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Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:39 pm
by Panama Pete
I decided to unwrap the Basjoo this weekend. The temperatures have been so good, I want to get a head start on the growth.
They are trying to uncurl leaves already. It hit a high of 23oc in the garden this weekend. If a hard frost is forecase I will lightly wrap in fleece, but the frosts have been very weak this year in my garden.
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:28 pm
by doncasterpalmguy123
They're looking good pete and what a great day to do it on. Unfortunatly were still gonna be getting some -2C temps up here
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:54 am
by kata
When we say unwrap does that include the brown skin?
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:47 pm
by The Codfather
nope.....
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 3:32 pm
by kata
Understood....
Thanks Coddy!
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:14 pm
by cordyman
kata wrote:When we say unwrap does that include the brown skin?
someone on here mentioned the benefit of them getting culled to the ground is they regrow that brand new green trunk, this can also be achieved by simply peeling the old brown skin of the saved p-stem
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:40 pm
by Panama Pete
Get them all out the wrappers chaps, spring is here
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:03 pm
by cordyman
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:04 pm
by otorongo
I just received a shipment of a small basjoo, going to plant it this weekend. It's in its pot now, outside of course like Nature intended
No chance of frost here.
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:05 pm
by sam140
New paddles coming out on the basjoos now here in Cambridgeshire. They are up against a south west facing wall though. Spring has sprung
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:14 pm
by Kristen
Panama Pete wrote:Get them all out the wrappers chaps, spring is here
How much cold will they take? These are my overnight MINs for April / May, let alone the rest of March ...
6 of last 9 sub-zero in the first half of April, 1 of 9 in the second half of April, and 1 of 9 very nearly touching zero in the middle of May
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:25 pm
by otorongo
The lowest overnight low in the 14 day forecast for here is 5C, I'm sure they can take that
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:34 pm
by cordyman
sam140 wrote:New paddles coming out on the basjoos now here in Cambridgeshire. They are up against a south west facing wall though. Spring has sprung
I normally call them rollers, but paddles I like that LOL
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:12 pm
by Kristen
otorongo wrote:The lowest overnight low in the 14 day forecast for here is 5C, I'm sure they can take that
I have that view on things that just have some fleece chucked over them - Tree Ferns for example - but I have a cage full of straw around my Nanas because I want to protect the Pseudostem. If I uncover them and we get -4C for a couple of night is that going to stuff the pseudostems I wonder?
My thinking is that: the plants can push a new roller out of the top of the straw if they want to, and that can get frosted then the pseudostem will still be OK and the plant can push out another roller.
Re: Musa Basjoo Unwrapped this weekend
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:14 pm
by cordyman
Kristen wrote:otorongo wrote:The lowest overnight low in the 14 day forecast for here is 5C, I'm sure they can take that
In have that view on things that just have some fleece chucked over them - Tree Ferns for example - but I have a cage full of straw around my Nanas because I want to protect the Pseudostem. If I uncover them and we get -4C for a couple of night is that going to stuff the pseudostems I wonder?
My thinking is that: the plants can push a new roller out of the top of the straw if they want to, and that can get frosted then the pseudostem will still be OK and the plant can push out another roller.
I did this with my Musa last year when frost was still about , just took the fleece off top but kept cage and strawer in place, some rollers got frosted but p-stem intact
