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nanasnanax3 · 09-16-2011, 07:49 PM

Hi All, this is my first post and I hope someone can help!
I started growing my banana babies early spring indoors(they arrived in 3" pots and have grown qute well). As they grew too large for my window and the weather got warmer I transferred them to larger pots and moved them outside to my front porch where they have lived happily up until now. LAST NIGHT THE TEMPS DROPPED TO 47 DEGREES-total shocker. It is supposed to warm back up to the 70s tomorrow but I know it wont be like this for long. If I bring them indoors how do I care for them without direct sunlight? I suppose they are too young to overwinter aren't they?
They grew so well this summer, I don't want them to die (there were three but the basjoo died when I transplanted it :-(
So I have 2 beautiful Chiquita Gran Nain Banana Babies and I want dearly to save them from this PA winter!! PLEASE HELP
The pics are from July, they've started to yellow(some of the leaves at the bottom, I'll send pics later)

09-16-2011, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
nanasnanax3 nanasnanax3's Photo Gallery Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 2,593 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Fall Approaches in PA- now what to do??!! Hi All, this is my first post and I hope someone can help! I started growing my banana babies early spring indoors(they arrived in 3" pots and have grown qute well). As they grew too large for my window and the weather got warmer I transferred them to larger pots and moved them outside to my front porch where they have lived happily up until now. LAST NIGHT THE TEMPS DROPPED TO 47 DEGREES-total shocker. It is supposed to warm back up to the 70s tomorrow but I know it wont be like this for long. If I bring them indoors how do I care for them without direct sunlight? I suppose they are too young to overwinter aren't they? They grew so well this summer, I don't want them to die (there were three but the basjoo died when I transplanted it :-( So I have 2 beautiful Chiquita Gran Nain Banana Babies and I want dearly to save them from this PA winter!! PLEASE HELP The pics are from July, they've started to yellow(some of the leaves at the bottom, I'll send pics later)