Overwintering ensete

[medjool]

Hi there
Just wondering if you can overwinter ensete in an unheated garage with no light is this possible?

[greendragon]

Hi there
Just wondering if you can overwinter ensete in an unheated garage with no light is this possible?

Yes but restarting it in spring will be a problem.

[Yorkshire Kris]

Probably too cold in your location.

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[Palmer]

Like Kris has said probably too cold, if you have loft space… then yes you can.

[Tom2006]

Lift before frosts. Remove most of the soil from the roots cut all the leaves back with a Sharp knife and then tilt to dry. Cover roots with green sulphur and POP in your loft of other similar dry frost free place. I tried my garage a couple of winters ago and it was too cold.

[pdid]

I kept mine in an unheated garage with no light last year and both came through ok using Kris`s dig up and store dry method. The garage is attached to the house so stays frost free though.

[cheshirepalms]

How wud i over winter in a pot? Im going to heat the greenhouse to 5 degrees, will it be ok as is in there? My lasiocarpa was overwintered in there last year unheated, all the leaves died back so I cut them off, and it started growing again in April and it looks great this year!

[Tom2006]

If you can keep it from getting to cold it should just go dormant, just be very careful with any watering as its rot that will be the second killer next to cold.

[jungle jas]

Any one keeping them going over winter in the house? If so what conditions do they need. As I would like to try this year rather than dry them off .

[Kristen]

Any one keeping them going over winter in the house? If so what conditions do they need. As I would like to try this year rather than dry them off .

I think house is rather warm but not enough light. I overwintered some smaller ones in the house last year, but under a growing lamp.

[fieldfest]

in the loft works, no water from november until march
i wintered one in the office, works great just dont water very often

[jungle jas]

Thanks both.