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Old 11-21-2009, 12:31 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Default Re: Brrr...its cold in San Jose, CA (Nor Cal)

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Originally Posted by harveyc View Post
Sid, I'm just NE of Antioch and have bananas on a plant right now and there used to be a guy named Mike in Antioch that fruited bananas and I'm sure many others as I do see bananas around the Bay Area from time to time, but I think many folks there do not get warm enough weather to get them to flower early enough although they may be an areas which are mild enough for bananas to survive unprotected. Maybe the need to try Veinte Cohol, etc., fast flowering/maturing varieties.

Harvey:
My Viente Cohol is over a year old and still look like a pup. It won't grow anymore at 2 1/2 feet with small trunk about 2" diameter. The ambient tempt probably is the cause. It's time to move to San Diego.
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