Hardy bananas and hardy banana-likeys are arguably amongst the most tropical effect plants that you can grow here in the UK. Unfortunately the word 'hardy' can be a little misleading as hardiness should be seen as more of a spectrum rather than a definitive characteristic. And so it is with hardy bananas, they will tolerate our winter conditions to a point but without a little help in managing freezing wet conditions root damage or fungal infections can occur. So in this video English horticulturist Simon goes through his winter management techniques for overwintering or winterizing hardy bananas.
In essence, it will be about dry mulching, copious layers of horticultural fleece topped off with a large protective bag to keep off the wind, rain and freezing temperatures.
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