Re: musa acuminata ??

hum.... about that storage...

Like you would do with a canna?

Donna

--- pdickson <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I used to grow bananas and in the  fall I would dig
> the root ball shake off 
> the dirt and store in a closet.
> It was easy and worked for years until I moved south
> and decided not to take 
> them with me.
> Tricia
> zone 6b
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 6:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] musa acuminata ??
> 
> 
> > It's a pretty popular banana here. Used a bit in
> landscapes because it 
> > doesn't get too tall, maybe 10-12 feet. It's not
> terribly cold-hardy, 
> > however; occasionally lost [to ground level] in
> zone 9 winters but usually 
> > comes back. Likes lots of water and lots of sun.
> >
> > On Apr 15, 2006, at 8:01 PM, Donna wrote:
> >
> >> For who knows what reason, I bought a Musa
> Acuminata
> >> 'Dwarf Cavendish'. Impluse buying after having a
> few
> >> days of warmth between rain storms.
> >>
> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > Hardiness Zone 10
> > Heat Zone 10
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >
> >
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