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Originally Posted by alana124
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Just wondered tho; my SDC is still growing like a weed, but my new one, the Dwarf cavendish doesn't seem like it's doing much..the typical growth is you get a leaf, and inside the scrolled up leaf is a tiny leaf ready to burst up once the bigger leaf unfurls, so it's like to leaves in one, right? well the new plant has just a tiny leaf and it's not going anywhere, so I wonder if it's too cold for it compared to where he came from
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It is possibly a small plant without much of a corm. If so, the plant is driven to put energy into corm and root development.
If the temperatures throughout the day and night are all above 65 (F), then the plant is able to grow. If the average daytime temperature is 75 (F) or so, then there is plenty of warmth.
Overwatering might be a concern. If the plant is in a pot: don't let it sit in water and don't water until the soil you can touch from the holes in the bottom is not soggy and on the drier side of moist. 99 out of 100 plant problems that people bring into a nursery are from overwatering.
If you have not fed the plant, consider giving it a small amount of Rose Food. It will help the plant with corm development and also provide a lot of micronutrients. Most of the major brands are great, such as Vigoro granules or Miracle Gro water soluble. The N-P-K numbers on the label will be something like 12-x-10, where x is some value less than 12. A 6" plant can take a teaspoon, a 2 foot plant a Tablespoon.
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