i have three sikkimensis in my cellar for the winter but they are still growing, been there for weeks by now too.
obviously if they keep growing in the dark they will exhaust themselves and rot the corms.
how can i get them to slow right down?
banana dormancy
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Re: banana dormancy
Musa don't really go dormant like ensetes do.
Musa just slow down in growth when the temp drops.
Musa just slow down in growth when the temp drops.
Re: banana dormancy
i can't seem to win with sikkimensis, talk about a love-hate relationship
Re: banana dormancy
So Musa will die if left to dry out like an Ensete?Yorkshire Kris wrote:Musa don't really go dormant like ensetes do.
Musa just slow down in growth when the temp drops.
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Re: banana dormancy
You can overwinter a dry rhizome on some Musa, but not all, but if it is too warm it will try to grow.greendragon wrote: So Musa will die if left to dry out like an Ensete?
Drought initiates domancy in Ensete, cold initiates dormancy,in Musa, for those that can do it.
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Re: banana dormancy
Dave, how cold is cold to stop a Musa.Dave Brown wrote:You can overwinter a dry rhizome on some Musa, but not all, but if it is too warm it will try to grow.greendragon wrote: So Musa will die if left to dry out like an Ensete?
Drought initiates dormancy in Ensete, cold initiates dormancy,in Musa, for those that can do it.
Re: banana dormancy
That depends on the species but it will be somewhere in between the min. temp. for growth and the max. temp. for death.
5 degrees C is probably a safe bet.
5 degrees C is probably a safe bet.
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Re: banana dormancy
As said it will depend on the species, and some like dwarf cav and Siam Ruby will just die.
It will need specific questions, not just Musa. Same as palms they are all different
It will need specific questions, not just Musa. Same as palms they are all different
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