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Patty in Wisc · 11-28-2008, 02:00 AM

I have a potted I. C. banana plant that sprung a large leaf & now the leaf is falling down. The other ones aren't, but this one is.
The potting soil is not wet - but not dry. Do you think it's because it's not getting enough light? It's in south facing windows (big one at bottom & one at top) for about 3 hrs per day. Is it not getting enough light?
We put a halogen at the bottom today - shining up. The ceiling is about 20ft tall & no place to hook a lite to - to shine down onto it.
Will it absorb the light from under the leaves - with light shining upward? Or, should I arrange it so it shines downward onto the leaves? (If that's the problem).
Thanks much

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