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chris: After a few days in plastic, the garbage bags trapped in moisture so I kept them loose and open. They mainly helped to keep things clean - there was dirt on the corm and the top of the stem would leak sap from having the leaves cut off.

All I did was dig up the plant and wash the corm off as good as possible with a hose. Then tried to keep the plant in a dark place with temps below 60F. I put it outside in spring after the last frost and even left the old roots on the corm. It took a month for the first signs of life to emerge but then it took off growing!

I agree with Kevin, large basjoo can be stored bare root but its easier to cover them with mulch and keep outside. His basjoo mat is really amazing! My outdoor basjoo recovered much faster in the spring than ones I kept indoors. I would say the plant should be at least 4' tall before trying to over winter it outdoors.

Erik