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sandy0225 · 11-25-2009, 07:07 AM

One of my customers in Indianapolis had success with overwintering basjoo,bordelon and cannas in a protected bed next to her house by mulching them with piles of bags of leaves. She said she couldn't remember which one was hardy and which one wasn't so she just did the whole bed in piles of bags of leaves. We got down to -20 last winter. She said she also did that with a brugmansia. She said it came back too! I'm going to try it next year. It would be great to have an in-ground brug all year.
I mulched an in-ground naranjilla this fall to see if it makes it. I don't really have much hope on it, but I didn't want to dig it up again.

11-25-2009, 07:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 356,247 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Overwintering Musa Bordelon in zone 6-7 One of my customers in Indianapolis had success with overwintering basjoo,bordelon and cannas in a protected bed next to her house by mulching them with piles of bags of leaves. She said she couldn't remember which one was hardy and which one wasn't so she just did the whole bed in piles of bags of leaves. We got down to -20 last winter. She said she also did that with a brugmansia. She said it came back too! I'm going to try it next year. It would be great to have an in-ground brug all year. I mulched an in-ground naranjilla this fall to see if it makes it. I don't really have much hope on it, but I didn't want to dig it up again. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!