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JCDerrick · 10-01-2008, 03:54 PM

I'd say make your mat height the same as you have before. Either way the flowering stem will die off now and next year pups will replace it.

I know I'm a full zone lower than you, but I actually don't protect my basjoo at all, and it hardly has any p-stem loss. I would think with a good mulch you could keep most of your existing p-stems on your mat. Use the leaves once the first frost hits them to surround the trunk and protect it. Then, use your 4-foot cage to protect the core of the p-stems lower down. Worse case you have 4-footers next spring. Best case, you cut a few inches off the top after the threat of the last frost in the spring and have much taller bananas to start with.

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JCDerrick KeoniKale JCDerrick's Photo Gallery Location: Lexington, SC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: John Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 324 BananaBucks : 71,405 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 68 Times Was Thanked 126 Times in 73 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 15 Times	Re: Flag leaf on my basjoo I'd say make your mat height the same as you have before. Either way the flowering stem will die off now and next year pups will replace it. I know I'm a full zone lower than you, but I actually don't protect my basjoo at all, and it hardly has any p-stem loss. I would think with a good mulch you could keep most of your existing p-stems on your mat. Use the leaves once the first frost hits them to surround the trunk and protect it. Then, use your 4-foot cage to protect the core of the p-stems lower down. Worse case you have 4-footers next spring. Best case, you cut a few inches off the top after the threat of the last frost in the spring and have much taller bananas to start with. __________________ *Malama 'Aina* Normal Jan. Low: 34°F, Normal Jul High: 92°F Coldest: 16-20°F, Warmest: 98-103°F Annual Precip: 48 inches