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bigdog · 07-06-2006, 08:17 PM

Thanks, guys!

They will have way more than enough time to ripen. In fact, I'll probably pick them well before first frost. I need them to bloom sometime around the end of July/early August in order for them to plump up properly.

SG, It's more like the end of October around here for first frost. The frustrating thing is that there are usually a couple of weeks of nice, warm weather right after the frost

! If I could just protect them enough for a few days, I could keep them going for a couple more weeks. Then again, that is just more work.

Frank, I have another one, two banana plants down from that one, that is over 9 feet now and still doesn't want to bloom! I don't think it's far from it though.

Austin, more like 3 years. I started growing them 5 or 6 years ago, then a friend (and neighbor) gave me a mother load of Tall Orinocos that he didn't want to keep anymore.

The rest is history!

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bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,004 BananaBucks : 968,683 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 218 Times Was Thanked 1,790 Times in 504 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Re: There will be bananas in zone 7 again this year Thanks, guys! They will have way more than enough time to ripen. In fact, I'll probably pick them well before first frost. I need them to bloom sometime around the end of July/early August in order for them to plump up properly. SG, It's more like the end of October around here for first frost. The frustrating thing is that there are usually a couple of weeks of nice, warm weather right after the frost ! If I could just protect them enough for a few days, I could keep them going for a couple more weeks. Then again, that is just more work. Frank, I have another one, two banana plants down from that one, that is over 9 feet now and still doesn't want to bloom! I don't think it's far from it though. Austin, more like 3 years. I started growing them 5 or 6 years ago, then a friend (and neighbor) gave me a mother load of Tall Orinocos that he didn't want to keep anymore. The rest is history!