Bananas.org - View Single Post - how many hours can banana take of 32 degree?

sputinc7 · 11-09-2018, 08:58 AM

Brazilian are as tough as any musa when it comes to cold. Also very pest and disease resistant... Pup machines as well.
That said, leaf loss begins with pretty much any time below 32, the longer it stays below 32 and the colder it gets, obviously, it will be worse.
If they are calling for that cold I would cover the bunch and peduncle with a sheet then plastic... Sometimes they are wrong.

11-09-2018, 08:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 130,586 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: how many hours can banana take of 32 degree? Brazilian are as tough as any musa when it comes to cold. Also very pest and disease resistant... Pup machines as well. That said, leaf loss begins with pretty much any time below 32, the longer it stays below 32 and the colder it gets, obviously, it will be worse. If they are calling for that cold I would cover the bunch and peduncle with a sheet then plastic... Sometimes they are wrong. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.