The variety is crucial
Banana trees are divided into three different categories depending on their origin:
- Hardy perennials (plants from temperate zones)
- Perennials from subtropical areas
- Perennials from tropical areas
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While hardy perennials can cope with cold temperatures well, specimens from the tropics need to be kept warm.
Note: Regardless of whether they are grown outdoors or in pots and regardless of their origin, all banana plants take a three-month growth break in winter. During this time, cool temperatures are very important. Otherwise there will be no new shoots in the coming spring.
Hibernate banana plants
Frost protection with rabbit wire
- Cut the banana plant back to 30 cm
- Drive four wooden stakes into the ground around the plant
- Maintain a distance of about one meter from the trunk
- wrap with rabbit wire
- Enclosure with leaves to fill
Rain butt as winter protection
- Soil from the Rain barrel saw
- Cut back the banana plant
- Put the rain barrel over the trunk
- Place wooden slats under the rain barrel for better ventilation
Transplanting
If your house or garage offers enough capacity to overwinter the banana in closed rooms, you should overwinter it in the bucket:
- Dig up the plant
- put in a bucket
- Cut back either immediately or in spring
If you want to save space, it also makes sense to only overwinter the rhizomes, as the banana dries out one way or another in winter:
- Dig up the plant
- Rhizomes with one spade split off
- Fill the box with bark mulch
- Put the plant in it
- place a damp cloth over it
- store in a cool place (5 to 10 ° C)
- Moisten and renew the cloth regularly