Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers - Page 2

ewitte · 01-05-2010, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MjdTexan

I will trade large brown un fertilized, non medicated eggs for Banana plants though

Can not even say for sure any of the bananas are going to make it this winter. Its now like 4-5 days in the 20's with a high of 33 on Friday.

MjdTexan · 01-05-2010, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ewitte

Can not even say for sure any of the bananas are going to make it this winter. Its now like 4-5 days in the 20's with a high of 33 on Friday.

I was just kidding about the eggs. Well, I hope everyones banana plants make it through this bout of cold weather. I think its been a while since Houston has seen this cold of weather.

ewitte · 01-05-2010, 06:55 AM

It can be worse I've seen as low as 5. I believe 1989. Then again we usually have more days in the 70's and even 80's during a typical winter.

Bananaman88 · 01-05-2010, 12:44 PM

Yep, let's all get together and pray! All bananas may be mush by next Monday.

CValentine · 01-05-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bananaman88

Yep, let's all get together and pray! All bananas may be mush by next Monday.

Still enough time to bring them in...
Or cover them or give the Christmas lights extra duty...
Makeshift greenhouse w/stakes & plastic???

I left the Kandarian & Cali Cold outside & they seem to be doing alright!
I have a containerized Brazilian Corm outside also, semi-protected, just to observe hardiness limitations. They are on the back porch.
Most of my bananas are inside, crowded in one room, but they're gonna make it!!!

An extra prayer wouldn't hurt though!!!

~Cheryl

Bananaman88 · 01-05-2010, 08:56 PM

I still have some of mine wrapped from the cold snap we had back in December. Anything potted is in the garage. Othewise, I wrapped my citrus and the rest will all just have to tough it out. I have 'California Gold' and 'Orinoco' out completely without protection along with several good-sized pups of 'Ice Cream' and 'Hua Moa' (not holding out much hope for that one) that are still attached to their mother plants with no protection. It will be interesting to see how they do.

Taylor · 01-05-2010, 09:43 PM

Brent,
What does your forecast look like? What's the lowest low?

I have one of my Cali Gold in the ground unprotected, but I hope to mulch the base soon. Last year it at least had some protection, but it didn't do any good.

Abnshrek · 01-06-2010, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bananaman88

Yep, let's all get together and pray! All bananas may be mush by next Monday.

Yeah monday is when its finally suppose to warm up.. lol I still think its going to be freeezin' though

ewitte · 01-06-2010, 06:34 AM

BTW it says the low is 25 on TH but it never drops below 30 (at Midnight). Actually still above 32 until 10PM. Only goes to 2am on FR so can't say for sure when 25 and 22 are supposed to be. Crazy thing says a low of 48 today and its currently 32. All of them have been adjusted up from 18F to the lower 20's.

Bananas went mush last year without protection but I just had to cut off the pstems and the corm regenerated a new one in the fall. So much for trying to preserve height this year though.

conejov · 01-06-2010, 10:11 AM

Well it looks like Im going tohave to lay down some more hay for what ever is left of the nanners and Cannas. We'll see how cold i gets its always off by 5-10 degrees.

MjdTexan · 01-06-2010, 10:21 AM

Well, I wish you all luck in saving your naner plants. Are they plants or trees?

cherokee_greg · 01-06-2010, 12:25 PM

Hope all your bananas are ok for all you folks in Texas. Prayers go up.

ewitte · 01-06-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by conejov

We'll see how cold i gets its always off by 5-10 degrees.

"Hour by hour" is much more accurate. I have no clue what the timeframe for the day is in weather forcasting but its not the same as a normal day.

Bananaman88 · 01-06-2010, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor

Brent,
What does your forecast look like? What's the lowest low?

I have one of my Cali Gold in the ground unprotected, but I hope to mulch the base soon. Last year it at least had some protection, but it didn't do any good.

Right now they are saying that 20 is the low for the area I live in.

ewitte · 01-07-2010, 06:35 AM

Will put some towels around the base of each plant when I get home after work today in addition to the way they have been wrapped the last month. Shows it doesn't make it down to 32 until 10pm and 30 at midnight. Its not going to get to "todays" low of 22 until about 6-7am tomorrow.

CValentine · 01-07-2010, 11:58 AM

It hit 21F at 6:30 this morning here in Killeen, it is currently 28F at almost 11am.

Is supposed to be even colder tomorrow...

All outside bananas & citrus are on the Back porch.

We'll see how they fair! ~Cheryl

Bananaman88 · 01-07-2010, 12:26 PM

I saw that we could get down to 18 now one night. "Bummer" would be an understatement.

Abnshrek · 01-08-2010, 01:27 AM

Its 23F & dropping not a good sign..

MjdTexan · 01-08-2010, 08:30 AM

I must have gotten pretty cold, I went out to the hen house and their water was frozen and I supplied them girls with a heat lamp. 37 hens cold, water frozen.

cherokee_greg · 01-08-2010, 09:45 AM

Praying it warms up for you all

01-05-2010, 06:55 AM	#23 (permalink)
ewitte ewitte's Photo Gallery Location: Houston Zone: 9 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 449 BananaBucks : 60,887 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 194 Times in 107 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers It can be worse I've seen as low as 5. I believe 1989. Then again we usually have more days in the 70's and even 80's during a typical winter.

01-05-2010, 12:44 PM	#24 (permalink)
Bananaman88 Bananaculturist Bananaman88's Photo Gallery Location: Houston, TX area Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Brent Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,019 BananaBucks : 286,700 Feedback: 22 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,339 Times Was Thanked 2,263 Times in 1,178 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Yep, let's all get together and pray! All bananas may be mush by next Monday.

01-05-2010, 08:56 PM	#26 (permalink)
Bananaman88 Bananaculturist Bananaman88's Photo Gallery Location: Houston, TX area Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Brent Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,019 BananaBucks : 286,700 Feedback: 22 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,339 Times Was Thanked 2,263 Times in 1,178 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers I still have some of mine wrapped from the cold snap we had back in December. Anything potted is in the garage. Othewise, I wrapped my citrus and the rest will all just have to tough it out. I have 'California Gold' and 'Orinoco' out completely without protection along with several good-sized pups of 'Ice Cream' and 'Hua Moa' (not holding out much hope for that one) that are still attached to their mother plants with no protection. It will be interesting to see how they do.

01-05-2010, 09:43 PM	#27 (permalink)
Taylor Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,084 BananaBucks : 316,299 Feedback: 15 / 100% Said "Thanks" 356 Times Was Thanked 662 Times in 334 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 283 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Brent, What does your forecast look like? What's the lowest low? I have one of my Cali Gold in the ground unprotected, but I hope to mulch the base soon. Last year it at least had some protection, but it didn't do any good.

01-06-2010, 06:34 AM	#29 (permalink)
ewitte ewitte's Photo Gallery Location: Houston Zone: 9 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 449 BananaBucks : 60,887 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 194 Times in 107 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers BTW it says the low is 25 on TH but it never drops below 30 (at Midnight). Actually still above 32 until 10PM. Only goes to 2am on FR so can't say for sure when 25 and 22 are supposed to be. Crazy thing says a low of 48 today and its currently 32. All of them have been adjusted up from 18F to the lower 20's. Bananas went mush last year without protection but I just had to cut off the pstems and the corm regenerated a new one in the fall. So much for trying to preserve height this year though.

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01-06-2010, 10:11 AM	#30 (permalink)
conejov Rabid Nanner Location: Houston, Tx Zone: 9 Name: Alex Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 559 BananaBucks : 104,758 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 40 Times Was Thanked 374 Times in 218 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 107 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Well it looks like Im going tohave to lay down some more hay for what ever is left of the nanners and Cannas. We'll see how cold i gets its always off by 5-10 degrees. __________________

01-06-2010, 10:21 AM	#31 (permalink)
MjdTexan BBQ Master Location: Houston(ish) Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Not Quagmire Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 21 BananaBucks : 18,866 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Well, I wish you all luck in saving your naner plants. Are they plants or trees? __________________ <--------Knows nothing about bananas, wants to know everything about bananas

01-06-2010, 12:25 PM	#32 (permalink)
cherokee_greg Love those bananas cherokee_greg's Photo Gallery Location: Fresno,CA Find me on the map! Zone: zone 9 Name: Greg Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,357 BananaBucks : 347,298 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 8,066 Times Was Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,665 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 335 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Hope all your bananas are ok for all you folks in Texas. Prayers go up. __________________ Greg zone 9 Fresno,CA http://gardenjot.com/garden/view/1980/Gregs-Banana-Farm

01-07-2010, 06:35 AM	#35 (permalink)
ewitte ewitte's Photo Gallery Location: Houston Zone: 9 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 449 BananaBucks : 60,887 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 194 Times in 107 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Will put some towels around the base of each plant when I get home after work today in addition to the way they have been wrapped the last month. Shows it doesn't make it down to 32 until 10pm and 30 at midnight. Its not going to get to "todays" low of 22 until about 6-7am tomorrow.

01-07-2010, 11:58 AM	#36 (permalink)
CValentine Prolific Epistemologist CValentine 's Photo Gallery Location: Bell County, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Che Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,846 BananaBucks : 194,622 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 7,127 Times Was Thanked 1,782 Times in 625 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 362 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers It hit 21F at 6:30 this morning here in Killeen, it is currently 28F at almost 11am. Is supposed to be even colder tomorrow... All outside bananas & citrus are on the Back porch. We'll see how they fair! ~Cheryl __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

01-07-2010, 12:26 PM	#37 (permalink)
Bananaman88 Bananaculturist Bananaman88's Photo Gallery Location: Houston, TX area Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Brent Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,019 BananaBucks : 286,700 Feedback: 22 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,339 Times Was Thanked 2,263 Times in 1,178 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers I saw that we could get down to 18 now one night. "Bummer" would be an understatement.

01-08-2010, 01:27 AM	#38 (permalink)
Abnshrek Happy Growing Abnshrek 's Photo Gallery Location: Beaumont Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,493 BananaBucks : 290,677 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,447 Times Was Thanked 16,443 Times in 5,238 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,318 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Its 23F & dropping not a good sign.. __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

01-08-2010, 08:30 AM	#39 (permalink)
MjdTexan BBQ Master Location: Houston(ish) Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Not Quagmire Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 21 BananaBucks : 18,866 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers I must have gotten pretty cold, I went out to the hen house and their water was frozen and I supplied them girls with a heat lamp. 37 hens cold, water frozen. __________________ <--------Knows nothing about bananas, wants to know everything about bananas

01-08-2010, 09:45 AM	#40 (permalink)
cherokee_greg Love those bananas cherokee_greg's Photo Gallery Location: Fresno,CA Find me on the map! Zone: zone 9 Name: Greg Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,357 BananaBucks : 347,298 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 8,066 Times Was Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,665 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 335 Times	Re: Houston(ish) Texas Banana Growers Praying it warms up for you all __________________ Greg zone 9 Fresno,CA http://gardenjot.com/garden/view/1980/Gregs-Banana-Farm

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