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Old 12-22-2022, 06:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Arctic Blast

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Originally Posted by beam2050 View Post
the first year i put bananas in the ground, the beginning of january, we had 14 days in a row with 12 days below 32 degrees. i had just about 20 mats in. it didnt really hurt them that much.

but they are saying were going to be at 20 degrees saturday morning and 4 days in a row with temps below 32. dang
Yeah it's going to be brutal. The last time I experienced this much cold was during the Texas winter storm not long ago early 2021. It killed all my bananas down to the ground but the the corms all survived and sprouted back in spring.
Just sucks having them have to start over.
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