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Moonshiner
08-13-2011, 07:53 AM
I have run through many posts but can't seem to find anywhere that mentions how close together I can plant my new basjoo pups. I have one area about 8' long by 3' wide that I would like to form a small wall with the plants. I imagine planting 2 pups about 4 feet apart, leaving 2 feet on the ends for future growth. Too close?
Olafhenny
08-13-2011, 06:08 PM
I have run through many posts but can't seem to find anywhere that mentions how
close together I can plant my new basjoo pups. I have one area about 8' long by 3' wide that I would like to form
a small wall with the plants. I imagine planting 2 pups about 4 feet apart, leaving 2 feet on the ends for future
growth. Too close?
Hi Mike,
how close you want to plant depends mainly on your purpose:
Spacing of plants is generally proscribed to:
a) accommodate maximum development of the individual plant
b) allow access for care and harvest
You stated objective is to “build” a wall and since you would probably not expect to harvest any fruit in a
6 to 7 hardiness zone, I would just jam all the available pups into that 8 x 3’ strip. The plants have enough
room for expansion for their leaves to the side of the strip.
In the pictures below you see my Basjoos in a pretty packed setting, because I prefer the dense lush look.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45077 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45077&ppuser=7269)
You can see in this picture the bases of “mom”, which I planted last year, June and her first pup to her left.
The second pup is hiding behind her. The third one I sliced off last fall and “raised” it inside in a pot. It is now
located in a pot jointly with a Canna elsewhere. Beside those first 3 pups there are now another 5 smaller
ones in the assembly.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45076 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45076&ppuser=7269)
You can see here, that all the dense packing between other plants in my mini jungle have not harmed the
Basjoos a bit. “Up top” they ar all strong and healthy.
Best,
Olaf
Moonshiner
08-13-2011, 09:45 PM
Thanks, Olaf. I might just cram 3 of them in there for the time being. Then once they've established and grown a few pups I can thin the herd, transplant and expand the ranch!
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