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newbananagurl · 08-11-2014, 12:10 PM

Hi Olaf,

Wow beautiful pictures! talk about a green thumb!

I am in zone 9a, sorry. I should have filled out my profile...

I built above ground containers mainly to keep my large dogs out of the garden areas...They love to dig! Also my soil is very, very sandy, so I wanted to be able to custom blend better.

I am not bringing them in during the winter, but I do plant to "enclose" them into their very own green house. I built a pvc/plastic area around the banana boxes they are in now and wow do they love it.

I have a water mister over their heads and when it is scorching hot outside, I can turn the mister on them and they seem to love the gentle water mist and humidity, so I am going to continue that on a larger scale, regardless of where they are grouped. In the winter time it would be easier to give them emergency heat that way too.

Thank you for your answer. I will leave 2 per box because I really, really want them to fruit. They are just beautiful plants and I am thrilled with the thought of having our own bananas!

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newbananagurl Location: Northeast FL Find me on the map! Zone: 9a Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4 BananaBucks : 2,574 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Is it too late to transplant? Hi Olaf, Wow beautiful pictures! talk about a green thumb! I am in zone 9a, sorry. I should have filled out my profile... I built above ground containers mainly to keep my large dogs out of the garden areas...They love to dig! Also my soil is very, very sandy, so I wanted to be able to custom blend better. I am not bringing them in during the winter, but I do plant to "enclose" them into their very own green house. I built a pvc/plastic area around the banana boxes they are in now and wow do they love it. I have a water mister over their heads and when it is scorching hot outside, I can turn the mister on them and they seem to love the gentle water mist and humidity, so I am going to continue that on a larger scale, regardless of where they are grouped. In the winter time it would be easier to give them emergency heat that way too. Thank you for your answer. I will leave 2 per box because I really, really want them to fruit. They are just beautiful plants and I am thrilled with the thought of having our own bananas!