I posted this thread last week. My problems are continuing. Now my AeAe appears to have the crud. The stalk of the plant gets weak and then turns brown to black. The stalk then feels mushy like something (a fungus?) is eating away at the cells. Then the plant droops forward. I have sprayed a fungicide. I don't think I am under or over watering (other small bananas
not near the sick ones are doing fine). Before I loose my AeAe I did the following -- The affected mushy brownish stalk was peeled way from the plant. Under it is pretty and green. I then sprayed the good looking stalk with fungicide. Did I hurt the plant by peeling off a layer of stalk? On the four plants I may have lost I did not remove the stalk and they rotted away. Any suggestions would really be appreciated. My first thread and pictures are below. I did not post pictures of the AeAe.
Thank you!!!
Andrew
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Originally Posted by Magilla Gorilla
Hello all,
I am new to the forum. I live in Santa Barbara, CA and have many different types of bananas and other tropicals. I have four pups that need some help. They are two Ice Creams, Double Mahoi and a Red Iholena. They are all tissue culture plants about one foot high on a heat mat inside with a grow bulb on a timer. I did see some aphids but washed them off. The plants are watered and allowed to dry inbetween.
The problem is that they got a black discoloration on the stem and then fall over at that point. Since they are small, they then break at that weak spot.
This is a picture of an Ice Cream leaning over. Where the plant is leaning over is blackish in color. This becomes a weak spot.
This is a picture of the stalk that broke off shortly after.
This is another picture of the plant where it broke off.
If anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Andrew |