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Originally Posted by TommyMacLuckie
Where I live we've had many days over 100 degrees in the sun, up to 130 easily, as does a lot of the southern part of the country.
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You are talking about a heat index of 130F. A heat index is how hot it feels to a human, taking into account humidity. That number is useless for bananas. Bananas have no problem taking high heat with high humidity. In my greenhouse, it would get to 125F (real temperature) plus 80% humidity with no problems. At my house in Las Vegas, things are a bit different. My bananas were doing great this year even with 105F and 20% humidity. Then hell week hit. Official number for Las Vegas was 112F, but my house is in a low elevation that somehow collects the heat. Humidity dropped to 2% and weather stations in my area reported 114-117F. My personal thermometer read 116F. The only bananas that survived were in the shade.
People saying high temps don't effect their bananas likely have a relatively high humidity level. I would guess most people posting on here have never experienced 110F with 5% humidity. You can mulch and water all you want, but your bananas will still fry.