Definitely worth a try,I would stick a temp sensor in there so you know whats going on,with that much protection you probably only need to turn the mini's on during arctic stuff 😀

I used 2L pop bottles full of water mixed with a little salt at the base of my basjoos. I don't know if they helped but they certainly did not freeze, and, I assume, must have helped balance the temp inside the protection...

Thanks guys! Paul my girlfriend said the same thing about using the 2 liter bottles, really good idea. I can duct tape
them up the stem that way. I live near a recycling center so I can get a ton of bottles there. So do you guys think it's
OK to use the lights under the leaves without starting a blaze?

Bill

I had lights under the leaves as well, but that doesn't count for much, I know.

I really just need to keep the stems from freezing so the come back. Did you spray them with
funicide Paul?

Bill

I cut off the leaves cut some of the stem back, sprinkled some sulphur on the stems, then sprayed them with BORDO as well. I don't know if this is necessary, but I feel it can't hurt!

Mini lights don't produce much heat unless............it's an enclosed space,then they can actually build up a lot of heat.I think your on the right track with the water to buffer the temps a little.Have you ever seen a thermo cube? They make a bunch of different models that come on at different temps,ex- comes on at 10F goes off at 20F.(cube would need to be next to the plant (-:)
I think they have one that comes on at 35F and shuts off at 45F.I think I will try this with my Butia/Washy enclosures, along with some water containers to hold the temps steady.They handle up to 1500wts,I believe.

I here you that it can't hurt Paul, Protecting these guys is one of my more serious goals this winter. I want
flowers next year in the worst way. Did you order the banana fuel Paul or are you going to wait for Spring?

Jim, I have never seen the thermo cube but I will most definitely look into it. I'm glad they have all of these
products to help out all of us zone pushers.

Thanks guys,

Bill

Meeeee2-I realized whilst I was working today that just closing my Butia/Washy up in styrofoam and using x-mas lights won't work without something keeping an eye out on temps.If this works well I will try it with a Bizzy next year 😯
MAYBE
-or maybe I will wait for them to get bigger.

Bill....If you have space in your garageor basement where it won't freeze dig them up and store them upright in a 50 gallon trash can. Keep the corm moist but not wet and keep them in the dark. The plant will go dormant until next spring when you can set them out. I had great success doing this last year and the plants took right off from where they stopped growing. In fact you can see from my picture I have one fruiting.
I started out 3 years ago with bajoo's but I only grow eating varieties now.

Thanks for the post Kansas! Good to have you posting again. I would love to be able to take them in but these ones need to stay out. I have so many nanas to protect this winter it's crazy! I have plenty of palms too, but at least I know how they are reacting to my protection. Since my basjoos have heat cables around there corms I doubt I can dig them up to easy so in the ground it is. I got a little time before I need to figure it out. The plants are giant (14ft.) and it would be a bummer to lose them.

Thank you for the suggestion,
Bill