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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: viv on August 28, 2006, 15:34:57

Title: banana musa bajoo
Post by: viv on August 28, 2006, 15:34:57

Hi all

I have a young banana which has done well in the garden this summer -  but I have lost them in pots during the winter before when I have kept them in.  Any advice on looking after this during the winter would be much appreciated - should I pot it and risk damaging the root ball or fleece it? if I bring it in what should I do with it, ditto if I leave it out?

Thanks in advance

viv

Title: Re: banana musa bajoo
Post by: Roy Bham UK on August 28, 2006, 21:38:28

Can't understand why you lost them indoors over winter unless you watered them too much and they rotted, :-\  you can remove from pots if preferred and wrap them up in an old blanket or Hessian, covering root ball and stem and store them in a shed or garage. :)

If outdoors in the ground you could make something like this…out of plastic netting and fleece. :)

(http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6165/mateytripiczl0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

It should then withstand weather like this…notice the white stumps in the bed. 8)

(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4417/kidsnow1zb6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: Re: banana musa bajoo
Post by: Mrs Ava on August 28, 2006, 23:47:22

I wrapped mine in a net tube then stuffed it with straw - survived last winter with leaves intact so is now even bigger!  ;D

Title: Re: banana musa bajoo
Post by: viv on August 29, 2006, 18:16:19

I suspect I watered them too much - presumably they do not want to be kept moist during the winter?

Title: Re: banana musa bajoo
Post by: Renton on August 30, 2006, 10:35:34

we wrap ours in bubble wrap and garden fleece.....the Basjoo came back in fine form but the Lasciocarpa took a little longer to get going.

Title: Re: banana musa bajoo
Post by: Roy Bham UK on August 30, 2006, 20:57:28

Did you mean garden fleece and bubble wrap? as the other way round tends to make the pseudostem sweat and rot. :o ;D