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sandy0225 · 05-09-2008, 05:46 AM

See the problem we have here in my neck of the woods is that even if you protect about 24" around a basjoo, they seem to overwinter better here (live) if you protect a larger diameter around them like four feet or so. Maybe the sikki is the same way. Since that other guy said the sikkis rot easier, and your basjoo make it with a 2 foot diameter, maybe you should try another sikki and put about a 5 foot diameter protection around it. and maybe your results will be better.
This year I did a ring of bags of leaves around the pseudostem, leaving a hole in the center around the pstem that's about a foot across. Then in that one foot space around the pstem, I loosely put in some dry leaves for dead air space, then covered the whole mess with a plastic tarp. It seemed to work well, and they're coming up sooner than usual by about two weeks. Our spring weather has been pretty typical with cool nights and warm days, lots of rain. Maybe similar could work for sikki in your area.

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 385,606 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: why did my sikkis rot. See the problem we have here in my neck of the woods is that even if you protect about 24" around a basjoo, they seem to overwinter better here (live) if you protect a larger diameter around them like four feet or so. Maybe the sikki is the same way. Since that other guy said the sikkis rot easier, and your basjoo make it with a 2 foot diameter, maybe you should try another sikki and put about a 5 foot diameter protection around it. and maybe your results will be better. This year I did a ring of bags of leaves around the pseudostem, leaving a hole in the center around the pstem that's about a foot across. Then in that one foot space around the pstem, I loosely put in some dry leaves for dead air space, then covered the whole mess with a plastic tarp. It seemed to work well, and they're coming up sooner than usual by about two weeks. Our spring weather has been pretty typical with cool nights and warm days, lots of rain. Maybe similar could work for sikki in your area. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website! Last edited by sandy0225 : 05-09-2008 at 05:47 AM. Reason: typo