Hi everyone,
Just wanted to share a small success story! We will have warm daytime temps for the next 2+ weeks and no night time freezing so I unwrapped my musa basjoos to see how they survived.
To overwinter them, I used some attic insulation R30 with a bit of straw around the plant's stem to keep the round shape. I covered this 'mess' with a few trash bags. I did have foam insulation around the base but didn't have the heart to chop the stalks down that low.
Looks like it all survived, I was shocked at how much stem was saved considering there was no heat source and we had several cold and windy days when the temperature didn't get above 24F.
Hope everyone else has similar success!
Erik G in Pennsylvania