Banana Plant Care In Winter. Banana plant leaves are huge—depending on the variety, they can be up to 2 feet wide and 9 feet long. If you live in a zone 7 (0 to 10 degrees f) to.
It’s time to put the hardy banana (musa basjoo) to bed for the winter. Without protection, the cold weather will decimate them and they’ll have to grow from scratch in spring. The pictures attached to this article below show how we cut off the top leaves in early winter and then wrap the stem in shredded paper surrounded by bubble wrap to protect the plant.
Banana trees grow well in the tropics where the average temperature is 80 degrees fahrenheit.
If this is the case, cut the plant down to 6 inches (15 cm.) above the ground and either apply a thick layer of mulch or store those in containers in a cool, dark place for the winter, watering it very minimally. All of the same tips apply when thinking about banana plant care indoors: Hobbyists hoping to cultivate bananas outside the tropics must carry out proper winter care of banana trees to prevent the early demise of the plants. Plant the banana plant in a pot with a drainage hole.