Northern Growers: How are you getting on this winter?
My bananas are so far...so good really, we've had some frosts especially for the last 4-5 nights (min. - 5C). The Basjoo, Sikkimenses (I have some hybrids in) and Yangtze Valley are outside protected by a thick mulch and a fleece. All the rest, are overwintering in my polytunnel, which is lined for the season with a bubblewrap.
I have a new 4kW air to air heat pump heating system keeping the polytunnel at a Min 7-8C, shortly to be supplemented by a 3kW air to water sub soil heating system. Will try and put together schematics if people would like to know how I've brought it all together.
How's everyone else getting on?
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