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TommyMacLuckie · 01-08-2010, 04:03 PM

I leave the stem. If the site of it doesn't bother me (or the smell) I leave the fronds. I don't cut anything if I can and if I do I only cut the fronds off when the threat of severe cold is over or it's just so obvious there is no insulation anymore (I do doubt there ever is after the first freeze).

I remove stalks/stems in March when it's obvious it's dead. With a shovel. It's a waiting deal. Just wait. You're not going to help it at all or speed anything up if you start pruning and cutting it. It could make it worse.

01-08-2010, 04:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
TommyMacLuckie Howboutcha! TommyMacLuckie's Photo Gallery Location: Mandeville, Louisiana Find me on the map! Zone: 8B Name: Tommy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 427 BananaBucks : 212,033 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 375 Times in 202 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Question after freeze I leave the stem. If the site of it doesn't bother me (or the smell) I leave the fronds. I don't cut anything if I can and if I do I only cut the fronds off when the threat of severe cold is over or it's just so obvious there is no insulation anymore (I do doubt there ever is after the first freeze). I remove stalks/stems in March when it's obvious it's dead. With a shovel. It's a waiting deal. Just wait. You're not going to help it at all or speed anything up if you start pruning and cutting it. It could make it worse.