Tropicals & Tender Perennials: musa basjoo: z6 -ovr wintering???, 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
I have not had much of a weed problem from using the fresh clippings. I do try to keep out any weeds from the mix. Expecially bermuda grass in most cases the leaves will help prevent leaves much like in a forest you will not see many of the smaller weeds do to the mulching of leaves under the trees. In the compost pile the heat from the decaying matter kills many of the weeds and the flipping of the pile. I did find that the weeds do love this rich soil but the dirt is so lose you can easily pull them.

Here is a picture of my uncles basjoos. He is in a valley with no wind and got his to over 25 feet tall. These photos were taken at the end of July.