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Olafhenny · 05-06-2014, 08:40 PM

Now that I have removed the large shelter, it is clearly visible, that all the larger PSs
contained therein have been well preserved and started re-growing right from where I
sliced them off at an angle last fall.

During the last few winters I had to cut the stems much shorter, since there is a limit at
how hight you can pile the leaves around them and they froze/rotted back from there.
Instead of starting from 6 to 10 inch high stumps, they now start 30 to 32 inches high
That is a lot of plant mass, which will not have to be replaced this season and the
remaining stems are also healthier

Want to preserve more of the stems, - build a higher shelter.

In other words: The shelter will probably protect your PS from frost to any height you
can fit into it, at least in HZ6. My large shelter was 36 inches high, the plug in the lid
was 4 inches deep and I set the whole thing in a little grove at the bottom.

• The E. Maurelii was a low prospect experiment, which did not pan out.
• In the other small shelter appeared to have been problems with a mysterious rot
from inside the stem.
• But the large one clearly worked as it was designed to.

05-06-2014, 08:40 PM	#41 (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 : 259,964 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Permanent banana shelter for winter and spring Now that I have removed the large shelter, it is clearly visible, that all the larger PSs contained therein have been well preserved and started re-growing right from where I sliced them off at an angle last fall. During the last few winters I had to cut the stems much shorter, since there is a limit at how hight you can pile the leaves around them and they froze/rotted back from there. Instead of starting from 6 to 10 inch high stumps, they now start 30 to 32 inches high That is a lot of plant mass, which will not have to be replaced this season and the remaining stems are also healthier Want to preserve more of the stems, - build a higher shelter. In other words: The shelter will probably protect your PS from frost to any height you can fit into it, at least in HZ6. My large shelter was 36 inches high, the plug in the lid was 4 inches deep and I set the whole thing in a little grove at the bottom. • The E. Maurelii was a low prospect experiment, which did not pan out. • In the other small shelter appeared to have been problems with a mysterious rot from inside the stem. • But the large one clearly worked as it was designed to. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.