Bananas.org - View Single Post - Permanent banana shelter for winter and spring

Olafhenny · 04-26-2014, 09:17 PM

Hi Pancrazio (do you have a first name or something more convenient to call you by?),

I cannot say anything about your edible cultivars, because I don’t know anything about them and
how they would be able to take the lack of light. You would have to figure that for yourself, but
in HZ 8b to 9 you should not have to deal with severe frost, and a shelter like this one might not
be necessary. Just build a scaffolding like the one shown here:

You can easily assemble it with ¾ inch irrigation pipe. Just stick it together and when you no
longer need it, take it apart and bundle the pieces for easy storage.

You can cover it with polyethylene sheeting and when cold nights are forecast toss an old quilt
over it (can you spell Sally Ann?).

On very cold nights you can augment that with a string of (outdoor) x-mas lights or similar and
on borderline nights you can toss a 1 gallon milk jug filled with hot water in it. That will give
you more room than my banana shelters, lets light in, when the quilt is not applied and should do
with most of your plants. Just make sure, that you will include some sort of a gable, for a flat
roof will let rain water pool and make a mess of it.

Good luck,
Olaf

04-26-2014, 09:17 PM	#37 (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 : 285,196 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Permanent banana shelter for winter and spring Hi Pancrazio (do you have a first name or something more convenient to call you by?), I cannot say anything about your edible cultivars, because I don’t know anything about them and how they would be able to take the lack of light. You would have to figure that for yourself, but in HZ 8b to 9 you should not have to deal with severe frost, and a shelter like this one might not be necessary. Just build a scaffolding like the one shown here: You can easily assemble it with ¾ inch irrigation pipe. Just stick it together and when you no longer need it, take it apart and bundle the pieces for easy storage. You can cover it with polyethylene sheeting and when cold nights are forecast toss an old quilt over it (can you spell Sally Ann?). On very cold nights you can augment that with a string of (outdoor) x-mas lights or similar and on borderline nights you can toss a 1 gallon milk jug filled with hot water in it. That will give you more room than my banana shelters, lets light in, when the quilt is not applied and should do with most of your plants. Just make sure, that you will include some sort of a gable, for a flat roof will let rain water pool and make a mess of it. Good luck, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.