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Old 08-18-2021, 02:33 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Default Re: A few shots from around the yard

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Originally Posted by 75north View Post
That's gonna be tough. I honestly thought it couldn't be done even here in Central Florida.

I've been lucky to have gotten 4 or 5 bunches off the Dwarf Cavendish at this point and all of them barely made it thru winter with 2-3 leaves despite never seeing temps below 37F (though admittedly I didn't do anything to protect them.) Even after it heats up, most end up collapsing due to partially rotting pstems a month or so before I would have ideally harvested them.

I'm sure you could get fruit off one in SC eventually if you put a lot of effort into overwinter protection and staking, but it'll probably require a good deal of patience!
I talk a big game now, in August. Come November I'll give that idea the finger and let the chips fall where they may until March.....
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