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Originally Posted by edwmax
The perlite should be available at the big -box garden centers. You can use course sand (not play sand), course pine bark, or small pebbles mixed in the soil.
i'm not familiar with Seramis clay. Doing a google I found their info. Quote 'Our clay granules can absorb large amounts of water, store them and return them to the houseplant. The small, porous clay grains suck up the water like a sponge. ...' This is exactly what you DO NOT WANT!
Peat also 'sucks up water like a sponge' So you need to keep peat in the mix to a minimum and mixing in the perlite helps to reduce this.
Banana plants need fresh water not stagnate water. The pot needs to drain and the excess water discarded to prevent water from pooling in the bottom.
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Thank you so much once again! I will have to order it online as due to the corona situation, things are limited around here. I found this one that can be here by the end of next week:
https://www.amazon.de/Gartenbau-Perl..._t1_B01MYBUU01 It says that the pebbles are between 2mm and 6mm, would this be fine for thee little bananas? I feel like I am throwing a bunch of dumb questions around but better be on the safe side than sorry later haha
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