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sputinc7 · 07-16-2017, 09:03 AM

I put mine right in the ground, even at that size. Plants prefer the ground. The GF and Namwah should make it thru winter there. I am not too sure how cold hardy Blue Java is. Just keep them shaded from midday sun until they begin growing, then gradually let them have it. Make a 3 foot wide 1 foot deep hole and mix in a bag of black kow in the area for food. I have done this here in Palm Bay several times and they take off like a rocket..
By March, when you would be planting your 2 foot potted plants, they will be 6+ foot tall and established so you get a bunch that fall instead of the next summer.
This is just how I do it, others have different ideas. None of us is "right", there are just different ways to do things.

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