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carolstropicals
11-24-2013, 10:37 PM
I certainly have a winter question. We are getting a freeze Wednesday evening of 28 degrees with 33 the preceding nite. The weather channel keeps lowering the expected temperature. I have a dwarf Cavendish banana with bananas on the plant. What to do. Will someone give me advice since I know very little about bananas. Thank you, Carol

Abnshrek
11-24-2013, 10:48 PM
You could tie all the leaves together and wrap like this only vertical w/ frost cloth w/ a heat- tape wrapped around the trunk and banana's.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1202_zps195d39f9.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1202_zps195d39f9.jpg.html)

after unwrapping.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Goldfinger111613_zpsd2b33ea6.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Goldfinger111613_zpsd2b33ea6.jpg.html)

carolstropicals
11-25-2013, 04:01 PM
Thanks Abnshrek Nannerhead, I have so many tropical that I am dealing with now.
Are you saying that I need to dig this up or can I deal with it in the ground. I know that Dwarf Cavendish will go down to low temps. Could I just wrap the bananas in a cloth. Maybe I should dig up the baby that is attached to the mother who has the bananas. Just don't know what to do. Thanks so much in advance, Carol

Abnshrek
11-25-2013, 04:11 PM
Thanks Abnshrek Nannerhead, I have so many tropical that I am dealing with now.
Are you saying that I need to dig this up or can I deal with it in the ground. I know that Dwarf Cavendish will go down to low temps. Could I just wrap the bananas in a cloth. Maybe I should dig up the baby that is attached to the mother who has the bananas. Just don't know what to do. Thanks so much in advance, Carol

I was just saying you could do the same thing while it is in the ground, just don't wrap it to tight where the banana's are.. :^)

carolstropicals
11-25-2013, 06:06 PM
thanks, I'll do that tomorrow. Great website. Carol