Forum home› Problem solving
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Musa Basjoo didn’t survive the winter

tomcr1981tomcr1981 Posts: 51
in Problem solving
Hi everyone, think I know the answer but have I lost these for good ? I’ve just unwrapped them 😢 

Posts

  • tomcr1981tomcr1981 Posts: 51
    Photos didn’t attach
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Where are you in the country? Where did you over winter,and where are the leaves?
  • tomcr1981tomcr1981 Posts: 51
    Hi, I’m in Bournemouth… I did what I’ve done for the last couple years and cut it down and wrapped it in a fleece 
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Did you leave it outside, what happened to the leaves?
  • tomcr1981tomcr1981 Posts: 51
    Yes I left it outside but wrapped. It got colder here than usual. I cut it down which is what I’ve done every year
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Stick it up against a sunny wall and wait a bit. It could come up from  the roots yet.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Hello again, what did you wrap it in? Sorry about the questions, hope they don't seem daft. You can sometimes get away with leaving a biggish one outside,very well wrapped (to keep water out of the crown/stems. We're in East Sussex,10 minutes from the sea. They go into a green house,which is barely frost free,not wrapped,but leaves left on for protection.
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    Give your plants time. My busa has been out, unwrapped all winter and it is only just beginning to show signs of life. I never cut mine back or wrap it but it is in a pot, between two larger pots, against a South facing wall. It has been hit worse this winter than ever before but the main root, I think, is still alive.
    I trimmed the dead growth back only yesterday and there is green tissue showing low down near the bulb/rhizome. Fingers crossed it comes back.
  • greatnorthernexoticgreatnorthernexotic Posts: 119
    I've just unwrapped mine and the stems are firm with some clear signs of life. New leaves are pushing out. I wrapped mine in fleece too, but mine are in the ground. I wonder if them being in a pot has made a difference?

    If I was you, I'd keep cutting back the pseudostem until you can see the firm, pale flesh that'd tell you it was alive.

    I made a quick video on this very topic: https://youtu.be/9Lth3Z9S2L8
    Growing tropical and desert plants outdoors in West Yorkshire
    INSTAGRAM/ YOUTUBE
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I think they turn to mush when they are completely dead because they hold a lot of water in the stem. If there is still some rigidity to them, they they have a chance of regrowing from the roots.
Sign In or Register to comment.