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caliboy1994 · 12-05-2013, 08:50 PM

My banana plants have become victims of the cold snap that has washed over the western US. I want to do everything possible to keep the pseudostems alive this winter (lowest we'll get here is around 25), so I spread some wood chips and fallen leaves around the base of the pseudostems and pups to about 1.5 feet high. The pstems have dulled in color a bit, but I'm pretty sure the damage is only superficial because they are still firm and moist. Will the mulch get too hot, or promote rot?

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