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Sun, Sep 14, 08 at 16:56
| hello nana growers! was wondering, when get ready to winterize my plants, when do i actually cut the stalk? i have read that you cut them to about 6" from the ground, but when do i do that? do i wait till it turns brown or before then? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! |
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- Posted by bdollarbill 8 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 15, 08 at 22:08
| What kind of banana is it? If its a cold hardy Basjoo you could cut it a lot higher up & just mulch it really well. Main thing it protecting the corm/rhizome from freezing. Some people up north cut stalk 4 feet or more & use bags of leaves as mulch, cover with plastic or tarp fro winter & then in the spring pull it all out. I dig all my banana's up every year just for that added insurance they will not die over the cold winter, But I have a lot ofd tropical banana's that 40 degrees would kill. Its a full weekend digging them all up I have over 20 different kinds & multiples of most. Bill |
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- Posted by mastiffhoo 7 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 16, 08 at 8:18
| ok, so if i dig them up - how far do i need to go. i have a praying hands in which the stalk is bigger around than my thigh. i also have a (excuse the spelling) dwarf orcino that is big as well, but no where near as big. i have a couple of musa basjoo's that i planted a little later in the summer and are not as big as they should be however i feel like they are established. so how far do i dig? do i cut the stalks? how much do i cut the stalk from the ground? thanks for then info! |
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- Posted by topher2006 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 21, 08 at 17:45
| If you don't want to lose the height from these plants don't cut them dig them up. To dig them up just start about a shovels length from your plant and dig down about 2 ft on all sides then just keep working your way under the banana. Pot them up and bring them in. |
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