Originally Posted by mari@adams.net

I have another Orinoco that I am leaving out this year...too big to dig. Cut the bottom out of a large trash container, put it over the cut-down plant, stuffed it with straw and put the lid on....will see if it makes it through the winter here. I also have 2 other Orinoco that are in large pots, will see if I can get them to flower next year. Don't want to put anymore in the ground as they are too hard for me to dig. Thanks for your comments. Just be persistent, you will find a way to get bananas in the north.