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Well first year for growing in the ground and wintering. Orinoco , built a cage around 4 feet tall with flexible rubber chicken wire/fencing , cut down main plant to about a foot at an angle for drainage, pups almost to the ground, covered with compost manure mix, mulch, then straw, and wrapped each one with heavy mil black plastic and tarped. Did this a month ago before first frost, now paranoid about colder temps☹️☹️, wiki banana says zone 7 so hopefully being 6 I can pull it off! I'm uploading a few pics of the start of wrapping them up, I'll update later with final product, been too cold and I've been too busy too take final pics of their winter blanket.
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[quote=Brentp;300979]Well first year for growing in the ground and wintering. Orinoco , built a cage around 4 feet tall with flexible rubber chicken wire/fencing , cut down main plant to about a foot at an angle for drainage, pups almost to the ground, covered with compost manure mix, mulch, then straw, and wrapped each one with heavy mil black plastic and tarped. Did this a month ago before first frost, now paranoid about colder temps��☹️☹️, wiki banana says zone 7 so hopefully being 6 I can pull it off! I'm uploading a few pics of the start of wrapping them up, I'll update later with final product, been too cold and I've been too busy too take final pics of their winter blanket.
Still haven't figured out the pic thing, posted some under my user name let me know your thoughts!! Thanks!! |
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Right click on the image, then click 'copy image location'. Paste that into the 'insert image' button/window of the reply/post window.
This just builds the BB code used by the forum. The BB code tag is: [ img] [/img] ... Insert the image file location between the two tags without any spaces. Note, the url shown by the gallery is not the file location. Right click on the image or copy from the gallery notes. I had to use a space in the first tag to break the code and make it show in this post. |
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Orinoco in zone 6.. p-stem won't survive. If the base of the plant was wrapped with christmas lights, there would be a better chance.
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davekleinman, maybe just have them on during the nights that are in the 20's zone 8? you should see new pups in the spring.
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Kansas City gets pretty cold for bananas. Maybe with lots of mulching like you described and some heat tape in a circle on top of the ground plus a mild winter...
I had Gladiolus survive a central Illinois winter one year with no protection at all (REALLY mild winter that year.), so it's possible... but not every year. |
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It's dropping here at my home @ 41* here tonight! Getting really cold for my nanners:santananer::santananer:
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I've grown citrus trees from seed, grafted a orange tree, germinated banana seeds, experience with hydroponics, so I have a pretty good green thumb, hopefully they make it through the winter, I've over composted, mulched , built a cage stuffed with straw , and wrapped them up , and then tarped them. I grow my garden plants in 5 gallon buckets so I surrounded them around the ones I left outside, it's an experiment, if I succeed I'll be happy , if not next year I'll try another plan or bring everything inside, don't worry I have backups, these things grew so big this year I had to try!!!!
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I think this is going to be a bad winter with what appears to be regular Arctic outbreaks. Another one is coming next week. Uhg! |
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Just tossing this out.......when Christmas lights are referenced in all posts as a "heat source" historically the folks are not referring to LED lights.
They are referring to the deeply discounted incandescent mini bulbs that are on sale NOW .....Does not matter what color. Some say red is the color to go with, but as a Bengals fan I use OraNgE. When you wrap the stem include a thermometer in there some where to monitor the heat output. The tighter and closer the light wrap the more heat is produced and directed to the stem. Less is more your goal is above freezing 33 degrees or above As a test wrap the lights around your arm in various patterns.... you will notice the different heat patterns/concentrations on your arm. For those whom have raised baby's if is too hot on wrist .....it will be to hot on your plant. Luke warm is Cool.... Warm is UNcOoL....hot is Not. A Louisiana member whom has not posted in a bit had this down pat( used lights) for his zone for many years Use common sense. LEDs do not put out enough heat. |
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Why ....heck yes......that works well too. I was going for for the cost/economical folks.......I am so tight I squeak when I breakdance.. In zone 5,6,7,....dead to the ground. |
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I am really considering getting a couple of the 6 footers and at least one 30 ft so I can serpentine it around all of my potted bananas in the garage.
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