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Olafhenny · 09-04-2011, 11:05 PM

Hi Angie,

how many hay bales do you have? Ideal would be to have 9 or 10. Then you could stack them in 3 rows of 3
with the one in the center left out to make room for the banana. Then cut the P-stem off at the top of the bales,
fill the gaps around it with leaves, cover all with a tarp and stack 1 or two bales on top. That should protect
the banana even in the Arctic.

You could, of course, achieve much better protection, than I can, with anything I have available with 4 base
bales instead of the 8, just make sure they do not just touch at the corners, but overlap a fair amount.
You can do that by moving two opposing ones closer together. The rest just like above, only make sure that
you have one for the top.

Best,
Olaf

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