gregsmith

Yes I do have pictures, I need to learn how to post them! We have not had any frost yet. I live on top of a hill with no windbreak for 7 or 8 miles. As a rule I don't get frost until November and not a lot of frost all winter. There is always a strong wind blowing. Last spring I removed the protective cages and leaf mulch from the bananas on April 1st. We had no frost after that date, but some close calls. I had the cages ready to go and had to check Weatherbug.com daily. The weather turned nasty last evening, so I decided to pack the dwarf brazilian with leaves. I left the fruit on the plant and will check in two weeks to see how it is doing. One successful winter with the d.b. does not prove that the way that I protect the plants will work every year but I am hopefull. I will have to come up with a list of the plants that I have. I purchased a sampler seed set from rare palm seeds two years ago and most of the seeds germinated. I have been buying both seeds and plants on e-bay.

I give most of my plants away to local gardeners that stop to see what kind
of plants these are! Usually, every inquirer leaves with a least one banana plant! People ask me if they are palms or rubber trees!

It has been nice to show people both fruit and flowers this year!

Once a plant gets to big to move, it stays outside! Its between the plant,
myself and God as to whether it survives!

Greg Smith