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About me: My name is Barrie and I'm in Lantzville, British Columbia. It's a small town in the eastern shores of Vancouver Island (zone8). My preferences in gardening are most anything that falls under the category,"exotic". Our garden has palms, banana, eucalyptus & bamboo to name just a few. I also have a cacti and sucullent garden. Cheers, Barrie.

My zone is: Zone8
GardenWeb Member: 2004-10-09
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Commented: Musa Basjoo winter care You could use an insulating material around the stems up to the growth point and cut back dead leaves as needed. With those temps you're quoting, I wouldn't be the least bit surprized to see unprotect...
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Commented: Winterizing Muso Basjoo in pots They'll definately need light for about 8 hours a day. Cool conditions 45ðF to 55ðF and quite light on the watering. Air circulation helps too. You just want to slow growth down to a snails pace u...
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Commented: Crocosmia Crocosmia can become very large clumps here in zone 8 in the Pacific Northwest. I haven't tried many but any I have have been very prolific on the Islands.
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