Florida: The Frozen South
 

Official low here was 36 degrees, but it was the coldest 36 I have seen since I lived up North :ha: VERY heavy frost! I'm annoyed with the forecast more than anything b/c they didn't issue a freeze warning until last night... otherwise I would have done more.







CELEBRATE THE COLD AND POST YOUR PLANT CARNAGE PHOTOS HERE :birthdaynana:

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sorry to see it ..only a little dry cold air wind damage here..so far any way..did have an orinoco start to flower on the first day of winter though..hear is to hoping global warming kicks in a little sooner this year..

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Funny how the Florida frosts are... I'm an hour south of you... but I guess since I'm more "rural" the cold air probably settles in easier... I'm near the coast, but I think Charlotte Harbor actually funnels out cold air from inland areas. Kind of strange b/c there is def a cold pocket of air in this area during these cold spells.

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Jodo I am in the same boat man , i didnt prepare for this & this morning when i went to inspect my garden , it didnt look good Bro .


This is my Poor PR Dwarf Plantain.

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Sorry to hear... sad scene. This isn't the first time that a screwed up forecast has burnt me. They were forecasting 38 degrees as the low and suddenly decided on a freeze warning well after sunset. I would have at least done the Christmas light thing. I guess I just have to do it when temps are going to be below 40. What was the low up there? Hopefully the P-stem didn't get frozen.

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A Crisp 33f NE Florida, the plants that i had on my concrete patio had no problems what so ever , only the ones in the dirt suffered .

Im going to dig up my Pr Dwarf & cut them back & plant them in pots untill weather gets better .

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For me it was on the plants that didn't have some kind of protection. Even just a tree branch hanging over some plants completely protected them. I had hoped that the house itself would radiate some heat to protect the bananas if I didn't cover them... that didn't happen :confused:

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I Just Dug Up My PR Dwarf & Cut The Leafs Off & Potted Them Both.
The PS was In Good shape Also The roots where nice & white ..

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Glad to hear it is still alive! I hope anyone down south affected by the freeze pulled through. My rule of thumb is that if the forecast ever predicts lows of 38 and down, ALWAYS be prepared for a freeze. Our forecast out here is usually wrong with lows in the winter.

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I'm learning... up north it's usually colder as a rule too. Down here the frost is unusual since there are usually only about 3 or 4 of them each year here.

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I ended up removing all the Frost damaged leafs off all my Banana trees , The PS was not damaged ! ..

I figure that the PS should focus its energy in producing new leafs instead of wasting energy on dead leafs .

Lets see what happens ..

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49 was my low last night. At my work in Belle Glade it was 35. It's amazing the difference that a few miles make.

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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The weather is as predictable as the .............

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I have noticed how beneficial the lake is for keeping the temps up... you've got a warm spot there. Why does it always seem to be the east side of the lake? B/c the town of Okeechobee seems to be one of the coldest areas.

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Sorry to hear about your damaged plants. I hope they bounce back.

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Thank You !

They should be fine , as long as the weather stays above 40f:08:

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Cold wind tends to blow from the northwest over the lake. So the relatively warm lake water heats the air up as it comes across. The shoreline where I am at runs SW-NE so cold air has to travel over 25 miles of open water before it hits. It's a lot like being on the ocean.

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They always say "location, location, location!" :08:

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The temps here are starting to rise a little and the plants love it. New leaves on many of them and most doing very well. We lost some leaves over the short spell but the leaves will become fodder for the cattle anyway.
Happy New Year to all and good health and growing. Lets make this a big "Banana" year.



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With the warmer temps, the plants are recovering well. It even rained! What a treat :08: