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Old 07-14-2013, 07:12 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Goldfinger With Black Leaves Please Help!

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Originally Posted by andy17 View Post
Thanks bananimal--this is super helpful. Hopefully, it's just a combination of bad cultural practices and too much moisture. I'm definitely going to do this. So you don't think its Banana Streak Virus (that would be great if it isn't)? Also, if mold/mildew/rot has started to harm the plant, can it still be saved by removing rotted tissue and repotting in a good pot + soil? Or does it infect the entire plant? Thanks again!
Cloth bags will stay wet and kill off plants with too much rain and cool weather. Even a naner as aggressive as FHIA 1, Goldfinger.
If you see rotten, mushy tissue in the corm area dig it all out. I use a teaspoon if it goes deep. Trim off any blackened soft roots too. As long as there is hard white corm it will send out new roots.

Cloth bags have their place but I never transplant anything to one unless it is vigorously growing and never in winter cool. And the bag size is just a little bigger than the rootball.
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