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Olafhenny · 09-16-2012, 06:52 PM

Hi Angie,

have you considered, that in three weeks it will be already October? Thus the time difference
from last year is not all that significant.

I cannot help you with bare root wintering, since I have not done it. But I usually pot the small
ones and place them near a bright window and the large ones I usually mulch heavily and
leave them in the ground

If you search "wintering bananas" in this forum, several threads with advice on different
methods should pop up.

Do you know how long you will be out of commission? Just mulching around the base might
keep them through some of the early freezing, until you can do your leaf and stem "surgery".
I do not prepare mine for winter until some of the leaves are "singed off" by frost. I won't
even have any leaves for mulching before that

Good luck and speedy recovery,
Olaf

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 251,335 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Winterizing early? Hi Angie, have you considered, that in three weeks it will be already October? Thus the time difference from last year is not all that significant. I cannot help you with bare root wintering, since I have not done it. But I usually pot the small ones and place them near a bright window and the large ones I usually mulch heavily and leave them in the ground If you search "wintering bananas" in this forum, several threads with advice on different methods should pop up. Do you know how long you will be out of commission? Just mulching around the base might keep them through some of the early freezing, until you can do your leaf and stem "surgery". I do not prepare mine for winter until some of the leaves are "singed off" by frost. I won't even have any leaves for mulching before that Good luck and speedy recovery, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.