Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter
OK, I finally caved in and dug up all my bananas except the basjoos. My back is killing me and I have to go to my brother's store and borrow a dolly. These Ensete glaucas get really damn heavy and big (and mine is about 1/2 the size of Bob's). Some will be potted up, and some (the Ensetes and the dc's) will be stored bare root. I'll post some shots later; I'm still bringing in the smaller ones before dark.
The E. glauca, even after cutting off the leaves, was still over 7 feet of p-stem! It was too heavy for me to lift on my own, so like Bob I used a dolly!
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Last edited by saltydad : 11-03-2010 at 07:17 PM.
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