hi there marc, cant really answer all your q's however, ive made the same crime as you, i also cut all the leaves off for winter, mine had all browned and drooped. (the leaves) hahahaha,

1- wrap the pot in bubble wrap or straw to keep it warm as poss.

2- use plant food pellets it has really helped mine in the past.

3- i have also wrapped the trunk inside a thick card tube with bubble wrap around it. thru the day i take it off to let the light get to it and put in back in at night to protect it from frost.

good luck marc, hope our plants can survive,

stephen ellwood

Hope this link might help you:

http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=310

Here is a link that might be useful: Storing bananas

Thanks Stephen! Very helpful tips! This place is great, but for me there's so many things that are skipped over when people explain how to overwinter. i.e. what to cover them with, storing temps, fungicides to use, etc. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places. Don't get me wrong I've found a wealth of knowledge here for the most part.

As for the link, I read this before I posted and it didn't touch on the questions I have. Thank You though!

So, on the fungicide topic. I bought Garden Safe Fungicide 3 by Schultz.

Active Ingredients:
Clarified Hydrophobic Extract of Neem Oil.....0.9%
Other Ingredients.............................................99.1%
Total................................................................100%

Is my plant going to be good with this stuff? I hope so cause it was $70.00!!!
I kid, I kid! But really, will it be protected enough from a nasty case of a fungus among us?