View Single Post
Old 10-25-2016, 06:50 PM   #30 (permalink)
cincinnana
container grower
 
cincinnana's Avatar
 
Location: Southwest Ohio U.S.A.🇺🇸
Zone: HZ 6/5 Microclimate - Elevation 750 feet- 228.60 meters
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 8,885
Feedback: 7 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 3,920 Times
Was Thanked 11,800 Times in 4,918 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,959 Times
Smile Re: Do you have to protect musa basjoo?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Denverian View Post
Hmmm... good point about the bubble wrap. Maybe I'll just wrap with the insulation, then a bag and lots of leaves over that, mulch a lot around the base with leaves/grass clippings.

One thing about Denver... the winter sun is strong at this altitude and it can get up in to the 60s and 70s even in Dec - Feb. I think my p-stem turned to mush last March. And in March it can get into the 80s. But then it always goes back to cold and some snow in April. Difficult climate to deal with!
Some of the southern(Zone 7-8 )fellas wrap mini christmas lights around the stem. after they wrap them up....sounds like a plan!!


As a fun test take a can of soda and wrap it with bubble wrap ,then put it is the warmest gloves you have and put it in your zone 6 freezer for a couple of days..
__________________
🌴

Last edited by cincinnana : 10-25-2016 at 06:58 PM.
cincinnana is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To cincinnana
Said thanks: