11-03-2013, 08:04 PM
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Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada
Zone: Hardiness Zone 6
Name: Olaf
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Re: When will it flower?
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Originally Posted by lpatelski
48 Orinoco bananas, and one more flowering to the side. How do I keep them from freezing? Bag them with the citrus anti-freeze blankets?   |
Hi Linda,
that might help to -3^C (26^F) maybe even to -5^C (23^F) depending on how long the
cold spell will last, That should give you another month or so.
See my Experiment: How much cold can a banana take?.
These plants have been exposed to subfreezing temps for a full 10 hours, bottoming out
at at -3^C (26^F) and only the parts which were exposed to the wind were damaged.
I meanwhile chopped down the one plant, which was more damaged (see pictures in the
other thread) and put it into hibernation, but the one, which was protected by the castor
beans (and nothing else) still keeps on "growing" and will still live on until the next frost.
Good luck,
Olaf
PS: I have never used a citrus anti-freeze blanket, thus I have no idea, how much
protection one would add.
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