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JFK · 08-19-2008, 02:09 PM

Hi, First post here except for an introduction. Being that this is my first shot at growing bananas and I live in Santa Cruz, CA, I picked basjoos as a sure thing the first season. I bought three; two little guys about 12" and one bigger one about 24". The two little ones are in the ground and the bigger one is a large clay pot. The two little ones are in amended soil and doing fine, putting out about 1 leaf per week and maintaining vigor. The larger one was in a one gallon pot when I got it and looked good. I moved it to the large pot (16") and used really good organic soil with perlite added for improved drainage. However the larger plant in the pot is developing some blotchy spots. Not burnt crispy spots, but soft varigated spots.

I live a block from the beach and the plant gets wet from fog almost everynight....So this could increase the chance of fungus, but do you think it could be that the underdeveloped roots are too wet. Like I said, I put a bunch of perlite in the soil, so there is NO WAY that it's saturated, but I have noticed that it stays wet for a quite a few days before the top inch dries out. It is still growing as I noticed a new leaf coming up today, I'd just like to correct the problem so all new growth is healthy.

Any input that's specific to this problem is appreciated as are any standard practices for successful transplanting.

Sorry for the essay.

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JFK Location: Santa Cruz, Ca Zone: 9 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 13,421 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 13 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Leaf problems Hi, First post here except for an introduction. Being that this is my first shot at growing bananas and I live in Santa Cruz, CA, I picked basjoos as a sure thing the first season. I bought three; two little guys about 12" and one bigger one about 24". The two little ones are in the ground and the bigger one is a large clay pot. The two little ones are in amended soil and doing fine, putting out about 1 leaf per week and maintaining vigor. The larger one was in a one gallon pot when I got it and looked good. I moved it to the large pot (16") and used really good organic soil with perlite added for improved drainage. However the larger plant in the pot is developing some blotchy spots. Not burnt crispy spots, but soft varigated spots. I live a block from the beach and the plant gets wet from fog almost everynight....So this could increase the chance of fungus, but do you think it could be that the underdeveloped roots are too wet. Like I said, I put a bunch of perlite in the soil, so there is NO WAY that it's saturated, but I have noticed that it stays wet for a quite a few days before the top inch dries out. It is still growing as I noticed a new leaf coming up today, I'd just like to correct the problem so all new growth is healthy. Any input that's specific to this problem is appreciated as are any standard practices for successful transplanting. Sorry for the essay.