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Stoo · 07-03-2009, 03:51 AM

Hi, firstly I've only just registered so I'd like to say - hello!

Secondly, I was looking for a bit of advice on my banana plant.. A bit of background first, I live in London and have had the plant for almost 3 years, it's lived in a pot on my patio the whole time. I re-potted it only once - when I first bought it. It's survived 2 winters without much of a problem, new leaves don't grow over winter but come April/May it starts to grow again. This year I started getting normal size leaves in May, however over the last few weeks when it's been hot by London standards all the new leaves are tiny! The newest ones are only 3-4 inches long compared to the usual approx 15 inch size (I'm at work and guessing from memory here..).

Has anyone any advice? I water it regularly, it's still nice and green, there's even new stems growing next to the main one and they're doing OK, it all looks healthy but the main leaves have just gone miniature!

I've had a search for other people with similar problems but couldn't find any, any help will be gratefully appreciated!

Thanks,

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Stoo Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 3,097 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Tiny leaves! Hi, firstly I've only just registered so I'd like to say - hello! Secondly, I was looking for a bit of advice on my banana plant.. A bit of background first, I live in London and have had the plant for almost 3 years, it's lived in a pot on my patio the whole time. I re-potted it only once - when I first bought it. It's survived 2 winters without much of a problem, new leaves don't grow over winter but come April/May it starts to grow again. This year I started getting normal size leaves in May, however over the last few weeks when it's been hot by London standards all the new leaves are tiny! The newest ones are only 3-4 inches long compared to the usual approx 15 inch size (I'm at work and guessing from memory here..). Has anyone any advice? I water it regularly, it's still nice and green, there's even new stems growing next to the main one and they're doing OK, it all looks healthy but the main leaves have just gone miniature! I've had a search for other people with similar problems but couldn't find any, any help will be gratefully appreciated! Thanks,