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bigdog · 09-19-2006, 04:46 PM

Scooterbug, if you enjoy the mountains, you will love that area! It has some spectacular scenery, for sure.

Microfarmer, you must have missed a sentence in my last post. I mentioned that I'm going to be experimenting with black plastic in the Spring!

Gard, the ones that have produced fruit can be cut down, as that pseudostem will die anyway. I have one that's blooming now that won't have time to mature a buch, unfortunately. From what I've heard from others who have tried, it is fruitless (pun intended) to try to dig up a large, fruiting pseudostem and pot it up for the greenhouse or indoors. It simple doesn't respond well, and the fruit is stunted or drops off. A waste, yes, but that's one reason why I plant so many!

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bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,003 BananaBucks : 749,840 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 213 Times Was Thanked 1,788 Times in 503 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Scooterbug, if you enjoy the mountains, you will love that area! It has some spectacular scenery, for sure. Microfarmer, you must have missed a sentence in my last post. I mentioned that I'm going to be experimenting with black plastic in the Spring! Gard, the ones that have produced fruit can be cut down, as that pseudostem will die anyway. I have one that's blooming now that won't have time to mature a buch, unfortunately. From what I've heard from others who have tried, it is fruitless (pun intended) to try to dig up a large, fruiting pseudostem and pot it up for the greenhouse or indoors. It simple doesn't respond well, and the fruit is stunted or drops off. A waste, yes, but that's one reason why I plant so many!