1st Frost for NE Florida ...

edzone9 · 11-16-2014, 06:48 PM

Hello Gang;

This Tuesday will go down too 30f, I have 4 Bunches hanging for about 4 Month Now 3 Namwah & 1 Oronoco, Will 30f damage the fruit ?, If so is there anything that I can do to protect the Fruit.

Thank Ed

PR-Giants · 11-16-2014, 07:17 PM

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Good Luck!

kubali · 11-16-2014, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by edzone9

Hello Gang;

This Tuesday will go down too 30f, I have 4 Bunches hanging for about 4 Month Now 3 Namwah & 1 Oronoco, Will 30f damage the fruit ?, If so is there anything that I can do to protect the Fruit.

Thank Ed

wrap it in a blanket or Christmas lights is what I do, glad I'm in central FL
only going to be 38-40 here. and like you I got 4 bunches left 2 of them flowered 2 weeks ago. But I really can't complain I had 16 bunches this year.

JCA433 · 11-16-2014, 08:54 PM

30 F for more than 2 hours will kill the leaves and destroy the fruit. I would cover the plants with frost cloth and place electric heat mats on ground under the cover. This is the coldest November ever so far in most of North America and it really sucks!

edzone9 · 11-16-2014, 09:13 PM

Thanks For Tour Help Gang !, What if I cut the bunches down at 4 Month, would they ripen ? ,, I will cover the Bunches Tomorrow after work..

Thanks again..

JCA433 · 11-16-2014, 09:46 PM

Down here the bananas are ready to harvest about 4 months after the first hand appears. Your bananas may be ready to harvest now if they have filled out.

bananimal · 11-16-2014, 09:50 PM

If the fingers are pretty well filled in cut it down and hang inside the garage or the house. They will ripen eventually. Toss everything else and top the pstems. Thirty degrees for 2 hrs is adios for any bunch.

edzone9 · 11-17-2014, 07:00 AM

Thanks Dan will Harvest Today !

bananimal · 11-17-2014, 09:01 PM

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Thanks Dan will Harvest Today !

Ed ---- post a few pics of the best bunches.

edzone9 · 11-17-2014, 09:57 PM

Ok I cut down the bunches

Oronoco

Namwah

servatusprime · 11-18-2014, 12:06 PM

Hope you are hungry!

edzone9 · 11-18-2014, 03:38 PM

Will give some away to friends and family

wolfyhound · 11-18-2014, 07:49 PM

Mmmmmmmmm naners. Those look great. I hope all of them ripen up.

bananimal · 11-19-2014, 12:41 AM

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Mmmmmmmmm naners. Those look great. I hope all of them ripen up.

Go visit Ed and get some naners.

edzone9 · 11-19-2014, 07:28 PM

Any time Brother

.... I also harvested lots of Pummels, Tangelo, Ponderosa lemon ( 3lbs Lemon ! ) ..

Still awaiting on the Avocados & Mangos

.
Ed

lmswayne · 11-20-2014, 02:34 PM

Do you send care packages up to the northwest for the banana deprived children of the north. I know... the postage would kill you and you would have to sell bananas on the street corner. Oh well a girl can dream. Your crop is lovely I hope they taste as good as they look when they ripen.

edzone9 · 11-20-2014, 02:49 PM

Thank you ! Meek too

I harvested in Time, this morning I woke up too frost on my front lawn & frost on my windshield, all the banana leaves are toast, but the plants are not dead, they come back & fruit every year since I moved to NE Florida, I feed them heavy spring-Summer so they snap back pretty fast..

Ed

lmswayne · 11-20-2014, 02:54 PM

your bananas look great I am happy you got every thing in before the frost. I have weather envy.

wolfyhound · 11-21-2014, 04:07 PM

Even with my cold frame, the banana leaves are all wilted. All the planted bananas in the ground, even with heavy covers, all leaves wilted and terrible.

Ah well, I guess it's trimming time. They'll grow back.

edzone9 · 11-21-2014, 04:12 PM

Same here , they will grow back if the plant is healthy..
Good luck ed.

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bananimal Member bananimal's Photo Gallery Location: Port St Lucie, Fla Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Dan Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,512 BananaBucks : 730,842 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,688 Times Was Thanked 4,979 Times in 1,509 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: 1st Frost for NE Florida ... If the fingers are pretty well filled in cut it down and hang inside the garage or the house. They will ripen eventually. Toss everything else and top the pstems. Thirty degrees for 2 hrs is adios for any bunch.

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edzone9 Location: Florida Zone 9 Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Ed Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 916 BananaBucks : 311,862 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,140 Times Was Thanked 952 Times in 415 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: 1st Frost for NE Florida ... Ok I cut down the bunches Oronoco Namwah Last edited by edzone9 : 11-17-2014 at 10:00 PM.

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edzone9 Location: Florida Zone 9 Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Ed Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 916 BananaBucks : 311,862 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,140 Times Was Thanked 952 Times in 415 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: 1st Frost for NE Florida ... Will give some away to friends and family

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edzone9 Location: Florida Zone 9 Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Ed Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 916 BananaBucks : 311,862 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,140 Times Was Thanked 952 Times in 415 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: 1st Frost for NE Florida ... Any time Brother .... I also harvested lots of Pummels, Tangelo, Ponderosa lemon ( 3lbs Lemon ! ) .. Still awaiting on the Avocados & Mangos . Ed

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edzone9 Location: Florida Zone 9 Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Ed Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 916 BananaBucks : 311,862 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,140 Times Was Thanked 952 Times in 415 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: 1st Frost for NE Florida ... Thank you ! Meek too I harvested in Time, this morning I woke up too frost on my front lawn & frost on my windshield, all the banana leaves are toast, but the plants are not dead, they come back & fruit every year since I moved to NE Florida, I feed them heavy spring-Summer so they snap back pretty fast.. Ed

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wolfyhound Location: NE Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Wolfyhound Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 406 BananaBucks : 73,836 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 393 Times Was Thanked 423 Times in 195 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 67 Times	Re: 1st Frost for NE Florida ... Even with my cold frame, the banana leaves are all wilted. All the planted bananas in the ground, even with heavy covers, all leaves wilted and terrible. Ah well, I guess it's trimming time. They'll grow back.

11-21-2014, 04:12 PM	#20 (permalink)
edzone9 Location: Florida Zone 9 Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Ed Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 916 BananaBucks : 311,862 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,140 Times Was Thanked 952 Times in 415 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: 1st Frost for NE Florida ... Same here , they will grow back if the plant is healthy.. Good luck ed.

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