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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (967344)	9/26/2016 11:51:56 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573216

When the wind blows right, I can see a tall banana leaf sticking up in the air in the backyard of a house across the street. In order for that plant to not die, they'll have to cut the leaves off and wrap the stalk in newspaper and burlap. Even then it'll be dicey. It's been that way here since the 80's. Why? Why can't I grow ruby red & rio red grapefruits like they do in the Valley in extreme southern TX? Why aren't there grapefruit groves moving north out of the Valley? Why isn't citrus production moving into Georgia from Florida? Note this discussion below from someone who lives in FL: *Planting zones can actually flip flop around depending on the weather.* For instance, I live in western Manatee County on the Gulf Coast, and for most of the past 2 decades have been situated in Zone 10A with only occasional dips into Zone 9B temps. Then along came the winter of 2009-2010.* Record-breaking cold - weeks at a stretch in the mid 20's at night - that catapulted our area into Zone 9B to 9A.* There was a tremendous amount of cold damage to plants all over southern Florida that year. Trend or fluke? No one really knows...and Mother Nature's not talking. Maybe you're planting citrus trees since their growing zone must be shifting north from the San Joaquin valley? What exactly new are you planting to take advantage of the longer growing zone where you are?