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Originally Posted by RafaelNJ
So I potted up all my plants and cut down the one i planted deep. We were supposed to get frost sunday night so i pulled them into the garage. My question is what do I do with them untill it gets cold enough? My garage is still about 60F and hardly any light. Should I be still watering them a bit and bringing outside? Couple seemed to be flopping but most look ok after 2 days in there. I guess cincinnana's opinion would be great appreciated as I am trying his method but anyones suggestions would help.
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Just tossing this in for thought....your Basjoo will take some cold/light frost until you have a hard frost, then the foliage is done.
Even though the air temp is for example 33 degrees the ground temp will be in the 55 degree range which is still a viable temp for some last minute root growth.
As the winter progresses and the air temp is 10 degrees the ground temp will still be about 45-55 degrees......BUT the warmer temperature will be 5-10 inches below the soil line/grade.
AS it gets colder yet the depth increases before you hit the warmer soil.
This is why is you plant your large mature corm deeper in the WELL DRAINED warmer zone of the soil. The insulating properties of the soil and distance from the surface will almost guarantee success in our cold zones.
You may bring them in and out if you wish but lightly water, they will start to look shocked /bad in a few days .....but that is what they do, just trim dead leaves off as needed.
Or try this ....Your house is a big heat sink right now, it gathers the heat/energy. from the sun in the day and disperses it during the night. NOTICE THIS.....when you have a frost there will be a frost free zone around your home for a few weeks until it gets too cold you may park your plants there... until it gets too cold. I will move many of my plants up next to the house in that zone to get the most out of the good weather. If you have a south facing wall thats even better.