What are the best conditions for a mini banana plant in alabama?

Question

i live in alabama and have recently obtained 5 miniature banana plants. they range from 1 inch tall to 2.5 feet tall. I am unsure whether or not to put them each in a pot so they can come indoors for winter or if i should put them in the ground. i understand that they get rather tall and that they need a lot of nutrients and sun but i am most concerned with the planting or potting issue. If they need to be in a pot, what size?

Answer 1

Keep them in containers as they are tropical plants and are very cold sensitive.  For now I'd keep each one in a gallon pot and transplant them into bigger pots as they grow.

Even small plants will grow about six feet tall.  They are very pretty plants.

Answer 2

Derek

   I too live in Lower Alabama,,, I have several banana trees as part of my outside landscape. They do very well here, they love sunny spots. The trees wither in the winter but, they have several spouts from the same root that grows back. Now due to our climate I wouldn't expect the fruit to mature enough to eat.

Good luck