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Squishee · 03-19-2010, 12:37 PM

Hi all,

So I purchased 2 Musa Basjoo plants and I plan on keeping one indoors for at least a year and putting one of them outside.

My question is, for anyone in Zone 6, do you have any tips?

Things to note:

- The soil has quite a bit of clay

- I'm located in a corner house and my front yard gets a lot of afternoon sun (probably a good 4 - 6 hours a day during the summer)

Question:

1) I know that the Basjoo requires good drainage so how deep should I dig and should I try and have it planted a little elevated so that water will not form into a puddle?

2) Would it be okay to put it right in my front yard where it will get a lot of afternoon sun and not much shade?

3) How long should I wait before planting it outside? The weather is pretty nice now, about 15c on average.

4) I have had rabbits in my front yard attack my maple trees. Do you think that I should protect the banana tree?

Thanks and I apologize for the long post! I'm just excited to get started.

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Squishee Canuck Location: Oakville, Ontario Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 21 BananaBucks : 33,156 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Need Musa Basjoo tips for Zone 6 (GTA, Ontario) Hi all, So I purchased 2 Musa Basjoo plants and I plan on keeping one indoors for at least a year and putting one of them outside. My question is, for anyone in Zone 6, do you have any tips? Things to note: - The soil has quite a bit of clay - I'm located in a corner house and my front yard gets a lot of afternoon sun (probably a good 4 - 6 hours a day during the summer) Question: 1) I know that the Basjoo requires good drainage so how deep should I dig and should I try and have it planted a little elevated so that water will not form into a puddle? 2) Would it be okay to put it right in my front yard where it will get a lot of afternoon sun and not much shade? 3) How long should I wait before planting it outside? The weather is pretty nice now, about 15c on average. 4) I have had rabbits in my front yard attack my maple trees. Do you think that I should protect the banana tree? Thanks and I apologize for the long post! I'm just excited to get started.