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joecm3 · 08-10-2021, 09:29 PM

Hi all,

New to the bananas forum! I just planted a 14" Basjoo banana plant 3 weeks ago from fastgrowingtrees site. Planted on the ground 3 weeks ago but have not been able to get it to grow much taller.

banana 3.jpeg

New leaves are coming out, but at the same time leaves have been starting to brown up and wither (see attached photos). I thought there wasn't enough water.

banana - leaves 0.jpeg

I added some good amount of water but the next day another stem flopped (see the stem on the right, there are some white spots on the stem).

banana - leaves.jpeg

There's a big tree nearby so there's some shade over the banana plant but in the late afternoon it'd get 2-3 good hours of full sun.

It's N CA here temperature goes up to 82-88F in the day and drops to 60F in the early morning around 5am. It's a bit dry around here 36-52% humidity and 10-15mph wind speed.

Because of the drier local weather, I placed weed block immediately around the banana plant over the mulch to help hold the moisture around the topsoil.

Anything I did wrong here? Too little or too much water? Too little sun? Plant disease?

Thanks much for help.

08-10-2021, 09:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
joecm3 Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 6 BananaBucks : 1,093 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Planted a Basjoo Banana three weeks ago leaves browning Hi all, New to the bananas forum! I just planted a 14" Basjoo banana plant 3 weeks ago from fastgrowingtrees site. Planted on the ground 3 weeks ago but have not been able to get it to grow much taller. banana 3.jpeg New leaves are coming out, but at the same time leaves have been starting to brown up and wither (see attached photos). I thought there wasn't enough water. banana - leaves 0.jpeg I added some good amount of water but the next day another stem flopped (see the stem on the right, there are some white spots on the stem). banana - leaves.jpeg There's a big tree nearby so there's some shade over the banana plant but in the late afternoon it'd get 2-3 good hours of full sun. It's N CA here temperature goes up to 82-88F in the day and drops to 60F in the early morning around 5am. It's a bit dry around here 36-52% humidity and 10-15mph wind speed. Because of the drier local weather, I placed weed block immediately around the banana plant over the mulch to help hold the moisture around the topsoil. Anything I did wrong here? Too little or too much water? Too little sun? Plant disease? Thanks much for help. Last edited by joecm3 : 08-10-2021 at 11:33 PM.