planting his new IC corm?

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Wow I still cant beleve I won! I must say THANKS!! Hmmm Ill chose the 3-4ft corm. I must ask would I put the courm in a big pot for the winter and then plant it in the spring after all danger of frost has pased. I beleve the Ice cream plant likes full sun? do you think I could grow a plant in a big pot? But ill put the one you gave to me in the ground. As you may see This will be my second banana plant and I have many questions, I cant wait til I get the courm. I ll include my address once you reply to this message. and again THANKS!!!

Blake

Hey Blake, the corm choice sounds like a good one. I will definitely send it to you with a couple of the lower leaves intact. I've heard some of the other members mention that leaving a few leaves intact helps the corm establish faster.

Please keep in mind that I will have to cut the corm down to fit in the box, but it shouldn't require to much trimming since its still under 4ft tall. Feel free to send me your address info at my email: proletariatcsp@yahoo.com

I will relay this message in the general bananas discussion forum and ask the other members help answer some of your questions about potting for winter. I personally think that is the best way. But for pot size, water frequency, etc. . . I don't have any experience.

Congrats on the winning guess! And thank you to everyone who participated!

Re: Please help Blake09 with planting his new IC corm?

e-mail sent, yes I would love to know how to grow a courm. :)

Re: Please help Blake09 with planting his new IC corm?

I've grown IC's, with over-wintering, very successfully for 3 years now and I'd be happy to help as much as I can.
For starts, this late in the season, it would be better to put it in a large pot. That will prevent a secondary transplant shock when the time comes for over-wintering. Bigdog had the best idea on watering. He said never water them during the winter, let the ground dry up. I was using severely reduced watering. If I'd followed his advice, I probably wouldn't have lost an IC to corm-rot this year. Feeding, during winter, should also be very reduced - since it will be dormant, the extra fertilizer can only serve to burn the plant. Also, my IC's grow in full-day sun with high-heat & do fabulously.
Think you'll Luv IC's. Not only do they make great-tasting nanners but are also highly wind-resistant due to the root structure.
As far as getting the corm started for the last part of summer, Jack Daw (and I'm sure some others) is great at working with corms. I've never had success starting a corm, myself.

BTW, Congratulations :) !!

Re: Please help Blake09 with planting his new IC corm?

Congrats on the corm.:woohoonaner: I second Erics advice....Just ask when you're ready if you have questions. I overwintered one in a pot last year and it's doing great now in the ground.