Abyssinian Red Banana Winter Protection, Care and Overwintering, Musa Ensete Ventricosum Maurelii

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We have two very large red banana plants (#musa #ensete #vetricosum #maurelii, #Abyssinian #red #banana) which we keep outside in a sunny position all summer. Unfortunately they are not winter hardy in the UK so each winter around October we bring them indoors. This involves cutting off all the #leaves, taking them out of the ground (or their planters) and removing the #soil from around their #roots and putting them in dry #compost. We then store them in a cool, dry, light place all winter (our porch) and we don't water them. we let them dry out and go into 'dormancy'. Because the wounds where the leaves have been removed continue to 'bleed' water we tip them up every now and then so that the water (which can gather at the base of the leaves) is removed.

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Best wishes

Msrk


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