Marinemom
03-16-2010, 04:54 PM
Okay, I am back for more direction and insight on my bananas! I planted mine in the ground last year in May, they did awesome, growing to 6 and 7 feet, I am guessing. I didn't cut them down for winter, only cut all the leaves off, wrapped them with carpet padding, a cut up pool solar cover, Christmas lights, plastic sheeting and then to top them off black trashbags...
I peeked today and the stems are firm all the way up, with new whitish, greenish leaves. I wrapped them back up because herein lies the problem. When I do uncover for the season, which will probably be sometime in April, with this crazy western North Carolina weather, it is anyone's guess as to when spring will arrive. Anyway, when I uncover, do I need to shade them with some type of shade cloth to keep them from burning from the sun? Those new leaves are so fragile looking, I am afraid the sun might damage the entire plant and not just the leaves...
So fire away experts and give me the best way to handle them.. Oh and they are the basjoos (guessing that is spelled correctly)
Thanks in advance,
Marinemom in NC
I peeked today and the stems are firm all the way up, with new whitish, greenish leaves. I wrapped them back up because herein lies the problem. When I do uncover for the season, which will probably be sometime in April, with this crazy western North Carolina weather, it is anyone's guess as to when spring will arrive. Anyway, when I uncover, do I need to shade them with some type of shade cloth to keep them from burning from the sun? Those new leaves are so fragile looking, I am afraid the sun might damage the entire plant and not just the leaves...
So fire away experts and give me the best way to handle them.. Oh and they are the basjoos (guessing that is spelled correctly)
Thanks in advance,
Marinemom in NC