lwabirds

I have a couple questions. I'm in Southern ohio and have 10 potted basjoos that I'm wanting to store in my garage or basement for next season. They range from 2-7 feet in height.Any one store their potted basjoos in their garage? I have 2 small windows up high that gives the garage a little light. should I cut the leaves off for storage. I thought about cutting them off just below the bottom leaves for storage but not sure.My garage never hits freezing. I hate to put them in the basement since they are so large. Any advice/help would be appreciated.

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Bob

How cold do you think it might get in your garage? If it wont get down to freezing maybe I would try not cutting them back at all and see what happens. You could always trim any damaged portions later.Maybe you could add some supplemental heat with a cheap electric heater just enough to take the edge off if you're really concerned...... Guess it depends how crazy you want to get. One thing I would advise would be getting them of the direct cold of the floor maybe with a palette or a piece of foam insulation.

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D_&_T

What is your low outside over the winter?

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lwabirds

It can get down to zero in the winter but not very often. We get plenty of below 32 degree nights. I'm guessing it gets around 40-45 in there. I have a separate room in the garage with a heater in it. That room leaks enough heat out that It never gets freezing in there. Have any of you done them like this? 15 years ago, I a cavendish type of banana that I would chop off and dig up and store in the basement (not potted). I planted it in the spring and away it went growing. Some seem to think on this site that basjoos are hard to winter over this way.

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