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Overwintering small Siam Ruby

desperationfalls

14 years ago

Am growing musa for the first time this summer. Have a 3 foot high Siam Ruby in only 4 hours sunlight and it is doing really well.

Can it go (in its 12" pot) into my 37 deg garage over the winter? (our basement is usually at 65 degrees and our outdoors can go down to 10 below zero (F)?

Any help here would be welcome.

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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
14 years ago
I kept several in my garage with two electric heaters last winter. I don't think it got any lower than 45ÂºF in there, but I could be wrong. I kept one up off the colder concrete floor and under lights -- it did the best. Never lost any leaves. Another I kept mostly in the dark (a larger one) and it still survived fine. 37 degrees might be a bit too cold, but I've never really tested their limits. I might opt for the basement with flourescents on timers. You might battle spider mites there though.
caroledodd
8 years ago
Am curious..can I treat this plant like some of my bulbs and put in peat?
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