Greetings from Coastal N.C.

zuzu · 12-20-2008, 07:57 PM

Hi everyone!

Thanks for letting me join your bunch.

I live and grow on a small coastal island

in southeastern N. Carolina (zone 8),
but I'm a native Floridian with deep zone 10 roots,
and after more than 20 years up here, I still gravitate to subtropicals and tropicals,
adaptation is a slow process, as it turns out ...

*sigh* ... I keep trying to turn my tiny plot into the jungle of my dreams.

I don't have many banana plants at this time,
my efforts at keeping them alive through winter are not always successful,
but no jungle is complete without them,
so I do keep trying.

(<- need one of those with a 'nanner

)

Again, thanks for lettin' me in, I look forward to getting to know y'all.

D_&_T · 12-20-2008, 08:07 PM

Welcome a board zuzu!!

You will have to read some of the cold hardy banana threads, they might help you!

zuzu · 12-20-2008, 08:20 PM

Thanks for the welcome D&T -

Yes, I do think that I have a lot to learn, and this looks like just the place to do it.
It would be great to get some good, reliably hardy varieties established,
though I know that I will still want to accent with some of the sexy, cold-sensitive types.

D_&_T · 12-20-2008, 10:18 PM

Here only few can survive outside overwinter with a lot of protection!

MediaHound · 12-20-2008, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zuzu

(<- need one of those with a 'nanner

)

Welcome aboard!

I will see about hiring the designer who made this for us:

to make one of those with a banana, cool suggestion.

Make yourself at home! Thanks for joining!

Tog Tan · 12-21-2008, 10:01 AM

Heyyy welcome Zuzu, tis da place to go bananas!

Hope to hear more from you soon. In the meantime, browse and enjoy!

zuzu · 12-21-2008, 12:11 PM

Thanks for the warm welcomes M'Hound and Tog Tan,
and all the rest of you who have peeked in and said "hi", too,

I really appreciate it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaHound

I will see about hiring the designer who made this for us:

to make one of those with a banana, cool suggestion.

Oh, be careful about giving in too easily to my suggestions,

I should confess at the beginning that I am a desperate emoticon junkie ...
but... with that being said,
that one truly does symbolize how I feel when I slam into the zone barrier time and again
(because I am far more well-endowed with stubborness than with wisdom.

).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tog Tan

Heyyy welcome Zuzu, tis da place to go bananas!

Hope to hear more from you soon. In the meantime, browse and enjoy!

Oh yup!!

SOO much to see/read/learn!!
I could get lost in here for weeks -
say, if you happen find me wasting away in a back corner, in a banana stupor,

lead me gently back to the front gate, would ya?

12-20-2008, 07:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
zuzu little greenie Location: Coastal NC, USA Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6 BananaBucks : 4,322 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Greetings from Coastal N.C. Hi everyone! Thanks for letting me join your bunch. I live and grow on a small coastal island in southeastern N. Carolina (zone 8), but I'm a native Floridian with deep zone 10 roots, and after more than 20 years up here, I *still* gravitate to subtropicals and tropicals, adaptation is a slow process, as it turns out ... sigh ... I keep trying to turn my tiny plot into the jungle of my dreams. I don't have many banana plants at this time, my efforts at keeping them alive through winter are not always successful, but no jungle is complete without them, so I do keep trying. (<- need one of those with a 'nanner ) Again, thanks for lettin' me in, I look forward to getting to know y'all.

12-20-2008, 08:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
D_&_T 3rd winter growing indoor D_&_T's Photo Gallery Location: Northern Indiana Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Dan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 877 BananaBucks : 42,471 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,437 Times Was Thanked 260 Times in 169 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 342 Times	Re: Greetings from Coastal N.C. Welcome a board zuzu!! You will have to read some of the cold hardy banana threads, they might help you! __________________

12-20-2008, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
zuzu little greenie Location: Coastal NC, USA Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6 BananaBucks : 4,322 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Greetings from Coastal N.C. Thanks for the welcome D&T - Yes, I do think that I have a lot to learn, and this looks like just the place to do it. It would be great to get some good, reliably hardy varieties established, though I *know* that I will still want to accent with some of the sexy, cold-sensitive types.

12-20-2008, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
D_&_T 3rd winter growing indoor D_&_T's Photo Gallery Location: Northern Indiana Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Dan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 877 BananaBucks : 42,471 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,437 Times Was Thanked 260 Times in 169 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 342 Times	Re: Greetings from Coastal N.C. Here only few can survive outside overwinter with a lot of protection! __________________

12-21-2008, 10:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tog Tan Ensete nut Tog Tan's Photo Gallery Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Name: Tog Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,757 BananaBucks : 500,773 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,011 Times Was Thanked 2,724 Times in 787 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: Greetings from Coastal N.C. Heyyy welcome Zuzu, tis da place to go bananas! Hope to hear more from you soon. In the meantime, browse and enjoy! __________________ ____ Tog Tan has sadly suddenly passed away 6/16/09. We will miss you Tog Tan.

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