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Barney Oatmeal · 03-22-2010, 11:52 PM

I'm only a few miles up the side of the lake from Nicolas and we had three definite frosts. We came through losing all leaves, but retaining the stems. About the time we got a few leaves back, we had two days of 40 degrees with 40 m.p.h. constant winds - this did more actually and lasting damage than the frosts and we're still trying to come out of that. My plants are all Orinocos. We are near to Indiantown, Florida.
I wish I'd foamed the plants before that wind.
Alot of plants are shooting blossoms - I hope they'll be able to support the bananas, what with the few leaves............ suggestions??? Please???
I've been giving them water, water, water and a dose of fertilizer - they look far better after a couple of warm days........

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Barney Oatmeal Spongebrain Carharrtpants Location: Rural Indiantown, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Barney Oatmeal Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 24 BananaBucks : 20,888 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Results from the Coldest Winter in Florida since the 1940s I'm only a few miles up the side of the lake from Nicolas and we had three definite frosts. We came through losing all leaves, but retaining the stems. About the time we got a few leaves back, we had two days of 40 degrees with 40 m.p.h. constant winds - this did more actually and lasting damage than the frosts and we're still trying to come out of that. My plants are all Orinocos. We are near to Indiantown, Florida. I wish I'd foamed the plants before that wind. Alot of plants are shooting blossoms - I hope they'll be able to support the bananas, what with the few leaves............ suggestions??? Please??? I've been giving them water, water, water and a dose of fertilizer - they look far better after a couple of warm days........ __________________ "We Dig Our Fingers In The Ground, Heave And Turn Our World Around" (Tom Waits)