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Originally Posted by Akula
My plants have been wrapped since December 7th which is prior to the first serious freeze of the season which was that weekend.
I decided to unwrap my banana plants (Namwa and RP) and see what they looked like today. Generally speaking they look pretty good. A few even had a bit of green at the base of the cigar leaf. There was some mildew on the old dried up leaves so I removed them and cleaned up all my plants.
I put a red bow on the RP's in the cleaned up photo to better identify them. They are in the right corner section. The rest are Namwa. I have four RP pups in the garage which I dug up which seem to be in pretty good condition.
So what do you banana heads think? Do they look okay? Do you think I got a successful result? Any advice on what to do next?
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Excellent work! The Psuedostems appear to be in spectacular condition! Should another hard frost come your way, cover again as you did, and if temperatures sustain at near or below freezing (in the 30s F.) consider mulching a three foot ring around the corm areas with at least a foot thick base.
Other than that, your bananas look terrific, and I do not foresee any problems based on your photos.
I'll bet they look GREAT when in full foliage!
Gone Bananas!
Mark Anthony Phair