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Olafhenny · 04-26-2015, 04:27 PM

There is another thing to observe about bananas in pots: The pots should not be in full sun.
The plants tolerate sun well, even though in the wild they are mostly in dappled shade. When
the sun shines on the pots, the roots get too hot and do not not like that. I had two plants,
both were in full sun. One thrived, the other did not. When it occurred to me, that the one,
which thrived had the pot in the shade, while the pot of the other was in full sun, I moved
the ailing one, so that its pot was also shaded and it soon recovered. Of course none of that
applies to plants in the ground.

04-26-2015, 04:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 260,125 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Banana Tree Sunburn??? There is another thing to observe about bananas in pots: The pots should not be in full sun. The plants tolerate sun well, even though in the wild they are mostly in dappled shade. When the sun shines on the pots, the roots get too hot and do not not like that. I had two plants, both were in full sun. One thrived, the other did not. When it occurred to me, that the one, which thrived had the pot in the shade, while the pot of the other was in full sun, I moved the ailing one, so that its pot was also shaded and it soon recovered. Of course none of that applies to plants in the ground. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.