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Old 04-01-2014, 06:24 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: So am I hosed?

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Originally Posted by r3tic View Post
It depends on how well the plant was established. I live in zone 6b/7a and I do not protect my basjoos over the winter. They are growing in a less than ideal heavy soil. They do tend to send up pups later than most spring growth. I get a p-stem growth of about 8ft every year from pups. Sit back and enjoy the show. You will be amazed how hardy these plants are.
They were only in the ground one year. Some were a couple feet tall, and a couple of them were about 6 foot tall with pumps when I cut them down and put the cones over them.


I guess my question is if the ground freezes solid a few feet deep, what effect does that have on the corm?
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