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Old 12-27-2011, 12:56 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Default Re: My Bananas at the end of the season!

If you are in zone 8, then a simple layer of large bubble wrap should be enough to get your basjoos and other hardy bananas to overwinter successfully according to some youtube videos. My basjoos have taken temperatures around 25F with no problem as the stem itself has some degree of cold hardiness, so wrapping them , and perhaps putting a plastic trash-bag over them should be sufficient given that zone 8 doesn't get nearly as cold as 6.
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