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Old 12-14-2007, 08:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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hello My Basjoo has made a flower since it is protected for winter...In november the temperature reach -7°C for one day and after that the temperature was of 15°C -20°C all the time since last week now the temperature is 3°C during the day and -4°C in the night...Has the plant any chance to produce mature bananas ?
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Old 12-14-2007, 10:40 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: blooming basjoo in winter

Bikoro, Looks like luck is not in your favor but thats still pretty cool. It will be interesting to see what happens to the plant now. Congrats and good luck!
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Old 12-14-2007, 11:21 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: blooming basjoo in winter

It is very doubtful that the bananas will mature. They really need heat to mature well. Besides, even if they do hang on, they will not have any seeds, because they need to be pollinated from another flower. That's a pretty cool picture though!
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Old 12-14-2007, 11:26 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
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its a beautiful flower, hope for you it will survive the winter
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Old 12-14-2007, 11:50 AM   #5 (permalink)
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its amazing how the circle of life works weather it hot or cold.
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i forgot to say that i have put a Xmas ligthning for warming the plant (you cana see it on the first picture...
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Very cool! Good luck. Red
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