Bwahahahaha.... I guess it is just me but I was cracking up at your post... not at the plight of your nanners but at the line "This year I will be killing a red banana of heroic proportions"
Hopefully everything works out for you this year... If I can help let me know and if you lose your nanners this winter let me know and I will personally send you some pups off of mine to kill next winter, lol.
Regards,
James