Desert Cold Hardiness testing

Chironex · 10-14-2008, 03:03 AM

Well, it hasn't been freezing here yet, but the damage from the recent cold spell and high winds are taking their toll:

Bananas having problems:
Manzano
Kru
SH3640
Siam Ruby
Mona Lisa
Williams

All seem to have very drooping leaves with petiole weakening. Some have had leaves kink and hang down. Apparently, the coolness has weakened their vigor. I will be cutting all of these back to allow them to go dormant over winter, but stored in the garage to keep the frost off of them.

The rest of the gang seem to be doing ok. Surprisingly, the Ae Ae's aren't too bad yet.

dablo93 · 10-16-2008, 03:41 PM

how cold did it got? lower then 35 F ?

Bob · 10-16-2008, 04:56 PM

Wow Scot , you must have some wild weather swings out there! Here in zone 6 NJ currently it's 75 for the high ,we did have some real cold(high 30's a couple of weeks ago). I still have a giants Alocasia "persian palm outside but lately the low has been about 50.

10-14-2008, 03:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chironex Dayyyyyyyy-O Chironex's Photo Gallery Location: Las Vegas, NV Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Scot Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,214 BananaBucks : 415 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 1,879 Thanked 319 Times in 223 Posts Welcomes: 250	Desert Cold Hardiness testing Well, it hasn't been freezing here yet, but the damage from the recent cold spell and high winds are taking their toll: Bananas having problems: Manzano Kru SH3640 Siam Ruby Mona Lisa Williams All seem to have very drooping leaves with petiole weakening. Some have had leaves kink and hang down. Apparently, the coolness has weakened their vigor. I will be cutting all of these back to allow them to go dormant over winter, but stored in the garage to keep the frost off of them. The rest of the gang seem to be doing ok. Surprisingly, the Ae Ae's aren't too bad yet. __________________ Scot "Grow 'em if ya got 'em!"

10-16-2008, 03:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
dablo93 dablo93 's Photo Gallery Location: Randstad North Find me on the map! Zone: Z8b-Z9a, wet cold winters and mild summers Name: daen Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 840 BananaBucks : 5,553 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 105 Thanked 185 Times in 127 Posts Welcomes: 135	Re: Desert Cold Hardiness testing how cold did it got? lower then 35 F ? __________________ -=

10-16-2008, 04:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bob Location: Morris plains N.J. Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: bob Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 203 BananaBucks : 2,113 Feedback: 3 / 100% Thanks: 206 Thanked 58 Times in 48 Posts Welcomes: 57	Re: Desert Cold Hardiness testing Wow Scot , you must have some wild weather swings out there! Here in zone 6 NJ currently it's 75 for the high ,we did have some real cold(high 30's a couple of weeks ago). I still have a giants Alocasia "persian palm outside but lately the low has been about 50.

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