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neferset · 03-29-2014, 06:41 AM

The timeline on the poor Orinoco was like this:

July: Got baby Orinoco from Well Spring
July: Orinoco was chopped in half during the building of the porch swing
August: Orinoco returned to almost the size it was when it arrived
September/October: Growth stopped for the winter
January-February: Severe cold snaps, Orinoco did ok on my living room table
March: Placed Orinoco on the porch while we had 70 degrees, took it in at night.
March: One overnight freeze and some snow, during which Orinoco was back on my living room table.
March: Orinoco said that freeze was too much and he hated watching snow. Orinoco rotted.
March: I said, "Seriously?"

Some of that is interpreted from the original Banana.

:P But no, I don't really know what happened. The Truly Tiny was so close, they were touching pots. If there was a draft, the Truly Tiny ought to have gone first, except that the Orinoco was pretty puny. I figure I'll trade a half a zone cold tolerance for faster growth (especially if it is coming in anyway) and quite possibly some bananas I will want to eat vs what the store has to offer.

03-29-2014, 06:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
neferset Dread Pirate Cavendish Find me on the map! Zone: 6 or 7 Name: Neferset Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 79 BananaBucks : 9,266 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 48 Times Was Thanked 80 Times in 43 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: Can I get ripe bananas in zone 7 Virginia? The timeline on the poor Orinoco was like this: July: Got baby Orinoco from Well Spring July: Orinoco was chopped in half during the building of the porch swing August: Orinoco returned to almost the size it was when it arrived September/October: Growth stopped for the winter January-February: Severe cold snaps, Orinoco did ok on my living room table March: Placed Orinoco on the porch while we had 70 degrees, took it in at night. March: One overnight freeze and some snow, during which Orinoco was back on my living room table. March: Orinoco said that freeze was too much and he hated watching snow. Orinoco rotted. March: I said, "Seriously?" Some of that is interpreted from the original Banana. :P But no, I don't really know what happened. The Truly Tiny was so close, they were touching pots. If there was a draft, the Truly Tiny ought to have gone first, except that the Orinoco was pretty puny. I figure I'll trade a half a zone cold tolerance for faster growth (especially if it is coming in anyway) and quite possibly some bananas I will want to eat vs what the store has to offer. __________________ Caretaker of the Undead Meyer Lemon.