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Ensete - spring growth

earlydazeearlydaze Posts: 100
Last year was first year with an ensete, I cut off leaves and moved to greenhouse for winter. It looks rotten but not gone to mush so am hoping it will come back. When can I expect new growth and should I cut stem off and if so when? 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,723
    Mine just lives in the polytunnel all winter and I just leave it do its own thing
    I never cut it , just the old leaves before it goes back into the garden
    Devon.
  • earlydazeearlydaze Posts: 100
    So you put it away for winter with all its leaves on? 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,723
    earlydaze said:
    So you put it away for winter with all its leaves on? 
    yeah, I grow it in a big pot, lift it out and stick it in the tunnel. Lift the whole thing back out again at the end of May and tidy it up a bit
    Devon.
  • earlydazeearlydaze Posts: 100
    interesting! Mine was too big to do that but will keep in mind- if it is still alive. does keeping it in a pot restrict growth?
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,723
    earlydaze said:
    interesting! Mine was too big to do that but will keep in mind- if it is still alive. does keeping it in a pot restrict growth?
    no idea if it does, just easier to move. 
    Devon.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,343
    Same as Hosta, I leave the scruffy leaves on for a bit of extra winter protection, and usually October, they go into the greenhouse, technically we could (should) be able to keep ours outside, SE UK 10 minutes from the sea, never risked it. Did you grow it in a pot earlydaze?
  • earlydazeearlydaze Posts: 100
    no Nanny- in the ground and cut off leaves and lifted into a pot in greenhouse- have just been having a closer look- outside leaves very wet and mushy but seems better towards centre. I don’t think those wet leaves will be helping anything so am going to get those off.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,723
    If you can manage to turn it on its side / upside down to release any trapped water,it'd help
    Devon.
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