Originally Posted by saltydad

I store most of my bananas bare root in the basement leaning up against the wall. As a result, my E. glauca flowered this year. I find that the smaller ones don't do as well bare root; these I pot up but only water about 2 or 3 times during the winter. My basement is not cool in the winter due to the furnace's radiant heat. There is minimal light from 2 small windows. I also overwinter my ee's, cannas, and caladiums here. And there is not enough time to establish your plants in the ground now. If you have basjoo, plant them out as soon as the nights are in the 50's. Mulch them well the first winter or so; I used straw bales. Of course, I'm in zone 7a and you're 5, so maybe someone from that area can advise on keeping basjoo out in the winter.I did keep a dwarf cav in a pot in my living room near a large bay window and it did fine.