Thread: How fat can a banana stem get in zone 6?
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Old 09-04-2010, 07:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: How fat can a banana stem get in zone 6?
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Originally Posted by JuniPerez View Post
My basjoo was about 10" in girth last I checked... I don't know how much across, but it's pretty thick.
That's pretty big. It must mean that musa basjoo does survive pretty well in our area. What do you do to protect yours? Will a leaf bag filled with leaves along with a tarp be sufficient given that it is already planted 1ft deeper?
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