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a.hulva@coxinet.net · 07-18-2017, 06:04 PM

I have five. Four came from a local Lowes store and had a stem 2/3 feet. They have doubled in the last two months. I have another in a different location that I have had going on it's third year. It looked the same as yours or worse. I jerked it out last week and it had a sorry root system. I have potted it in half perlite and half potting mix. We'll see.
I have watered with very hard well water for years and I believe the calcium has built up in the soil until now it has a pH of 7.5 which in my opinion is way too high for bananas. Should be 5 to 6. I have put pelletized sulfur on with little results. I am now going to apply powered sulfur an see what happens.

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a.hulva@coxinet.net Location: Edmond, OK Zone: 73034 Name: Al Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 456 BananaBucks : 48,254 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3,695 Times Was Thanked 779 Times in 317 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 437 Times	Re: What is wrong with my Encete maurelli? I have five. Four came from a local Lowes store and had a stem 2/3 feet. They have doubled in the last two months. I have another in a different location that I have had going on it's third year. It looked the same as yours or worse. I jerked it out last week and it had a sorry root system. I have potted it in half perlite and half potting mix. We'll see. I have watered with very hard well water for years and I believe the calcium has built up in the soil until now it has a pH of 7.5 which in my opinion is way too high for bananas. Should be 5 to 6. I have put pelletized sulfur on with little results. I am now going to apply powered sulfur an see what happens.