Specialty Gardening: Garden Shots 2- Summer's here, keep those pics coming!, 0 by LeawoodGardener

LeawoodGardener wrote:
In the fall ( before frost) I dig up the banana trees, wash all the dirt off the roots and cut off all the leaves. During the summer they put out 'pups', so I usually take off the larger ones to plant as new trees. They are 90% water, so the trunks are quite heavy, but I haul them to my basement, where I have set aside space in a dark, windowless room. I lay them on the floor for the winter. In late April I bring them out (much lighter then, because they have dried out somewhat) and plant them along my border. I dig a large hole and plant them in composted horse manure to give them a nitrogen 'boost'.