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blownz281 · 11-30-2011, 05:08 AM

Well here in NC coast, temps are getting cooler at night so I trimmed my orinocos,saba,ice creams,yellow,basjoo. I built two greenhouse enclosures for three of them. Several sheets of bisqueen and stuffed them 5ft high with pine straw and leaves. Then put lids on them and wrapped again. Others I just had to chicken wire wrap,then stuff then bisqueen. Then wrapped them all up together. I have never tried this before,but it worked in Ohio zone 4-5 with a windmill palm for years. I never stuffed it with anything. I tried bringing the nanners inside before which we don't have room for,they grew for a fews months in the past them just all died off. Growing a cavendish,and some other type I can't remember the name. But others just didn't like coming inside,with lighting and temps.

11-30-2011, 05:08 AM	#350 (permalink)
blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 361,861 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter Well here in NC coast, temps are getting cooler at night so I trimmed my orinocos,saba,ice creams,yellow,basjoo. I built two greenhouse enclosures for three of them. Several sheets of bisqueen and stuffed them 5ft high with pine straw and leaves. Then put lids on them and wrapped again. Others I just had to chicken wire wrap,then stuff then bisqueen. Then wrapped them all up together. I have never tried this before,but it worked in Ohio zone 4-5 with a windmill palm for years. I never stuffed it with anything. I tried bringing the nanners inside before which we don't have room for,they grew for a fews months in the past them just all died off. Growing a cavendish,and some other type I can't remember the name. But others just didn't like coming inside,with lighting and temps.