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JCDerrick · 10-20-2008, 08:20 AM

We decided with the threat of frost last night to move everything in as well. It was very borderline temp-wise (35F) this morning, but the bananas I left in the ground look OK. I did have some ice on the car, but plants looked fine. So now I wish I'd waited - oh well. At least now that saves me a lot of work one late afternoon and better safe than sorry. I'd be devastated if I lost some of my larger BOPs, and T-Palms.

It's naturally going to rebound back up into the 70's again the next few days, so I'm gonna leave the bananas in the ground until the absolute last day before a guaranteed frost - prob around the first week in November.

As usual the garage looks very tropical - will post some new photos. Everything is SO much bigger than last year, didn't know it until it was all back in. My insulation did the trick this year. 35F outside and it was 70F in the garage, so no heat needed this year. The two GH's also did good with their radiator inside - set to come on at 42F and to keep it above 38F. Right now I'm happy with the setup, but I'll see how I feel once the first power bill arrives.

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JCDerrick KeoniKale JCDerrick's Photo Gallery Location: Lexington, SC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: John Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 324 BananaBucks : 72,848 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 68 Times Was Thanked 126 Times in 73 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 15 Times	Re: Your indoor arboretums? We decided with the threat of frost last night to move everything in as well. It was very borderline temp-wise (35F) this morning, but the bananas I left in the ground look OK. I did have some ice on the car, but plants looked fine. So now I wish I'd waited - oh well. At least now that saves me a lot of work one late afternoon and better safe than sorry. I'd be devastated if I lost some of my larger BOPs, and T-Palms. It's naturally going to rebound back up into the 70's again the next few days, so I'm gonna leave the bananas in the ground until the absolute last day before a guaranteed frost - prob around the first week in November. As usual the garage looks very tropical - will post some new photos. Everything is SO much bigger than last year, didn't know it until it was all back in. My insulation did the trick this year. 35F outside and it was 70F in the garage, so no heat needed this year. The two GH's also did good with their radiator inside - set to come on at 42F and to keep it above 38F. Right now I'm happy with the setup, but I'll see how I feel once the first power bill arrives. __________________ *Malama 'Aina* Normal Jan. Low: 34°F, Normal Jul High: 92°F Coldest: 16-20°F, Warmest: 98-103°F Annual Precip: 48 inches