tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878745583066904839.post4027572253694466352..comments2024-03-25T02:29:35.027-07:00Comments on Steve's garden: Uncovering the Musa basjooSteve Lauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878745583066904839.post-40060462208990550632012-03-14T21:53:27.905-07:002012-03-14T21:53:27.905-07:00Just to update, I uncovered my basjoos a week ago ...Just to update, I uncovered my basjoos a week ago when we started getting highs in the 60s and for both of them, I was able to protect the entire 30 inches of psuedo-stem so they will have a huge head start. <br /><br />The leaves are also starting to come out which is not good if we get another freeze which I hope we can avoid with this warm spring.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878745583066904839.post-32233895107926735092011-05-19T08:47:57.024-07:002011-05-19T08:47:57.024-07:00I probably didn't have to protect mine, but pr...I probably didn't have to protect mine, but protecting them successfully saves more of the psuedo-stem, giving a faster start, and ultimately a bigger plant for the season.<br /><br />If you have it that deep, and you are in a warmer climate, they should be fine. Still just putting a leaf bag over the plant for the winter, or a bucket filled with leaves can save a little more of especially the main stem, but the one that died to the ground is still coming back for me.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878745583066904839.post-78889189869442854632011-05-19T07:30:54.131-07:002011-05-19T07:30:54.131-07:00Ok, I did like you and burried them deep. Though t...Ok, I did like you and burried them deep. Though two of last years pups survived, I am putting two more big pups in. They are three feet and four feet. One is 18 inches to the top of the corm, and the other is almost two feet to the top of the corm. I do not plan on protecting them at all.<br />Like you my first basjoo baby came in a little two inch pot with one little curled leaf.<br />Amazing plants!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429598541816623559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878745583066904839.post-6281059160547175912011-04-28T18:55:35.469-07:002011-04-28T18:55:35.469-07:00I'll definitely keep up on especially the bigg...I'll definitely keep up on especially the bigger plants like the bananas. BTW the top-killed one rose about 2 inches since that picture was taken so the corm is definitely alive right below the surface. <br /><br />As far as buying them, you don't need anything big because I started out last spring with little 2-inch pot plug plants that I moved to 1 gallon pots before up-potting them, and planting them in the ground. Here's how they looked when I bought them.<br />http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30862&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=6098Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878745583066904839.post-46799056063092197942011-04-28T18:27:33.891-07:002011-04-28T18:27:33.891-07:00That is awesome, considering how far north you liv...That is awesome, considering how far north you live! Keep the updates coming.<br /><br />:: <a href="http://www.bambooandmore.info" rel="nofollow">Bamboo and More</a> ::Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878745583066904839.post-10494060622050610762011-04-28T17:22:51.844-07:002011-04-28T17:22:51.844-07:00I need to my hands on one of those. I think I wil...I need to my hands on one of those. I think I will be able to get one this year from a local source.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574858653861120430noreply@blogger.com