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Old 02-23-2009, 07:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Cold Hardy Bananas and coffee under bananas
Hi everybody. This is my first post here. I'm moving back home to Knoxville, TN(zone 7ish) in June and can't wait to starting growing edibles. My daydreaming has gotten a little out of hand as I'm planning on doing way too much stuff. oh well. My latest plan involves building a cheap hoop house with pvc pipe and plastic that will simply be removed during the warm months. I would like to grow coffee and bananas in big pots. I figured the coffee could use the shade. My big question is will the hoop house be enough protection during winter for the bananas if I plant some of the cold hardy varieties? Would they still go dormant? Could I leave them unprotected except for the main plastic or would they have to be removed? I've read about growing coffee as a house plant. I figure if it just got terribly cold I could bring them in. Any thoughts?

Ben
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