thebes11

The acutual bananas are ok, but the plants are taking a pounding. Many broken leaf stalks, all the leaves are shredded.

...and the worst is still to come. Highest winds are expected tomorrow around 8 a.m.

I'll take pictures as soon as it light enough, and safe enough, to take my camera out there.

Here's a video of our trip to the beach earlier today:


Tropcial Storm Fay from Gary DiStefano on Vimeo.

capthof

We have already been thru Fay.
Hopefully the rain will help the plants replace the leaves torn by the winds.
I only had two, Siam and an Apple hit the dirt, but they are small enough to prop up and re root.

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pharazon

I admire your persistance. Anyone who still thinks it's a good idea to enjoy a beer at the beach during a tropical storm gets a thumbs up in my book.

Having been born in St. Pete, I've been through a few hurricane seasons and I must say that despite the devestation, I would still prefer to be in Florida. I wish you guys and your plants the very best during the storm.

mskitty38583

yall stay safe down there....and i would rather take my chances with a hurricane then a tornado any day....we were in fl when andrew hit and we slept through it. we lived in old military barracks that had been turned into apts. 22 inch thick walls. the bottom floor apts were 6 inches underwater but on the topside we were good.

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capthof

That Video was cool; thanks for sharing.
I am one of those nuts who likes a good storm.
I just hate the getting ready, clean up and damage it does to the plants.
My Mahoi, Cavendish held up due to them being short and fat.
All the leaves look like they have been threw a shredder.

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dablo93

I also like storm, fortunately we only have stroms in autumn and winter, when my bananas are inside!

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pharazon

Cheers. I've been on the West coast for ten months, and I can't even recall the last time I saw lightning. I enjoy being in a good climate for growing, or at least better than Pennsylvania, where I relocated from, but I am dying for a good storm! We've had a couple of showers since I've been here, but nothing even remotely close to what I would call a storm.

We're going to Hawaii next year, and for some reason I am the only one who's hoping for some heavy rainfall during the trip!

The mahoi still looks great for having been through such a bad storm. Bananas around my town look like that constantly because it's such a windy area. So at least enjoy knowing that eventually it'll be back to normal.

thebes11

Well, not too bad, but not good either. Here's the pics:

BEFORE



AFTER

CookieCows

Awesome video!! Your beautiful plants all shredded!! What a bummer but I know you are thankful that they're still standing.

Deb

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dablo93

over a month they will look good again

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thebes11

Thanks to everything. We're through it now, and everything is ok except the water damage to my kitchen ceiling and the broken bananas. I know they'll be back, but it still sucks looking at what happened to them. On the plus side, the pups have gotten huge.


And a couple of my plants liked Fay enough to bloom during the madness:







Best of luck to the panhandle folks, hope they fare as well I we did her in NEFL

Nancy

My bananas are pretty shredded (but not as badly as yours). The bigger problem is that I live on a hill (what -- a hill in Florida?!), and the runoff from the uphill neighbors has cut several channels through our yard. It's still just pouring rain here. Fay is a really slow-moving storm. I guess this is what I get for complaining that we needed rain.

I keep hearing flash flood and tornado warnings for this area; I hope no one out there has been hurt beyond a few roughed-up banana plants.

island cassie

Good luck folks and I hope your plants recover well. My nana leaves are ALWAYS shredded once they get above the surrounding walls and protective palm hedges, and it means nothing to them. Well, we lucked out with Fay as she turned away from us, but we have 94L (not named yet) approaching fast and a bad boy coming off the African coast - it's like a bowling alley this time of year!
Cassie

ewitte

It was nice having mine in containers as the last storm I just took them all into the kitchen for 2 days.

island cassie

Yes - good move!
Cassie