TrailGaiter
12-19-2011, 02:54 PM
My basjoos were just tiny pups themselves when i got them in March. They grew beautifully outside in my front yard over the summer, and I ended up with 7 pups out of two mother plants.
Being as though they were young, and I'm in S. WI, I cut them down to about 18", dug them up and brought them inside for the winter, planting them in pots. The two mother plants kept growing, and grew by the hour after I hacked them off! My plan was to let them stay awake through the winter, they are in my basement next to the patio door, so they're getting some sun. I'm only watering them sparingly once a week...and they are doing well (also watching for spider mites, my basjoos haven't seen any, although my maurelii has.
But my question is, is there a certain size you use for deciding when to separate the pups? Some are growing more vigorously than others....
My plan for spring is to plant the basjoos, all of them, around my deck in the back yard. They will have better wind protection there, and will see plenty of sun still. And, I love the idea of "tropicalizing" my deck. And, they will be easier to winter back there...as after this winter, I plan to leave them in the ground and cover them with plastic and hay bales.
Can I separate the pups this winter, do you think? So that they will be in their own pots and I'll know if they've survived before taking them outside. I would leave some, but a couple of the bigger ones I'd take off.
This year was my first year with basjoos, or any banana for that matter, and they grew like wildfire! I miss them a lot....in the yard. But, I look forward to trying to separate the pups properly and having even more next year! After I get, say four separate plants, I will plant them where I want them, and then if they want to grow more and form a mat of basjoos, that'd be ok with me...I wouldn't separate any more unless I had a place to put them, or had someone who wanted one. There's enough room there that they can multiply for awhile.
How do I know when the pup is ready to separate? I guess that's my main question.
Thanks!
Angie
Being as though they were young, and I'm in S. WI, I cut them down to about 18", dug them up and brought them inside for the winter, planting them in pots. The two mother plants kept growing, and grew by the hour after I hacked them off! My plan was to let them stay awake through the winter, they are in my basement next to the patio door, so they're getting some sun. I'm only watering them sparingly once a week...and they are doing well (also watching for spider mites, my basjoos haven't seen any, although my maurelii has.
But my question is, is there a certain size you use for deciding when to separate the pups? Some are growing more vigorously than others....
My plan for spring is to plant the basjoos, all of them, around my deck in the back yard. They will have better wind protection there, and will see plenty of sun still. And, I love the idea of "tropicalizing" my deck. And, they will be easier to winter back there...as after this winter, I plan to leave them in the ground and cover them with plastic and hay bales.
Can I separate the pups this winter, do you think? So that they will be in their own pots and I'll know if they've survived before taking them outside. I would leave some, but a couple of the bigger ones I'd take off.
This year was my first year with basjoos, or any banana for that matter, and they grew like wildfire! I miss them a lot....in the yard. But, I look forward to trying to separate the pups properly and having even more next year! After I get, say four separate plants, I will plant them where I want them, and then if they want to grow more and form a mat of basjoos, that'd be ok with me...I wouldn't separate any more unless I had a place to put them, or had someone who wanted one. There's enough room there that they can multiply for awhile.
How do I know when the pup is ready to separate? I guess that's my main question.
Thanks!
Angie