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Originally Posted by Gorah
Ah, great, thanks for that reply. That makes sense.
Re protecting: yes, I am planning creating a circle of canes around the plants, weaving chicken wire or equivalent through it, packing with straw and topping with a bit of plastic. Does that sound about right?
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You could keep it simple and put a thick layer of mulch over your plants after they have die back from the last freeze.
Once your mat becomes more mature and larger you will find this being a more manageable and an inexpensive way to protect your plants.
Locally this is what we do.
Good drainage over the colder months is very important too.
The link is to my garden page or choose Cincinnana's photos to see more basjoo pics.
Basjoo mulching