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Scijox · 07-25-2008, 01:15 PM

Hi attached are 2 pictures of my lovely Musa Basjoo. It is rather small perhaps a bit over 2 ft. It is still in a pot. I am having trouble getting the growth rates that everyone talks about (perhaps because 80 is considered "hot" here).

However my main question is: What should I do with this bugger for the winter. I am not sure if it is large enough or has enough time to get established for the winter. I am hoping to really push this thing for the next 2 months and I am thinking I can get it to 4-5 ft.

So if I put it in the ground now and it grew quite a bit more do you guys think it could establish itself enough for the cruel buffalo (z6) winter. I plan to do quite a bit of extensive water protection was this is a very wet area. I could also cut the psuedostem and store in dormancy in the garage. Inside storage is tough since I have no good windows but if anyone has any gro light suggestions (all I have are some cool fluorescent tubes) that could be another possibility (keeping in mind all I need to do is keep it alive).

Thanks so much.

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Scijox Scijox's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32 BananaBucks : 14,645 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Basjoo -- Plant in or plant out. Hi attached are 2 pictures of my lovely Musa Basjoo. It is rather small perhaps a bit over 2 ft. It is still in a pot. I am having trouble getting the growth rates that everyone talks about (perhaps because 80 is considered "hot" here). However my main question is: What should I do with this bugger for the winter. I am not sure if it is large enough or has enough time to get established for the winter. I am hoping to really push this thing for the next 2 months and I am thinking I can get it to 4-5 ft. So if I put it in the ground now and it grew quite a bit more do you guys think it could establish itself enough for the cruel buffalo (z6) winter. I plan to do quite a bit of extensive water protection was this is a very wet area. I could also cut the psuedostem and store in dormancy in the garage. Inside storage is tough since I have no good windows but if anyone has any gro light suggestions (all I have are some cool fluorescent tubes) that could be another possibility (keeping in mind all I need to do is keep it alive). Thanks so much. Last edited by Scijox : 07-25-2008 at 01:17 PM. Reason: forgot pics lol.