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TommyMacLuckie · 01-05-2010, 09:20 AM

I wish 'global warming' would go global.

We've already had a couple of light freezes but this morning, Tuesday January 5th, has brought the coldest temperatures I've experienced here in Mandeville, LA (was in New Orleans for years before that).

When I woke up this morning and did my rounds outside (36 degrees in the green house) it was 23 degrees out.

All of my bananas were already burnt but now I'm expecting them all to collapse. Almost all of my palms are gone. In fact, just about everything is gone. The only thing that is not showing any damage yet is my Sabal cabbage and windmill palms and the various bamboo I have around.

I'm sure I'll start another thread later this week when it gets down to 17 degrees or so and everything I have outright dies. Some established palms will be dying outright. As in dead dead. It's gonna get real ugly.

Anyone know what is too cold for banana corms to not come back from? Cause that's all I'm gonna have left!

01-05-2010, 09:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
TommyMacLuckie Howboutcha! TommyMacLuckie's Photo Gallery Location: Mandeville, Louisiana Find me on the map! Zone: 8B Name: Tommy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 427 BananaBucks : 253,661 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 375 Times in 202 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	First Freeze Of '010 For Louisiana I wish 'global warming' would go global. We've already had a couple of light freezes but this morning, Tuesday January 5th, has brought the coldest temperatures I've experienced here in Mandeville, LA (was in New Orleans for years before that). When I woke up this morning and did my rounds outside (36 degrees in the green house) it was 23 degrees out. All of my bananas were already burnt but now I'm expecting them all to collapse. Almost all of my palms are gone. In fact, just about everything is gone. The only thing that is not showing any damage yet is my Sabal cabbage and windmill palms and the various bamboo I have around. I'm sure I'll start another thread later this week when it gets down to 17 degrees or so and everything I have outright dies. Some established palms will be dying outright. As in dead dead. It's gonna get real ugly. Anyone know what is too cold for banana corms to not come back from? Cause that's all I'm gonna have left!