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sirdoofus · 08-19-2023, 12:08 PM

I am just curious, for those of you overwintering bananas indoors in pots (not leafless dry/dormant storage) and making your own mix, what have you had best success with?

I am changing my mix this year and am considering a combination of perlite, bark, and sand with a bit of powdered organic fertilizer tossed in. Maybe a 50:25:25 + a handful fert? Thoughts?

I have had a heck of a time with rot during winter months, even not watering at all, and am chalking it up to poor choices with my mix ingredients (I blame coir mostly).

So before I damage any more plants, I at least want to get an idea of what others who have figured their system out are using.

Any experience would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I guess I should clarify that the plants I am going to be using this for are currently in the ground, but probably too small to reliably dry store so I will be pulling them at the end of this week and potting them up for over wintering in a lighted, protected garage

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