Overwintering in San Diego?

sddarkman619 · 10-21-2013, 06:27 PM

I have 3 goldfinger trees, each with a hanging bunch of bananas on each. The first flowered in or around august, 2nd in august or sept, 3rd in sept.

From my understanding is they will stop progressing until spring and then finish ripening? or will they go bad?
These are the first bananas I have ever gotten and would like to eat the bananas I get.

I live in San Diego in USDA Zone 10b - 35°F to 40°F. in the SDSU area.

Should I worry about losing them, they are in the ground, facing west, south west. They are next to our house. I'm wondering if they heat from the house will keep them warm enough or if I need to worry about the occasional frost we get in the winters here.

Any suggestions would be helpful.
thanks

sunfish · 10-21-2013, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sddarkman619

I have 3 goldfinger trees, each with a hanging bunch of bananas on each. The first flowered in or around august, 2nd in august or sept, 3rd in sept.

From my understanding is they will stop progressing until spring and then finish ripening? or will they go bad?
These are the first bananas I have ever gotten and would like to eat the bananas I get.

I live in San Diego in USDA Zone 10b - 35°F to 40°F. in the SDSU area.

Should I worry about losing them, they are in the ground, facing west, south west. They are next to our house. I'm wondering if they heat from the house will keep them warm enough or if I need to worry about the occasional frost we get in the winters here.

Any suggestions would be helpful.
thanks

Yes I suggest you just leave as is they should be fine. You can worry about the frost but it won't help.

sddarkman619 · 10-21-2013, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Yes I suggest you just leave as is they should be fine. You can worry about the frost but it won't help.

Well Tony, you would know best as these came from you.

sunfish · 10-21-2013, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sddarkman619

Well Tony, you would know best as these came from you.

A bunch cover may help. I have tons of frost cloth,I could use a VC

crazy banana · 10-21-2013, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sddarkman619

I have 3 goldfinger trees, each with a hanging bunch of bananas on each. The first flowered in or around august, 2nd in august or sept, 3rd in sept.

From my understanding is they will stop progressing until spring and then finish ripening? or will they go bad?
These are the first bananas I have ever gotten and would like to eat the bananas I get.

I live in San Diego in USDA Zone 10b - 35°F to 40°F. in the SDSU area.

Should I worry about losing them, they are in the ground, facing west, south west. They are next to our house. I'm wondering if they heat from the house will keep them warm enough or if I need to worry about the occasional frost we get in the winters here.

Any suggestions would be helpful.
thanks

Agribon 19 frost cloth or bunch cover helped me last winter.
I will show you the plastic bunch covers with the solar panel when you come over to visit.

Brandon · 10-22-2013, 02:34 AM

My Goldfinger fruit seem to make it through the winters just fine .... No covering ... The leaves can get beat up but the fruit ripens just fine usually late March early April ....

Here is a bunch that overwintered from last year (left bunch Goldfinger , right bunch White Iholena) and was cut down April 6th ... The squirrels got some .....

caliboy1994 · 10-22-2013, 03:54 AM

I've only protected fruit before. Overwintering in most of California in general is a non-issue. I'm giving some of my plants up here in 9B a bit of mulch around the bases but that's it.

sddarkman619 · 10-22-2013, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

A bunch cover may help. I have tons of frost cloth,I could use a VC

Tony, VC?

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