2011 Winter Update from North Florida!
Here is this year's first frost report. Here are some more side by side comparisons of bananas fully exposed and with no protection. Since we sort of ease into the winter like an old man into a warm bath, I feel we can assess leaf damage fairly well. Of coarse this is simply observational. Ordered most green to least...
Basjoo
Darjeeling Giant (young but still obviously hardy)
Brazilian (sold as "lady finger")
Ice Cream (noticeably better than orinoco)
Orinoco (comparable leaf hardiness to several other varieties)
Misi Luki
Praying Hands (fared better than saba)
Cardaba
Saba (a little disappointed it didn't have more green)
Manzano
I have other new ones that were not old enough to rank. Also, see my 2010 report for previous results.
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