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Old 06-24-2014, 09:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default first year basjoo, what to expect?

I bought a musa basjoo this spring from a catalog. It was very small when it arrived. I believe it was what everyone refers to as a tissue culture. It's healthy and growing albeit very slowly. It's about a foot tall now. It's in full sun with my giant sunflowers. (What a contrast, right? ) A few weeks ago, I started giving it banana fuel. How big can it get the first year? Is 4 or 5 feet too much to ask for?

I'm in Michigan, zone 6a. Like many others, we had a brutal winter. I lost a few plants that I had planted last summer that were definitely hardy for my zone. I just think they didn't get established in time. So I'm probably bringing the basjoo inside this year to be safe. I'd hate to start all over again.
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