growing bananas indoors -- is this for real?

[Ted Shoemaker]

Hello,

I've seen several websites claiming that you can grow certain varieties of bananas indoors as houseplants. These plants are said to be 5 feet (1.7 m) or shorter, and able to tolerate houehold temperatures.

1. Is this for real?
2. What about transportation? Suppose I buy a corm through the mail. Does it hurt for a corm to freeze (in the mail), the same it would hurt the full plant? (I live in Wisconsin, and the temps today are below zero Fahrenheit. I can wait until June, I suppose, to order.)
3. What else do I need to know?

Thank you very much!

Ted Shoemaker

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Two words - mealy bugs.

Cheryl

[paghat]

The mealy bugs, the mealy bugs They are such thugs the mealy bugs Pick them out to drop in jugs Of soapy lye & mealy bugs.

[Cereus-validus...]

He's asking about growing bananas not going bananas!!!!!

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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:13:48 -0800, [e-mail] (paghat) posted:

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