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wxman
04-16-2008, 03:39 PM
My basjoo's came in today. I ordered them on Friday. They shipped from Florida on Monday and they are here already!!!! I ordered them from gsawgle on Ebay for only $5.49 a piece!! I highly recommend this seller as they arrived in A+ condition. They are going in the ground in a few hours!

My dwarf cavendishes wilted a bit today. I think its from the transplanting/sun. I think they will bounce back though as the new growth doesn't look affected...just the older leaves.

Here is a pic of the basjoo's:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/wxman81/IMG_0067.jpg

austinl01
04-16-2008, 03:53 PM
Excellent plants. I'm guessing you ordered from Wellspring. My basjoos were this big 4 years ago when I bought them. The first year they grew to 6 ft overall height. Then, they grew to 10 ft the next year, then 13 ft the year after, and now will probably approach 16 ft. They are fun plants!

MediaHound
04-16-2008, 04:14 PM
Congrats on your new acquisitions!
Kitty cat likes them too!

mskitty38583
04-16-2008, 04:55 PM
congrats on the new basjoos! :nanadrink:. just like lays potatoe chips...cant have just one nana tree. :D.

Dean W.
04-16-2008, 05:21 PM
Cool, congrats! Excellent looking bananas!:2188:

Dean

cedardave
04-16-2008, 10:38 PM
Very nice...congrats

magicgreen
04-16-2008, 10:57 PM
They look to be in good shape! Lucky you!

Randy4ut
04-16-2008, 11:53 PM
Tim,
Congrats on your new bananas. Hope they do well for you. Be sure to keep us posted as to how they do over the summer for you... Water, water, water!!!

Raules
04-17-2008, 06:04 AM
Little, likable puppies! Beautiful plants will turn out, when will grow.:2753:

Greenie
04-17-2008, 01:16 PM
cool!

Bananaman88
04-17-2008, 08:22 PM
Nice looking plants, Tim. Be sure to let us know how the overwinter for you next year!

wxman
04-17-2008, 08:37 PM
I will definitely let you know how they overwinter. I plan on just cutting them back to a foot and mulching over. Now I'm wondering if I should cover them with a tarp or not. The tarp could keep out moisture, but if moisture gets underneath, it also will trap moisture. The coldest we got the last two winters was about -5F. Although in the winter of 1996 we had -26F. Lets hope that doesn't happen.

I'm probably going to have about 30-40 basjoo's by the end of summer.