35/45F T-cube is the only one to use for sure.

If you live somewhere cold and use the 10/20F or 20/30F and your structure
is not made to warm up during the day,you have a very real possibility of it staying below freezing.

Sounds great , I will have to get some t- cubes for next winter , one question does the t-cube go inside the structure or outside? So what do we do now wait till next spring and see if our winter protection is a success? Or do we buy more tropicals? Get some seeds? take a holiday? lol

Keith,

does the t-cube go inside the structure or outside?

It goes where you want the protection to kick in, plugged into your heat (either C-9 lights or if it's a big structure, into a ceramic heater).

Using my palm hut (plywood building) as an example, I have an extension cord attached to the house.
It runs into the palm hut.
About 3'feet off the ground the extension cord is plugged into a thermocube.
Then the ceramic heater is plugged into the thermocube.
The heater is set to "mediium" and kicks on when the thermocube reacts to 35F temp.
And then heater goes off when the max thermocube temp is reached (45 I think).

So what do we do now wait till next spring and see if our winter protection is a success? Or do we buy more tropicals? Get some seeds? take a holiday? lol

All of the above 😆

Barb

Uncovered musa basjoo today . Looks good. Looks like it might get quite tall this year.

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Uncovered musa basjoo today . Looks good. Looks like it might get quite tall this year.

Good jobe Keith. I would say there is no "might", seeing as they look 4 - 6 feet tall as it is.

Looks like it might get quite tall this year.

Its leaves will double as curtains for upstairs windows.
Good work Keith.

Barb

Wow, great job with the basjoo protection. 😀

Looks good! I uncovered mine this past weekend. They're lovin the 80 degree temps this week....and so am i finally Spring!!!!!

How tall do they reach in the heat of summer??

It was about 9 feet last year I am thinking 12 feet this year which is about the top of living room window. The gutters are 13-14 feet.
Below is a picture taken last April

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Below is a picture last fall

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This picture below was taken today, so I kept most or all the trunk that I gained last year.

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Looks great. It'll do well. Nice camelia too, I love them. Mine are huge this year. Mine bloom in November/December, when do yours bloom?

Thanks Mike just got it last spring , so it has not bloomed since, but it was covered up for winter. I will see if it survives this spring.

Thanks Mike just got it last spring , so it has not bloomed since, but it was covered up for winter. I will see if it survives this spring.

good luck~ post pics!

My musas that i uncovered (3 wks ago) are staring to turn yellowish and putting out funky bent leaves????? HELP! Any info appreciated!

Hey Mike mine are looking a little tattered since I took that picture we had a couple of frosts so had to cover them up. You should be frost free in zone 7 now. If you are frost free now just feed it some miracle grow and water and it should pick up once the heat hits. Can you post a picture? We all like pictures ( lol)
Keith