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Old 01-25-2012, 04:46 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Basjoos froze...heater failed in greenhouse

Pyro I can tell by your pictures that they are fine. No need to worry all that happened are the leaves got fried, which on basjoos generally happens at about 28 degrees or so. The pseudostem can take temps down to about 21 to 23 before freezing. If the pseudostems had frozen you would be pulling chunks of ice out of the stems and they would have collapsed. They will be fine. This is all from first hand experience. The newest leaves look pretty green to me. The idea on holding off on water is to wait for active growth. If they aren't growing or growing very slowly the corms will rot. At best I would give very minimal amounts of water until late March or April, then coax it into growth.

I have been overwintering them outside here in Milwaukee for 12 years now. I know what cold damage looks like on them. It isn't always pretty but you would be surprised how tough basjoos really are.
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