Well, it's happened. They say in Bexar County, Texas: "If you don't like the weather here, give it 5 minutes- it'll change." So true, so true.
Last year, I was harvesting greens and everything else in mild weather up until January when it hit hard enough to kill most of my citrus trees. That's pretty much typical weather here.
So too, is the "unusual" typical here. So far, we've had three freeze warnings in November. Not really normal, but then again, our weather here isn't a boring topic of conversation.
I, like many others in Bananas.org, will lose my first ever banana crop today. Tonight it will be around 27 degrees without the wind chill. Too bad. Two nights from now it will be 60 degrees at night, then hitting the next night to 28 degrees.
I'm dragging my feet. I have to go outside today, take a knife (I don't think it's going to be that easy), and cut my nanas down to about 18-24 inches, then wrap the stumps in old blankets. The bases of the plants have been buried under almost 2 feet of mulch.
Well, gardening goes like that. Next year, I may have nanas in the spring. That will be exciting. My friend's grandkids have had the time of their lives being able to see and touch nanas on the plant for the first time. Maybe next year we'll get to taste fresh from the plant itself.
I January, I'll replace the two citrus trees that were killed- a Rio Red Grapefruit and an orange. Perhaps I'll be lucky enough to get another heirloom, a Louisiana Sweet.
I have learned that nanas survive in Michigan, New York, England and everywhere else, so I know mine will, too.
If I ever figure out how to post pictures here using Vista and Firefox, I'll have pictures in the spring. Maybe some Dwarf Cavendish pups to give to good homes, too.
