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deruo · 09-19-2008, 02:47 PM

Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere. I tried looking but the site seems really slow and I keep getting error messages.

We were warned about frost last night and as I know I can't leave my new plant (with 3 baby pups) outside over the winter (not enough ground cover) I dug it up and put it all in a pot. Fair bit of roots, good sized pot, but not too big. Put a little bit of blood meal in there, and watered it a little last night. Not too much because I think thats what happened to this ones momma - too much water.

I'm hoping to keep this one indoors over the winter.

Looked fine this am - a little wilted. It's about 2.5 feet tall with 6 leaves and a new one that has unfurled.

This afternoon they are all wilting badly. Almost worse by the minute. I didn't put it in the sun but it's had plenty of indirect light today.

Is this normal? Should I be fertilizing it?

I've read that you shouldn't water them too much when they're indoors, but I do know it's probably suffered some stress from it's removal from the front yard.

I'm just worried because the last naner that looked like this is sitting out front with a 2 inch growth where there used to be a 4 foot p-stem. (I just covered him last night in the event of frost)

Turns out there was no frost afterall.

Any suggestions on what to do with my potted basjoo? Will the leaves perk up in a few days? Or will they all wilt and die off, and then a new leaf eventually grow from the top like this one did when I planted it outside?

Sorry for all the questions. I've seen pix of others potted basjoos that they've overwintered indoors and they all look fairly healthy - just wondering what I may have done wrong and how to correct it.

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