All Brown and Shriveled Up!
 

Hey Gang,

It's been a number of months since I've posted anything here. It has been cold in Central Texas and all my banana tree have taken a hit. I have left them to the most part to the elements. On a few of my most favored ones I placed a good layer of mulch/ compost around them. Others in pots are probably dead.

I still have several large compost piles which I no longer feed. In a way I have moved on to old hobbies which have taken much of my time. So these piles and several unopened bags of coffee and 5-gallon buckets remain in the back yard.

Anyhow, I guess what I'm getting around to is when should I chop into my trees/ plants? In my mind I'll wait tell it gets warm in the Spring, but I've noticed a neighbor across the street who has bananas has gone ahead and chopped at his.

Happy New Years All,:bananas_b
Dean

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I wouldn't chop them at all. Just let them do their own thing this spring.

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Thanks, Chrinoex, long time no here. That makes since thanks.

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wow dean i was just asking Scot if he had seen any post from you lately the other day good to know you are still around i agree with Scot leave them alone and let nature take its cores

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Hey damalese, thanks for wondering about me. Yes, I agree the bananas are toast for now. Hopefully, come spring they'll leap out there skins.:ha: Time we'll tell!

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From my experience, your neighbor may have had a gentle suggestion from his wife or significant other that he "at least chop those ugly damn things off so our yard doesn't look like a winter cornfield".

Cheers,

Ed

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Yes, Ed, I think your right. I know mine are not the most attractive thing in the landscape now. Even the grass looks pretty bad.:ha:

And the neighbors across the street are pretty tidy with there yard. By that I mean lawn mowing and leaf raking yard wise.:bananas_b

All the Best,

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Bump...any update?

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Hey Man!

Long time no hear! Yes, it seems most everything everything has come back really well after a fairly mild winter. I did loose a Saba I had got from you and I think the Praying Hands. I guess where I had planted them just stayed to cold and wet during the winter.

I'm sure yours are well ahead of mine. You being way down in Florida and all. But I am happy with their progress thus far. They have been happily soaking up water and nutrients and are growing like weeds.

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Hello Dean,

Great hearing from you as well!!

Bummer about the Saba and PH...yes cold and wet is bad for bananas (maybe if you plant them in a raised bed for better drainage and cover them up a little more you can squeak by next time).

The last we saw on your Ice Cream it seemed to be coming back....

Take care,

Chris