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OllieB497 · 01-01-2021, 10:43 AM

Hi,
So my polytunnel has a range of bananas in it. It’s winter and we’ve have had some snow and freezing nights. My tunnel was being kept at 10 degrees to keep my bananas happy. However, when the temp outside is -3 degrees, it uses up a lot of propane to keep warmth. I’m a student and don’t have the money to pay for all this propane. So what I’m doing it. I’m removing my less hardy banana which is the gros Michel. I’m putting it inside. The rest are more hardy. These are
Dwarf namwah, dwarf Orinoco, basjoo, sikimensis, st Helen’s and manzano Apple. These are considered hardier. They can survive temps as long as it’s not freezing. . So I’m going to lower the heater thermostat to 6 degrees. All the bananas can survive on that. So they will go dormant. The less hardy gros Michel, lady finger, aeae, Siam ruby, grand nain and blue java are all inside in the warmth.

Let me know what u think, is this a good move? I would just leave it the same but I can’t afford it I’m afraid.
Thankss

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OllieB497 Ollieb123 Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 263 BananaBucks : 60,199 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 69 Times Was Thanked 195 Times in 136 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	New plan Hi, So my polytunnel has a range of bananas in it. It’s winter and we’ve have had some snow and freezing nights. My tunnel was being kept at 10 degrees to keep my bananas happy. However, when the temp outside is -3 degrees, it uses up a lot of propane to keep warmth. I’m a student and don’t have the money to pay for all this propane. So what I’m doing it. I’m removing my less hardy banana which is the gros Michel. I’m putting it inside. The rest are more hardy. These are Dwarf namwah, dwarf Orinoco, basjoo, sikimensis, st Helen’s and manzano Apple. These are considered hardier. They can survive temps as long as it’s not freezing. . So I’m going to lower the heater thermostat to 6 degrees. All the bananas can survive on that. So they will go dormant. The less hardy gros Michel, lady finger, aeae, Siam ruby, grand nain and blue java are all inside in the warmth. Let me know what u think, is this a good move? I would just leave it the same but I can’t afford it I’m afraid. Thankss Last edited by OllieB497 : 01-01-2021 at 10:48 AM.