found banana on the curb, Brooklyn
Hello,
I have a backyard garden in Brooklyn and I just "rescued" a plant from the trash pile on the curb. I know nothing about Banana plants but have always admired the look and I have a backyard garden that I am somewhat blissfully, compulsively obsessed with. I thought I could nurse the plant back to help because I have space for it and it has a couple of young shoots (pups?) coming up, despite the larger, older leaves looking burnt and damaged and the pot had some trash and cigarette butts tossed in there. I'm joining this forum in hopes of learning about basic care guidelines, typical diseases and pests that these plants are susceptible to. If I don't kill it immediately, it would be great to be able to identify the plant and deepen my knowledge of these types of plants.
Thanks in advance for your help!
anna
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