bigdog

Hi Kelli! I used to live between Antioch and Brentwood. We called it "Brentioch." I'm in Knoxville now. This is what my yard looked like at the end of last summer:



I'm working still at getting my new yard to look similarly...more space to work with here (translation: way too much grass!). I have three blooms on my Tall Orinocos so far this year. Probably all I'll get for fruit production, although I hope that I'm pleasantly surprised.

My advice: Ditch the dwarf cavendish and stick with orinocos. There are a few others that will do ok stored dormant under the house, but I still haven't found one banana plant that does as well as orinoco. Dwarf Cavendish (or "DC") takes too long to ripen a bunch in our climate, and doesn't store that great under the house (or in the garage).

Hey, if you're into palms as well as citrus, you should attend the Southeastern Palm Society meeting this Saturday in Chattanooga. A guy in Athens (where the 2nd half of the meeting is) grows citrumelo (a cold-hardy, grapefruit-like citrus), palms, and bananas (amongst other things). Check this link for meeting news.

I'm back IN school at UT Knoxville now.

Oh yeah...my name is Frank. Welcome to the forum!