subsonicdrone

i gave away many basjoo a couple seasons ago
i instructed people to plant them in the ground and each tried a slightly different way of protecting them
some with a mesh cylinder full of leaves and capped with plastic
some with no protection at all
the only ones that survived were the 2 that one person brought inside in the fall
all the others died completely.. no pups came up

most were on flat ground... could be problem #1
too wet likely and definitely did not get planted as deep as youres

none were huge.. maybe not enough stored energy in the corm

i may try to mound up some sand.. plant deep... lots of wood chips..
possibly a little low tunnel over top so when the moisture condenses to the plastic it runs to the sides
it will be a balance to get some heat from the composting chips but not so much that they wake up too early or get cooked
just trying to get pups to sprout not keep a pstem alive...

this is in toronto,canada