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| Hello!
I'm interested in growing bananas (indoors), mainly becuase I live in Wisconsin, where winter is the best 8 months of the year. I'm told that some varities, e.g. Musa velutina, can thrive indoors. I'd like to give it a try. But before I do, what do I need to know? Potassium, obviously. What else. In particular, I'd like to know how to get bright colorful flowers and fruit, and how to keep the plant from growing over 8 feet tall indoors! Thank you for all help. |
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- Posted by pseudostem (My Page) on Sun, Jul 9, 06 at 17:55
| I can't really help you with the first question (I'm trying to fruit a Dwarf Orinoco inside myself) but I can help you with the second: To keep the plant from getting too big, keep it inside a smaller-sized pot. I would say an 18 inch pot would be a good size for indoor use (correct me if I'm wrong; I don't have as much experience as some of the members here.) |
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| As far as blooming and fruiting.. the bigger pot, the better, I'd say. And potassium.. Pitangadiego once said he'd tried potassium and noticed no difference. Maybe he'll chime in. |
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