To all my fellow Floridians and other people in Matthew's way... - Page 2

cincinnana · 10-12-2016, 06:34 PM

Shutters........did their job....

In Jensen........trees and limbs...no roofs

Kat2 · 10-12-2016, 08:38 PM

About 2 hours with my Sawzall. Chairs I found on the side of the road; Matthew just keeps giving. Sure they need a little TLC but already feel like they belong.

sputinc7 · 10-12-2016, 09:43 PM

I lopped all the leaves on my smaller bananas in half, less for the wind to catch... What was left got somewhat shredded, but survived. My big ones, 1 of which had a bunch I thought was nearing completion and one that just flowered and one that just began flowering when the storm hit, and one more about to flower (It now has the pre flag unfurling) .... I trimmed a few lower leaves to help and cut the bunch I thought was close, but now it's looking not so close... (Bummer.. I hope I get to eat at least some. They were hanging 4 months.).. The other three weren't toppled by the main winds, but the after winds from the west pushed them over some, but not down. Leaves kinda shredded but ok. My neighbor's mat lost all the big ones. He has Manzanos.

Jose263 · 10-13-2016, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kat2

About 2 hours with my Sawzall. Chairs I found on the side of the road; Matthew just keeps giving. Sure they need a little TLC but already feel like they belong.

Yep - Hurricanes do have a twisted upside - My dad was able to build a boat from demolished warfs after a storm that struck the coast in 76', he named it "Fredrick". It was a sea worthy vessel.

Happy Growing

10-12-2016, 06:34 PM	#21 (permalink)
cincinnana container grower Location: Southwest Ohio U.S.A.🇺🇸 Find me on the map! Zone: HZ 6/5 Microclimate - Elevation 750 feet- 228.60 meters Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 8,782 BananaBucks : 724 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,865 Times Was Thanked 11,706 Times in 4,870 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,943 Times	Re: To all my fellow Floridians and other people in Matthew's way... Shutters........did their job.... In Jensen........trees and limbs...no roofs __________________ Cincinnana/Hostafarians Photo Gallery 🌴 Last edited by cincinnana : 10-12-2016 at 07:14 PM.

10-12-2016, 08:38 PM	#22 (permalink)
Kat2 Location: Now nesting in Titusville, FL Zone: 10A or 9B ish. Like it matters? Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,153 BananaBucks : 239,750 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,921 Times Was Thanked 2,669 Times in 1,322 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 595 Times	Re: To all my fellow Floridians and other people in Matthew's way... About 2 hours with my Sawzall. Chairs I found on the side of the road; Matthew just keeps giving. Sure they need a little TLC but already feel like they belong. __________________

10-12-2016, 09:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 101,835 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: To all my fellow Floridians and other people in Matthew's way... I lopped all the leaves on my smaller bananas in half, less for the wind to catch... What was left got somewhat shredded, but survived. My big ones, 1 of which had a bunch I thought was nearing completion and one that just flowered and one that just began flowering when the storm hit, and one more about to flower (It now has the pre flag unfurling) .... I trimmed a few lower leaves to help and cut the bunch I thought was close, but now it's looking not so close... (Bummer.. I hope I get to eat at least some. They were hanging 4 months.).. The other three weren't toppled by the main winds, but the after winds from the west pushed them over some, but not down. Leaves kinda shredded but ok. My neighbor's mat lost all the big ones. He has Manzanos. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.

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