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buffy · 08-11-2009, 08:02 AM

Jack: Texas Zone 8a doesn't mean much currently. My past few winters place me on the border between Zone 9a and 9b. I've seen one (1) Zone 8a winter in the past 20 years. 1989 was the last real zone-defining event. We hit 0F (-17.8C) down here.

I was trying to protect the Dwarf Orinoco (DO) for possible fruit production. I also tried a different method on my Dwarf Brazilian (DB). The hurricane last September snapped my DB to the ground, and as you can see, the DC had to start from scratch. Bad aim.

As for overwintering bananas in Zone 8 Texas. Don't irrigate. Done. If you want fruit production, there are plenty of techniques described on this board to protect a pseudostem.

08-11-2009, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
buffy Plant Junkie buffy's Photo Gallery Location: Northeast Texas Zone: 8 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 139 BananaBucks : 98,707 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 140 Times in 50 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Small Setback on Overwintering Dwarf Orinico Jack: Texas Zone 8a doesn't mean much currently. My past few winters place me on the border between Zone 9a and 9b. I've seen one (1) Zone 8a winter in the past 20 years. 1989 was the last real zone-defining event. We hit 0F (-17.8C) down here. I was trying to protect the Dwarf Orinoco (DO) for possible fruit production. I also tried a different method on my Dwarf Brazilian (DB). The hurricane last September snapped my DB to the ground, and as you can see, the DC had to start from scratch. Bad aim. As for overwintering bananas in Zone 8 Texas. Don't irrigate. Done. If you want fruit production, there are plenty of techniques described on this board to protect a pseudostem.