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11-05-2007, 01:15 AM
I had a musa basjoo that didn't do to good though over the spring / summer / fall. It only got to about 10" when a couple months ago it bacicly stopped growing and the leaves started dieing. Then it started growing a pup which got to about 8" before It started getting cold and I decided to cut the pup off and plant both the mother and pup in separate pots so I could bring them indoors if it got to cold.
Well they both stayed outside with lows down into the 40's and despite some very nice days both seamed to just keep slowly dieing. All the leaves died while they where in pots outside. The night the low temp was supposed to get freezing I took them in.
Well they have been indoors for about a week and I cut off all the dead stuff I could get at. Yesterday they both started to show new growth! The pup I cut started putting up a new leaf and one of the pups on the mother put up a new leaf.
Now to my actual question. I have a light that was used for a turtle that I think is a full spectrum. Would it be ok to put the light on each of them alternating each day? Or do they need some dark time? Right now I just have it clamped to the side of the pot witch seams to warm it up nice to.
Well they both stayed outside with lows down into the 40's and despite some very nice days both seamed to just keep slowly dieing. All the leaves died while they where in pots outside. The night the low temp was supposed to get freezing I took them in.
Well they have been indoors for about a week and I cut off all the dead stuff I could get at. Yesterday they both started to show new growth! The pup I cut started putting up a new leaf and one of the pups on the mother put up a new leaf.
Now to my actual question. I have a light that was used for a turtle that I think is a full spectrum. Would it be ok to put the light on each of them alternating each day? Or do they need some dark time? Right now I just have it clamped to the side of the pot witch seams to warm it up nice to.