I dug it up last Oct when they called for frost at night. It's in a 30 gal pot with mostly peat & lots of perlite (actually I cheated & bought M.G. potting mix & added perlite) & now has 2 pups that are taking off. They weren't there last Oct. It's 6th leaf since is almost 2ft. I fert'd last Nov & it took so well I fert every week or 2 w/ banana fuel. Roots are more than twice as big - pot is about rootbound!
I grew this (& another IC) from tiny 2 inch TC's since June '06 & it's now 12 1/2 ft to top. I gave it to my fiancee's son for Christmas present '07, so last year I planted it there in May & put a big red bow on it & surprised him. Well, guess who took care of it all year??? And, guess who brags about it all the time???? LOL (he's 25 - brings ppl over all the time to see his banana "tree")
It's the talk of the town & will be moreso this summer. I sure am hoping it will flower early this summer! I figure with this being the 4th summer & I think on its 27-30th leaf, there's a good chance. My fiancee's L.R. ceiling is about 20 ft. so we may have to drag it back inside in fall.
My other one is now smaller because it's at my house in cold sunroom.
(He proposed a year ago & we are commuting...I'm still remodeling my house LOL) Mine here hasn't sprouted ONE leaf since Oct!! It is potted but mostly dormant.
I will take pics & post them by Monday. Can't wait for y'all to see it!!!
BTW, this has really been the only excitement around here all winter. Can't wait for SPRING
Oh yeah, in '06 my friends & neighbors thought I was nuts for trying & friends down south said I'll never get nannas this far north. We'll see!!!