Can you dry store a musa sikkimensis

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B19bst

Can you dry store a musa sikkimensis

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Can you only dry store maurelli and monti ensete's.

If not what others can you dry store over winter.
fern Rob

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I purchased one the other day, I am equally interested to find out if they can be dry stored as I don't know how to over winter it otherwise.
GREVILLE

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I bought a dry corm of sikkimensis 'bengal tiger' earlier in the summer and it started off quickly (now 75cm tall in its pot) to replace the three year old one I lost last Spring which I overwintered in virtually dry compost.

What does that say about dry-storing Musa sikkimensis? Not sure, really :? .....except to say it won't always work.
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Ive not had any luck using this method. best treat them like basjoo & wrap in situ, there's not a lot between the hardiness of the two. karl.
Kristen

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fern Rob wrote:I purchased one the other day, I am equally interested to find out if they can be dry stored as I don't know how to over winter it otherwise.
I over wintered mine in massive pots the first two winters, will stay planted out now for their 3rd Winter, will protect with a chicken wire cage stuffed with straw.
fern Rob

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Kristen wrote:
fern Rob wrote:I purchased one the other day, I am equally interested to find out if they can be dry stored as I don't know how to over winter it otherwise.
I over wintered mine in massive pots the first two winters, will stay planted out now for their 3rd Winter, will protect with a chicken wire cage stuffed with straw.
Thanks, its only small so I will overwinter it in a pot.
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Musas don't store very well dry because they don't naturally have a dry period like some ensetes do.
B19bst

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Thanks for the info guys. I guess I will keep in the greenhouse this winter and store outside the following as its still pretty young.so is it only ensete's you dry store in the banana world.

Dean
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