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The Hollyberry Lady · 07-02-2009, 10:14 AM

Thanks, Bob.

I guess there are all kinds of takes on this freeze issue, huh? I spoke with two people in Ontario where I am, and they both said they did absolutely nothing to protect their basjoos and both of them return each Spring!

I was planning to do things like them and not worry about it, like they both told me. One person is from Thunder Bay, Ontario - where some of the most severe winter weather can strike!

I am going to do an experiment. I actually have 2 basjoos, but one is still indoors. I am planning to put it outside also soon. I will protect one, and not the other over this coming winter, and see what happens in the spring. I am told this is an extremely hardy banana plant - the hardiest of them all - we'll see...

Anyway, here is my lily garden - the little basjoo pup is at the front, in the middle, but still quite small just yet. The 2nd shot is an upclose shot of the pup...

By the way the lilies aren't so bad either...

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