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D'Andra · 11-30-2006, 08:05 PM

HEY! I think modenacart was watching me!

I decided our shop was too cold so I put them in the garage. I really meant to cover them with a blanket but didn't get to it yet. Do you cover the entire plant?
I have the corms on the floor. Is that going to be a problem?
I was potting the last little plant (bird of paradise) in earthworms castings as it began to snow.
The cold front dropped us from 64f to 51f in less than an hour! It got down to 24f at our house. That gave us a wind chill almost in the single digits.
Remind me when it's 110f next summer not to complain.
Everything in our yard is now brown or bare except for the bamboo and weeds and it's going to be even colder tonight.
The good news though. All the plants are in and taken care of and we sent over 45 gallons of tomatoes to the homeless shelter and kept plenty for ourselves.
I will get them covered tonight and post pics of what I did as soon as the camera gets back home.
Thanx for the tip modenacart!

11-30-2006, 08:05 PM	#82 (permalink)
D'Andra Senior Member D'Andra's Photo Gallery Location: Las Cruces, NM Zone: 8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 223 BananaBucks : 534 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter HEY! I think modenacart was watching me! I decided our shop was too cold so I put them in the garage. I really meant to cover them with a blanket but didn't get to it yet. Do you cover the entire plant? I have the corms on the floor. Is that going to be a problem? I was potting the last little plant (bird of paradise) in earthworms castings as it began to snow. The cold front dropped us from 64f to 51f in less than an hour! It got down to 24f at our house. That gave us a wind chill almost in the single digits. Remind me when it's 110f next summer not to complain. Everything in our yard is now brown or bare except for the bamboo and weeds and it's going to be even colder tonight. The good news though. All the plants are in and taken care of and we sent over 45 gallons of tomatoes to the homeless shelter and kept plenty for ourselves. I will get them covered tonight and post pics of what I did as soon as the camera gets back home. Thanx for the tip modenacart! __________________ D'.