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seathingie · 08-08-2011, 04:45 PM

Hi all!

We moved from Pacific Grove, California to Davenport, California. Davenport is a very small "town" 10 miles north of Santa Cruz. It is on the coast and is a really beautiful place! The population is a mix of artists, surfers, Mexican people associated with the farms, ocean people, etc. It is a great place to live.

We are right across the road from the ocean up on a high sandstone bluff. We don't get the BLAST of salt from the ocean here thankfully! Our place is a rustic little loft with a large paved enclosed courtyard. I am turning it into a little tropical oasis with black bamboo, bird of paradises, staghorn ferns, orchids, etc.
Notice I did not list my bananas there! Well, that is because I put one outside and the leaves got burnt. :-(

I guess I need to acclimate the bananas to the full sun outdoors. IF I decide to grow them there. Any ideas about how to acclimate them?

Our indoor space is great for plants: two skylights, concrete floor and high ceilings rising up to about a 20 foot peak. I would LOVE to see a banana towering up there! How about a banana Christmas tree?!

BTW, I have just two bananas: an unidentified one but which I think is a Red Abyssinian and a Super Dwarf Cavendish. Three more bananas are on their way. I would LOVE to have a pet Ae Ae!

I am still trying to determine my climate zone here...it is 14 in Santa Cruz.

08-08-2011, 04:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
seathingie Location: Davenport, California Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 10b, Sunset Zone 16 Name: Eric Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 28 BananaBucks : 18,410 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 33 Times Was Thanked 33 Times in 20 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	My Banana's New Home Hi all! We moved from Pacific Grove, California to Davenport, California. Davenport is a very small "town" 10 miles north of Santa Cruz. It is on the coast and is a really beautiful place! The population is a mix of artists, surfers, Mexican people associated with the farms, ocean people, etc. It is a great place to live. We are right across the road from the ocean up on a high sandstone bluff. We don't get the BLAST of salt from the ocean here thankfully! Our place is a rustic little loft with a large paved enclosed courtyard. I am turning it into a little tropical oasis with black bamboo, bird of paradises, staghorn ferns, orchids, etc. Notice I did not list my bananas there! Well, that is because I put one outside and the leaves got burnt. :-( I guess I need to acclimate the bananas to the full sun outdoors. IF I decide to grow them there. Any ideas about how to acclimate them? Our indoor space is great for plants: two skylights, concrete floor and high ceilings rising up to about a 20 foot peak. I would LOVE to see a banana towering up there! How about a banana Christmas tree?! BTW, I have just two bananas: an unidentified one but which I think is a Red Abyssinian and a Super Dwarf Cavendish. Three more bananas are on their way. I would LOVE to have a pet Ae Ae! I am still trying to determine my climate zone here...it is 14 in Santa Cruz. __________________ Eric Davenport (near Santa Cruz), California Sunset Zone 16 USDA Zone 10b Find me on the map!