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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-05-2009, 11:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,478
Posted By eyefi
Re: frost potential in yorkshire uk wed and fri night

brrrrrrrrrrrr!

not made it below 7c so far this week but it's different today, single figures already at 1700 with some snow in the air. very unusual.

again, brrrrrrrr!
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-03-2009, 05:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,478
Posted By eyefi
Re: frost potential in yorkshire uk wed and fri night

lol, it's a bit odd. lately it's been well hot, much warmer than normal for the time of year and now suddenly there are a couple of opportunities for a night frost.

mine are all seedlings indoors at...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-03-2009, 04:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,478
Posted By eyefi
frost potential in yorkshire uk wed and fri night

forecast 1 degc tonight and -2degc on fri, in june!
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-18-2009, 02:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,250
Posted By eyefi
Re: Ensete ventricosa maurellii stem unable to support leaf

yeah, the trouble is that by the time the leaf hasn't been supported it's buckled it's stem, while this doesn't kill the leaf the only thing to do is support it on a frame, which in turn is not...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-17-2009, 04:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,250
Posted By eyefi
Re: Ensete ventricosa maurellii stem unable to support leaf

i've taken that pesky leaf off, onwards and upwards.

if i get a reasonble plant i'll be happy :)
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-16-2009, 03:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,825
Posted By eyefi
Re: Are ALL these cold hardy?

i've always understood cold hardy to mean half hardy, in other words will withstand very very mild short frost. is that how it's used here?
Forum: Member Introductions 05-16-2009, 01:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,122
Posted By eyefi
Re: hello

've grown a few things before but i'm completely new and addicted to this "tropicana". this is the first year the garden has looked reasonable (it's been a buildiong site for 10 yrs) and it's nice to...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-16-2009, 11:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,250
Posted By eyefi
Re: Ensete ventricosa maurellii stem unable to support leaf

thank you for the reply

i'm in zone 8b in yorkshire in the uk. it's not very humid. the site is sheltered west facing.

i think you are probably looking at the Cordyline, it's happy in this climate....
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-16-2009, 09:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,250
Posted By eyefi
Ensete ventricosa maurellii stem unable to support leaf

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=17408&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=17408&ppuser=5322)

i got this a few weeks ago and it arrived in a bit of a sorry...
Forum: Member Introductions 05-16-2009, 08:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,122
Posted By eyefi
hello

eyup folks,

i'm a newbie banana grower in yorkshire in the uk (zone 8b), just getting my new garden stocked. ive got 1 plant that is in a bit of a sorry state, a few seedlings and some more seeds...
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