Have to cover everything again? Late season cold ALERT.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:01 am

Tim

Mid 70s for Wisconsin coming?????
Looks like you will more than pop 60F this weekend-cheers!

CT

Bananas can handle freezes in the fall so why not spring?

I planted my Black Thai,Orinoco(?)Rajapuri Brugs(yesterday) and Abyssinian last weekend...
the weather responded with 87F on Sunday and 28F Tuesday morning.

They are all fine,the Brugs I actually moved(because I forgot to)to the the
porch at 2am,they surprised me by being untouched.

Nothing below freezing in the 15 day forecast...which puts us pretty far out into
April at this point.

Minor freezes SHOULD be it from here on out and that won't hurt anything
but leaves,which the Nanas are not sporting yet.........

you do need to control soil moisture if the ground temps are not well above 50F
that is the big concern planting early.

wxman · Post by **wxman** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:13 am

Jim -

Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 10 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny and windy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

I'm tempted to stick my bananas in the ground this weekend. Basjoo, orinoco, and ensete maurelii. What do you think?

I will not stick my siam ruby in yet, though.

They are begging to get let out of the basement at this point!!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:38 am

I think your soil temps are probably to cold right now,
they could probably sit in the ground and be fine but\if the ground is still wet...
(can't imagine with all the snow and rain you have had that it's not..)
they could very easily rot.

Not that I could stop you from planting

What about getting them outside to get used to the sun and wind for now????

All that said,as of yesterday all of my Bananas,Cannas,Brugs etc,are in-
part of the reason for this is,1.)no freezing weather at all in the 15 day forecast
2.)60s-70s lately(87F last weekend)-3.) Possibly 80F over the weekend again.
4.)Soil temps have hit the low 60s now

Bananas will not really move(in spring)until the ground temps are near 60F or better...
same with air temps.
I am hoping the 80F weather over the weekend will break some of the Bananas lose,
another reason they are planted already is,some of them were rotting in the basement,
now that it's warmer outside I am hoping they will start moving faster than the rot!

BTW

Some of the Basjoos are starting to grow out,even from the stumps that were cut down...
it would be cool if they grew and perhaps bloomed this year!

Arundo donax (giant reed grass)is moving ow too and has some nice sprouts coming up!