Florida Hard Freeze

Floridagardner · 01-06-2008, 05:17 PM

Need advise... who do I do. The freeze that we had the past few days have touched the bananas. The leaves are brown and swaging, the stem is soggy. What should I do? I've heard many suggestions.... cut at soggiest point..... remove brown leaves.... I'm not sure what is correct. I know we may just get another "hard freeze" so I think maybe I should wait to see what happens and just leave them alone for now. Please could someone advise me as the correct action. Dorothy

springtime_fl · 01-07-2008, 07:45 AM

We have that problem with our bananas too. What we decided to to was wait out the winter before cutting anything back. I think this protects what has not been damaged. If there is another freeze then the tender live areas are exposed to the cold. I think the dead leaves provide some protection. That is my opionion anyway.

momoese · 01-07-2008, 11:10 AM

Yes, wait till you are sure there will be no more hard freezes then trim all the mushy stuff of the plants.

Floridagardner · 01-08-2008, 11:04 AM

Thanks for the advise. I was thinking the same thing. Glad to know that I'm going in the right direction. Hopefully no more harsh weather. Dorothy

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01-07-2008, 07:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
springtime_fl Location: Brandon, FL (near Tampa) Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9 BananaBucks : 9,431 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Florida Hard Freeze We have that problem with our bananas too. What we decided to to was wait out the winter before cutting anything back. I think this protects what has not been damaged. If there is another freeze then the tender live areas are exposed to the cold. I think the dead leaves provide some protection. That is my opionion anyway.

01-07-2008, 11:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
momoese Banana grower momoese's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,590 BananaBucks : 3,684 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,754 Times Was Thanked 10,888 Times in 3,311 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 729 Times	Re: Florida Hard Freeze Yes, wait till you are sure there will be no more hard freezes then trim all the mushy stuff of the plants.

01-08-2008, 11:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Floridagardner Junior Member Location: Palm Coast, FL Zone: 9 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 BananaBucks : 5,112 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Florida Hard Freeze Thanks for the advise. I was thinking the same thing. Glad to know that I'm going in the right direction. Hopefully no more harsh weather. Dorothy __________________ Floridagardner

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