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blownz281 · 09-09-2012, 01:30 PM

Well is your area that its growing well draining soil? In the winter they need to stay dry. I know nothing about where you live,but I would mulch around the p-stem several inches worth. Make a hoop house to put over the mother plant. Once the pups are at least 2-3ft tall dig them up and bring them inside for extras in case the mother doesn't make it. I still feel Basjoo is the hardiest of all. I lived in Ohio zone 4-5 winters. 5 is questionable ha ha. It was always single digit temps,lots of snow and rainy wet weather. All I ever did with my Basjoo mat was trim them to the ground and put some mulch around them. Also came back.

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blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 509,301 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Appropriate size on Basjoo? Well is your area that its growing well draining soil? In the winter they need to stay dry. I know nothing about where you live,but I would mulch around the p-stem several inches worth. Make a hoop house to put over the mother plant. Once the pups are at least 2-3ft tall dig them up and bring them inside for extras in case the mother doesn't make it. I still feel Basjoo is the hardiest of all. I lived in Ohio zone 4-5 winters. 5 is questionable ha ha. It was always single digit temps,lots of snow and rainy wet weather. All I ever did with my Basjoo mat was trim them to the ground and put some mulch around them. Also came back.