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Old 10-19-2011, 01:20 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bananas wasting away please help

It's a lot harder to kill a potted banana with too little water than too much. In the absence of any leaf growth, I'd give some water but only enough to keep the soil slightly moist. If you have an actively growing plant and warm conditions, you probably can't overwater, but in the absence of leaf growth and suboptimal sun and heat, I'd be cautious of overwatering. Bananas store a lot of water, so you'd really have to get them desiccated indoors to stop their growth.

I'd take one of the small ones out of the pot and have a look at the roots. That could tell you a lot.
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