10-13-2013, 11:18 PM
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Re: Prepping basjoo for winter
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Originally Posted by wheelman1976
So at what point should I actually put the cones over them? Wait til the first frost and then clip the leaves and cut the PS down to fit in the box? Does that sound good?
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That is, what I usually do. However I doubt, that you will save much of the PS with the 1/2
inch polystyrene 'rose cones', unless you add substantially more insulation to them. Compare
that with two full inches of Styrofoam augmented with a layer of fiberglass insulation in
between in my shelters. The corms of your Basjoos will most likely survive, but it will take
a long time for the bananas to regrow in spring.
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