? Frost bitten Banana.

[Graham K]

Hi all,

I have/had a (musa sikkimensis) Himalayan banana that is out side in the garden and was "supposed" to be hardy. It got frosted before the weather went crazy and didn't look too good so I covered it completely with straw and covered the straw with a big pot with a paver on top to stop it getting blown away.

I have just uncovered it to assess the damage and basically found a bunch of mush!

Q; Is my banana an Ex Banana or would the roots have survived and will it "pop" back up as the weather improves. Damn thing was hard enough to grow from seed in the first place!

Any comments welcome,

Graham K.

[BUFFS]

id wait to see if there is life left in it,too good a plant to just dump now,give it a few weeks and i wish you luck with it

[Snadger]

Sounds painful!

[stevie]

I have one at my allotment which didn't weather well, so I cut it right back, noticed yesterday that some new small shoots are creeping back....good luck