I tend to neglect my garden in the winter. Walked out from this afternoon and was greeted by this site!!!! Because this winter has been so mild for us this year, my banana trees have leaf damage but have not died back. Tonight and tomorrow is supposed to be pretty cold , so I wrapped it up really well in blankets . Gonna try and keep it going.
Good luck, Lisa. My neighbor has 4 hands on his plant right now, as in past years, but they don't ripen because the cold whacks them - hope yours ripen!
As I live in a Banana Republic I am obliged to produce bananas, chuckle. My senior tree is doing well and hopefully will eventually have 8 hands.
What great shots of bananas, you guys. Make sure you cover those beauties tonight, Lisa. I would love to see them make it okay.
I have it wrapped with 4 blankets. keep your fingers crossed. There is a waterpark nearby that wraps theirs with insulation like you use around a waterheater. what a great idea. His get huge!!!!!
I feel your pain, its going to be COLD here the next 3 days and even after that a lot colder than it has been being. Can't believe it was about 80 just less than a week ago. The high tomorrow is only supposed to be 50. I HATE this
It is currently minus seven Fahrenheit here, and expected to go down to minus fifteen. :)))
Thank you for the pics of green and growing things. :)))
-Joe
We got down to 35 here during the night - not quite freezing, but it's darned cold! I haven't checked the greenhouse - hopefully all the baby plants are ok.
Here's a pic of my nanas, I didn't cover them so have no idea if they were damaged.
Oh wow.
Very nice. 28 degrees here.
Lisa, you couldn't get Michael to climb up there and cover them? LOL Maybe you should shinny up that banana stalk and cover them for sure tonight - supposed to drop down to 20 degrees here!
It said 35 this morning but I think it was little colder than that here, as I have some frostnip on stuff that didn't have it yesterday. Tonight is definitely going to be a bee-atch, I've covered all I can, hopefully this will be the ONLY episode of this severe cold this winter.
I understand this only happens in our area a couple of nights at a time and for only a couple of hours - is that normally the way it is in PCB, FL? It was
-2 degrees in Kansas City this morning, complete with snow - needless to say, I'm not complaining!
Yeah I have lived here for going on 20 years and its only a few nights a year. Except one winter, I can't remember which one, it was a deep freeze with temps between 20-28 for like 5-6 night straight, and not just for an hour or 2 but for 6-8 hours each night. Of course that was the year I trialed Heliconia rostrata out in the yard, LOL
Take a look at this mess!: Thank GOD I'm on the beach - I can't imagine how cold it will be inland. I came from Kansas City and am used to the cold, but with all our humidity here in PCB, this cold is REALLY bone-chilling to me!
Panama City Beach, FL Weather Forecast
Updated 1:59 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009
Tonight
Clear
Lo: 19°
Clear and very cold. Lows 17 to 20 inland...To the mid 20s at The coast. Light north winds.
Saturday
Mostly Sunny
Hi: 53°
Mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 54. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly Clear
Lo: 40°
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s well inland to around 40 near the coast. Light south winds.
Sunday
Chance Of Rain
Hi: 65°
POP: 50% Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs 63 to 66. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Chance Of Rain
Lo: 39°
POP: 30% Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain in the evening...Then partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 41...Coolest inland. West winds 10 to 15 mph...Becoming northwest around 10 mph overnight.
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Partly Cloudy
Hi: 54°
Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 56.
Monday Night
Partly Cloudy
Lo: 28°
Partly cloudy and cold. Lows 26 to 30 inland...To the mid 30s at The coast.
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy
Hi: 56°
Partly cloudy. Highs 55 to 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly Clear
Lo: 30°
Mostly clear and cold. Lows 28 to 32 inland...To the upper 30s at The coast.
Wednesday
Sunny
Hi: 59°
Sunny. Highs 58 to 60.
Wednesday Night
Mostly Clear
Lo: 36°
Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 38 inland...39 to 43 near the coast.
Thursday
Mostly Sunny
Hi: 64°
Mostly sunny. Highs 62 to 65.
Thursday Night
Mostly Clear
Lo: 40°
Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 42 inland...43 to 47 near the coast.
Friday
Mostly Sunny
Hi: 64°
Mostly sunny. Highs 62 to 65.
Yah the jetstream has definitely relocated.
I just checked the temp. in my yard and it's 30, so it didn't get as cold as I expected, thank goodness. Tonight, however, I think there will be a freeze. I have all the tender plants covered and will cross my fingers that they do ok.
25 here. Yuck.
Well, all the plants did fine - turned the heater on in the greenhouse Sat. nite, kept it at 57 degrees, and everything was happy - I am happy about it, for sure!
I hope everyone's plants did ok during the last cold spell. Another cold spell (mid 20's) is expected here on Tues.-Wed. early hours - I'm just going to leave the covers on the tender plants.
We didn't get as cold as was predicted - guess it's because I'm in a micro-climate, being near the water.
All the tips are brown, and plants look pretty ragged, from the wind, but think they'll make it, going to be below 55 for the next week, so have to keep all the orchids in the 2nd bathroom a while longer.
It's suppose to be down to 30-40 in the next couple of days here. Ah, Paradise.... I'm inland so it will be interesting. My only saving grace is that I live on a small lake and it may keep the Boogy man away.
Hap
