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Old 08-21-2017, 01:20 PM   #19 (permalink)
Mudturkle
 
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Default Re: blue java flaging in zone 7!!!

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Originally Posted by obdiah View Post
6 ft deep 6 ft diameter I am in zone 7 and it maintained the rajah puri green all winter with several days of 7 f temperatures and no added heat at all I had some drainage issues in the beginning even though pits are on a steep hillside i installed a drain line and everything is fine now really happy with the pits and am in the process of digging one more also have a inground greenhouse 12 x20 and it never fell below 42 f all winter had helens hyb basjoo and ice cream in pots and all did well over the winter
Thanks for the quick reply! I'd like to try doing a pit, but I'm not on a hillside, so I'm concerned about drainage - especially in a rainy time. I'm sure that there is something that I can use from it, just not sure yet.
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Central Texas Zone 8B and Gulf Coast zone 9B: Raja Puri, Dw. Brazilian, Dw. Orinoco, Dw. NamWah, Dw. Cavendish, Dw. Green?, Dw. Red? Iholena Tigua, Veinte Cohol, Misi Luki, Pisang Raja.
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