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Olafhenny · 11-09-2010, 02:47 PM

Winterizing my Basjoo (Part 2)
Pic. 4 shows how the leaves are indeed generally behaving as intended, namely sloping away from the pseudo stem.

When planting plants with hyperactive rhizomes, such as bamboo or asters, I usually do that in a tub with most of the bottom cut out and the top edge flush with the ground. That allows the roots to go as deep as they wish, but keeps the rhizomes from invading the surrounding area. Any of them creeping over the edge are easily detected and clipped off.

The blue thing you see in Pic. 5 is such a box, slipped upside-down over the P.S., after I had clipped off most of what remained of the banana leaves, to serve as a base for the tomato cage. I had the box left over from planting the asters at the main gate of our gated community.

I had sawed off the extensions of the T. cage, which normally are stuck into the ground, previously and fitted the cage with a wrap of netting to keep the leaves in.

Pic. 6 shows the whole protective assembly fully stuffed with leaves and netting around the base, to keep the leaf mulch from flying off.

I will show the finished product in my next post.
See you then,
Olaf

11-09-2010, 02:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 255,991 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Winterizing my Basjoo (Part 2) Winterizing my Basjoo (Part 2) Pic. 4 shows how the leaves are indeed generally behaving as intended, namely sloping away from the pseudo stem. When planting plants with hyperactive rhizomes, such as bamboo or asters, I usually do that in a tub with most of the bottom cut out and the top edge flush with the ground. That allows the roots to go as deep as they wish, but keeps the rhizomes from invading the surrounding area. Any of them creeping over the edge are easily detected and clipped off. The blue thing you see in Pic. 5 is such a box, slipped upside-down over the P.S., after I had clipped off most of what remained of the banana leaves, to serve as a base for the tomato cage. I had the box left over from planting the asters at the main gate of our gated community. I had sawed off the extensions of the T. cage, which normally are stuck into the ground, previously and fitted the cage with a wrap of netting to keep the leaves in. Pic. 6 shows the whole protective assembly fully stuffed with leaves and netting around the base, to keep the leaf mulch from flying off. I will show the finished product in my next post. See you then, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.