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Old 06-27-2017, 09:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: The North Carolina Banana Experiment

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Originally Posted by edwmax View Post
Now your tc looks nice, but as a note: from the 2nd pic compared to the 3rd, it looks like you may have buried the plant a little deep. The first & second leaf stems were buried in the new pot. This could induce some pstem rot/problems at a later date. You might raise the plant up to the soil level of the 2" pot.
Thank you. As a vegetable farmer with a special love for tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, I'm used to burying roots deep. I've raised the plant as per your suggestion.





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The TC will benefit from a daily misting with water especially if kept inside and humidity is low; and a forlar spray of weak fertilizer once a week. Keep the plant in bright light with little direct sunlight. The leaves can sunburn.
The instructions for the plant said not to expose it to full sun just yet until it begins to show growth. I have it outside on my roof deck in the spotty shadows of the tomatoes so it gets partial sun next to my herbs. If I see growth I'll introduce it to more and more sunshine.

Unfortunately, we don't get low humidity in the Philadelphia area. I'd go as far to say it is more humid here than it is in the south on average. It just never dries out; the south at least gets dry spells. The Northeast doesn't get the credit it deserves because the average temperatures are lower - it is an armpit here.
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