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sandy0225 · 09-04-2011, 08:29 PM

my "golden" size seems to be 3 feet tall by first frost --if they're planted at ground level and protected well the first year with bags of leaves piled over the top of them and a tarp over the top of the leaves.... I'm in zone 5.
I think you can get by with probably 2 feet tall --if you planted in a good tall plant a few months ago and put it a foot deeper when you planted it.
It never hurts to put a large circle of straw around your plants about 10" deep and 5' in diameter if you're in doubt. and then top that off with bags of leaves and a tarp over the top.
And if you're really really in doubt, dig it up. If you've got a suitable overwintering site indoors where it will receive good light and you don't over water it. If you don't have such a site, then protect it with the straw, bags of leaves and hope for the best because it's most likely going to do better there outdoors.

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 487,682 Feedback: 40 / 98% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,802 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: basjoo size for leaving outside? my "golden" size seems to be 3 feet tall by first frost --if they're planted at ground level and protected well the first year with bags of leaves piled over the top of them and a tarp over the top of the leaves.... I'm in zone 5. I think you can get by with probably 2 feet tall --if you planted in a good tall plant a few months ago and put it a foot deeper when you planted it. It never hurts to put a large circle of straw around your plants about 10" deep and 5' in diameter if you're in doubt. and then top that off with bags of leaves and a tarp over the top. And if you're really really in doubt, dig it up. If you've got a suitable overwintering site indoors where it will receive good light and you don't over water it. If you don't have such a site, then protect it with the straw, bags of leaves and hope for the best because it's most likely going to do better there outdoors. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!