Bananas in Zone 6
 

Hi,

My name is Olaf Henny, I live in Penticton, BC, Canada Hardiness Zone 6. In have a Musa Basjoo with 5 pups, which I have just "packed up" for the winter. It is now 11:15 PM here and I am about to turn in.

In the next little while I will endevour to describe my rather elaborate protection procedure for the winter, including pictures.

The M. Basjoo is touted to have a corm, which is winter hardy to H.Z. 5, but I want to try to protect as much of the pseudo stem as possible, to give it a better start next spring.

Until soon,
Olaf

Re: Bananas in Zone 6
 

Re: Bananas in Zone 6
 

Hi Olaf, nice to see you here:woohoonaner:
You should check out Hollyberry's thread on growing basjoo in Ontario for lots of opinions on basjoo hardiness. There are plenty of them here, some saying they;re perfectly hardy in zone 5 with others(myself included) feeling all the protection you can give is best.
Welcome aboard!

Re: Bananas in Zone 6
 

Re: Bananas in Zone 6
 

Nice to see you here Olaf, hope you like it! :D

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Re: Bananas in Zone 6
 

Howdy! Since your in zone 6 like me, whatever works for me will work for you! Keep in touch and we'll give you find some great tips!
Lee

Re: Bananas in Zone 6
 

Great to have you at Bananas.org! :D It's a really awesome site so I know your gonna like it here! See you in the threads!

Re: Bananas in Zone 6
 

A warm welcome, Olaf, from the beautiful state of Maryland!