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Olafhenny · 10-11-2011, 06:02 PM

With a total banana experience of about 18 months, I have learned one thing about them already, that is
their tremendous ability for recovery. If they were mine, I would just cut off most of the lower leaves
and stick the rest back into the ground. If my Basjoo can recover from being frozen down to about 8"
above the ground and my ornata can survive* being cut off right above the corm and then being hauled
in a suit case for almost 4 days, then your Cavendish have a relatively easy way back.

*Well it did not exactly "survive". The mother actually died but not before sending up a pup, which
now has a pup of its own.

So simply stick them back in. What have you got to loose?

10-11-2011, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 255,702 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Storm damage from recent low pressure in FL With a total banana experience of about 18 months, I have learned one thing about them already, that is their tremendous ability for recovery. If they were mine, I would just cut off most of the lower leaves and stick the rest back into the ground. If my Basjoo can recover from being frozen down to about 8" above the ground and my ornata can survive* being cut off right above the corm and then being hauled in a suit case for almost 4 days, then your Cavendish have a relatively easy way back. *Well it did not exactly "survive". The mother actually died but not before sending up a pup, which now has a pup of its own. So simply stick them back in. What have you got to loose? __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.