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Re: Winterizing Musa Basjoo
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Originally Posted by morebananas
Option 1) don't do anything and the main stems will die but it will probably come back with what looks like pups around old corm
Option 2) cut back pseudostem 'angled 45 degrees' around 6"-1' tall and cover with a big pile of mulch. It will come back from main stems
Option 3) cut back 2-4' and enclose with 2' tall chicken wire. Fill with mulch or dry leaves in bottom then fill in top with dry hay. Then cover. I used a 'duck cover fountain cover 68"' on amazon. Some people say they will grow just as big without doing this but I don't know. This is what I do though.
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Last edited by cincinnana : 08-14-2020 at 05:22 PM.
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