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10-21-2013, 06:27 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Overwintering in San Diego?
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
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Re: Overwintering in San Diego?
Well Tony, you would know best as these came from you.
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Re: Overwintering in San Diego?
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 ..... |
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Re: Overwintering in San Diego?
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.
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Re: Overwintering in San Diego?
Tony, VC?
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