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Old 09-16-2008, 05:57 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Hello from East Tennessee

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Originally Posted by porkpi View Post
I meet an awful lot of banana growers from the state of Tennessee at the Charleston Farmer's Market. From Memphis to the East, I am sure I have met growers all across TN. One lady told of her father growing them 40-50 years ago and "putting them up" under the house in the winter. Quite a bit of banana history there.
Wow! Very interesting. I was actually introduced to the idea of overwintering by a friend from North Carolina whose father did the same thing. I never knew of anyone doing it in my area until I joined this group.
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