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bananarama2 · 07-12-2010, 10:01 PM

Hey Bryan, when you say cold attic for storage, how cold do you think it might get up there? Most modern homes have ventilation through the attic to evacuate moisture and stop heat from escaping from the house into the attic, so it's possible that the bananas are experiencing freezing temperatures. You may have effectively 'freeze preserved" your bananas, based on your comments of cutting down to green material, yet not seeing active growth. A cool basement or crawl space will generally not go below about 50 or 55 degrees F, and might be a safer alternative. Needless to say, I hope you are able to "revitalize" most of them. Good luck!

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bananarama2 bananarama2's Photo Gallery Location: The drier, sunny East Coast of the West Coast, on Vancouver Island Find me on the map! Zone: 8a to 8b (?) Name: Rik Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 165 BananaBucks : 12,355 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 102 Times Was Thanked 221 Times in 96 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 25 Times	Re: Bananas wont start growing ! Hey Bryan, when you say cold attic for storage, how cold do you think it might get up there? Most modern homes have ventilation through the attic to evacuate moisture and stop heat from escaping from the house into the attic, so it's possible that the bananas are experiencing freezing temperatures. You may have effectively 'freeze preserved" your bananas, based on your comments of cutting down to green material, yet not seeing active growth. A cool basement or crawl space will generally not go below about 50 or 55 degrees F, and might be a safer alternative. Needless to say, I hope you are able to "revitalize" most of them. Good luck! __________________ If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.