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Old 08-29-2009, 12:44 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Potted 3 small banana plants: full sun or part shade? zone 9

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Hi MJ, I use this in all my pots since I havent found anything better. I throw the MG mix in a wheel barrow and mix with usually perlite and some orchid bark mix by eye to get it to look like a mix that is well drained yet fertile. I hope this makes sense , I can't tell you any better, exactly what size are your plants? I tend to favor oversized pots but don't want to hear you've hurt your back moving them.
This was very helpful, Bob. I picked up some fast draining potting soil (for palms and cacti), mixed with perlite, orchid mixture, and MG moisture mix--looked real nice and loose. I mixed in some Oscomote as well.

The plants are resting nicely close to my backfence with plenty of soft bright light.

Question: Should I move them to full sun, or give them a week or two rest period before giving them full sun--early morning thru midafternoon (in Sacramento, the sun is hottest at 4 thru 5 PM).

My very first banana plants! A Kru, an ensete v. and also ensete m.

Now all I have to do is not kill them.
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