Giant Wisconsin Basjoo

frankthetank · 07-28-2009, 01:29 PM

Do i have the biggest one growing in Wisconsin? Who knows, but i really like the idea of storing the biggest corm possible for the following summer and getting a nice headstart on the little guys. It has been one of the coldest summers on record up here. It has also been extremely dry locally. Both are going against the Basjoo...which hopefully can put on some more growth in the next 8 weeks or so

I think i counted 6 pups in various stages that will need to be cut off soon.

BitterSweet · 07-28-2009, 01:38 PM

Wow, that thing's a beast! =)

buzzwinder · 07-28-2009, 02:11 PM

Looks Great, just think if we would have had a normal summer so far!

LilRaverBoi · 07-28-2009, 02:33 PM

Great picture! Looks like your Basjoo is doing wonderfully. So do you store it inside over winter? Do you save only the corm or do you attempt to keep the pseudostem intact? I'm sure if you keep the pseudostem on there after this year that the size will astound you! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!

Jack Daw · 07-28-2009, 02:41 PM

Nice mat. Soon they will be so tall and strong...

frankthetank · 07-28-2009, 02:47 PM

I keep as much of the stem as possible. Just cut off the leaves. The big corms i think survive the winter even better then smaller plants. I just threw the big corm/roots in a plastic garbage bag and shoved the whole works in an extra closet in an unheated room. I'm guessing the tallest stem was 4ft tall when it was planted in April.

You can see some SDCs in the background. They've also not been liking this cool weather. I've noticed some yellowing leaves from temps in the 40's during July... and we had two days in the 60's.

LilRaverBoi · 07-28-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by frankthetank

I keep as much of the stem as possible. Just cut off the leaves. The big corms i think survive the winter even better then smaller plants. I just threw the big corm/roots in a plastic garbage bag and shoved the whole works in an extra closet in an unheated room. I'm guessing the tallest stem was 4ft tall when it was planted in April.

Sounds like a good plan...and it seems to be working great for ya! I can't wait to see what they look like in the fall of 2010! They're soon gonna outgrow your closet!

swatikrish · 07-29-2009, 07:55 AM

everyone are mostly talking about removing basjoo and storing in the basement during winter and replanting the following spring/summer.

what if, we can take the basjoo insoor during winter and keep it growing in a pot and then replanting in spring/summer. Wouldnt that extra growth during winter in indoors wont help to grow basjoo bigger? is this not a preferred way becoz of some reasons that I'm missing.

pls advice

Patty in Wisc · 07-29-2009, 11:55 AM

Up here we can't leave these plants out for winter. It is optional to pot them up & grow inside or put them to sleep - most ppl don't have room to keep them inside. Yes, they will get bigger & have more growing time if brought inside for winter. I have 11 nana plants & only keep one inside in a south facing window. The others stay in a cool temp sunroom & pretty much go dormant or I bareroot them & lay them on floor there & cover them up for winter sleep mode.

swatikrish · 07-29-2009, 11:59 AM

Thanks for the explanation. i have currently only one basjoo which is moderately (what a horrible summer in Ontario!!!) growing and is currently 2 to 3 feet. I dont xpect it to grow up to 5 ft by end of Sep/Oct. So I'm gonna take it inside and grow it little bigger and then replant it outside next summer.

Patty in Wisc · 07-29-2009, 02:20 PM

Growing inside during winter will give it a nice start for next summer. Also nice to see something 'tropical' during winter

This has been about the ugliest Spring/Summer I've ever seen! It's nice lately but every night so far we need a jacket or warm sweater.

kaczercat · 07-29-2009, 04:32 PM

Hey swatikrish im close by and yes its been a nasty Summer for 2009 so far this month its only been like a high of 23- 26 so cool usually we go up to 26- 29
hopefully in Aug we get it good. Mostly been cloudy we NEED SUN !!! let there be light. i might try to leave my basjoo out for the winter if i have to many plants by mid Oct. good luck with yours

Vickie H. · 07-29-2009, 08:36 PM

I live on zone 6 in Missouri. It as been a cool July here. I winter over my basjoos with a big tomato cage and 2 ft of cypress mulch. I have too many other bananas. Pots are getting too big to move inside for the winter. I think I am going to have to start bare rooting them for storage.

blownz281 · 07-29-2009, 08:49 PM

Looking good!

kaczercat · 07-29-2009, 09:25 PM

vickie, i really should try your way of overwintering with the tomato cage i was going to last year but chickened out i thought so hard about what if i lose this one so i will this year ! when my edible ones get big er i might try the dig up method scared of that too :O but thnx

Vickie H. · 07-29-2009, 09:37 PM

They did die back to the ground. They are growing and I have some pups. I gave one away and moved 2 others. The tomato cage is a big one we made out of fencing wire.

LilRaverBoi · 07-29-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by swatikrish

everyone are mostly talking about removing basjoo and storing in the basement during winter and replanting the following spring/summer.

what if, we can take the basjoo insoor during winter and keep it growing in a pot and then replanting in spring/summer. Wouldnt that extra growth during winter in indoors wont help to grow basjoo bigger? is this not a preferred way becoz of some reasons that I'm missing.

pls advice

Yeah, I've been overwintering my bananas for years alive during the winter. They do pretty well in a south-facing window even without any grow lights. Some people just don't have the space for this, so they opt to overwinter them as stems without leaves in a cool room dormant.

swatikrish · 07-30-2009, 07:23 AM

space shudnt be an issue in my case since its my new home and i have only 2 bananas so for (basjoo outdoor and SD Cavendish indoor).

hey newmarket fella...u'r bananas are growing relatively good for the place u live in. wonderful.

so what varieties are those in your garden that produces fruit? u mentioned dwarf..is it a dwarf cavendish? i guess u take them all inside coz they will die in our winter weather, right?

swatikrish · 07-30-2009, 07:24 AM

Vicky - ur bananas with pond (i guess you filled water in big concrete block) looks amazing.

justjoan · 07-30-2009, 07:41 AM

How cool is that, it just shows that we can grow Banana's in the midwest with a bit of effort. Patty has a biggie there in Milwaukee also. Thanks for sharing

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