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Olafhenny · 11-08-2013, 05:05 PM

Hi Jeanne,

since the season is already advanced, you’ll have no choice but bring your plants in, either as
Banna suggests growing them by the window or do the bare root wintering thing. For wintering
outside they would have to be in the ground. In the pot the corms (and they are the only part
of the basjoo, which are hardy to HZ5, provided they are planted deeply enough) are much
too exposed. That will go also for the pot you heeled to the compost. I.e. survival is highly
unlikely.

For bare root wintering, there are also some precautions to take, which I do not want to get
into here, unless you chose that method.

You may get some idea about wintering bananas from my post here:
frustrated by winter, musa bajoo

There is a lot more information available, but the process is better started earlier in the
season (next year).

Dumping out the soil at this close to the winter is not advisable, unless you want to go the
least desirable bare root way. Get yourself some help to haul them in and/or borrow a hand
truck.

Good luck,
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 : 251,347 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Cutting corms in fall? Hi Jeanne, since the season is already advanced, you’ll have no choice but bring your plants in, either as Banna suggests growing them by the window or do the bare root wintering thing. For wintering outside they would have to be in the ground. In the pot the corms (and they are the only part of the basjoo, which are hardy to HZ5, provided they are planted deeply enough) are much too exposed. That will go also for the pot you heeled to the compost. I.e. survival is highly unlikely. For bare root wintering, there are also some precautions to take, which I do not want to get into here, unless you chose that method. You may get some idea about wintering bananas from my post here: frustrated by winter, musa bajoo There is a lot more information available, but the process is better started earlier in the season (next year). Dumping out the soil at this close to the winter is not advisable, unless you want to go the least desirable bare root way. Get yourself some help to haul them in and/or borrow a hand truck. Good luck, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.