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Old 04-11-2019, 04:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa basjoo never makes it

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Originally Posted by zfallon84 View Post
The wiki says they are good down to -3 degrees. What temps do you hit in your winter?
I wouldn't say basjoo is hardy down to -3 degrees...that's quite a random and too precise a number. It doesn't take into account if that's with protection or not, the mother plant's survival, or just the corm's or pup's etc. Mine survived below -3 but have died at temps above 0 as well. The ultimate low isn't really the main factor, here: it has to be something else. Maybe spring thawing and freezing, maybe fungal disease, maybe the prep was wrong; I don't know. But ultimate low temps can be ruled out, as they survived much lower temps even in my experience and others near me.
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