Do you have to protect musa basjoo?
I was curious.. this is my first year growing musa basjoo. I got my plants from amazon. They were very small.. like 4 inch pots with 3-4 leaves.. took them a little while to adjust but they got to a decent size ranging frim 2-4 feet of stalk and the leaves go up further.. my question is:
Do you have to protect and insulate the stalk in order to get big plants or can the plants be cutdown and every year get stronger and bigger starting from the soil if i chop them down and cover with mulch?
I was thinking of trying to cover 2 with insulation and bubble wrap.. any suggestions would be appreciated.. thank you!! Hope your gardens are going well.. 
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I am very fascinated and excited about growing Pawpaws (Asimina triloba). I also am equally fascinated and excited to be growing: Pawpaw cultivars, Echinacea purpurea 'magnus', Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed, Musa basjoo Cold Hardy Banana, Lycium barbarum 'Sweet Lifeberry', Passiflora incarnata 'hardy native maypop'.
Future projects: Indigenous/native host plants for butterflies such as: Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders, Eutrochium maculatum Joe Pye Weed, Asclepias incarnata Rose Milkweed.
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