Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard
The folks I know in northern San Diego county in zone 8b/9a have not had the same success. The Manzano looses all its leaves and any crop every winter. Fruit is only obtained if it appears in spring and ripens before fall. Mysore and Red Iholene (among others) are killed each winter. Rojo x Sumatrana works, and Dwarf Orinoco has the same behavior as Manzano.
|
I would say those folks are allowing their bananas to rot, there is no sense in not having fruit there. If you don't stay ahead of the rot you will loose more sensitive types pretty low to the ground. We loose leaves too. While I do live in the "tundra" of Florida we are still over 200 miles south of San Diego, the "Miami" of California. We heat up fast and strong here. Furthermore, we receive more rain and have all the hottest records for the state here as well.