MBindy2000

[quote=geissene;315427]A greenhouse should work ok. Since basjoo produce lots of pups, it should be possible to keep smaller plants alive indoors, dry store large corms in a cool dark basement, and cover some corms outdoors. Not putting all your corms in one basket (haha) might guarantee success!

If you have that much rot, I would suspect that too much water got into the soil. Are you using amended soil or just the typical clay? I cover my plants with leaves about 1 foot beyond where the corm ends to keep water away. I do have plastic coverings that stay on until early spring. I remove them once I start to fear overheating more than deep freezes.

This spring is still cold and wet but I have a velutina in bloom and a slow moving basjoo...


erik


Erik,
Your plants look awesome! My soil is mostly clay, but when I have planted my plants I have worked that clay out and have added compost, dirt and sand to the mix. I didnt consider that the corm expands so maybe that was the cause. Heck as depressing as it is to lose four plants I am taking it as a learning experience. We did have a crappy spring where temps went back and fourth that probably messed up the cycle. Plus, I wonder if I just assumed the plants would rebound when I cut them to the ground and mulched them with about a foot piled. Again, I'm and WE all are learning. Thats the best thing about having a green thumb, but this one has been a bit of a bummer. I did get three babies from online nursery in Tennessee, so happy days have returned.