bananafishes
02-07-2010, 02:11 AM
I just got my first banana tree from raintree nursery called the double banana. From their website: "This is a sport of the Dwarf Cavendish banana and is also known as 'Mahoi'. It will grow to about 7' tall in a large pot."
It looks just beautiful, though a small bit of edge of one of the leaves is yellow/brown. It is about 2.5' tall and in a gallon container. I live in Seattle, and it will be a container plant.
So here are my questions:
What type of pot is best for it, and what size? Bigger is better, but I'm not sure what size is "better".
Potting soil - neutral I've read, but should I give it any fertilizer when I transplant it, or what regime should I use? Is there a good, better, best type of fertilizer?
How often should I water it in the winter? I don't have a humidifier right now, and I'm guessing that the humidity in my apartment is pretty low. I imagine that I should buy a humidifier tomorrow... I've also got a dwarf meyer lemon and key lime tree that arrived about a month and a half ago that would probably benefit from this as well.
Light - it has 'high light' requirements, but is a 40watt fluorescent fine during the winter months?
Thanks in advance!
It looks just beautiful, though a small bit of edge of one of the leaves is yellow/brown. It is about 2.5' tall and in a gallon container. I live in Seattle, and it will be a container plant.
So here are my questions:
What type of pot is best for it, and what size? Bigger is better, but I'm not sure what size is "better".
Potting soil - neutral I've read, but should I give it any fertilizer when I transplant it, or what regime should I use? Is there a good, better, best type of fertilizer?
How often should I water it in the winter? I don't have a humidifier right now, and I'm guessing that the humidity in my apartment is pretty low. I imagine that I should buy a humidifier tomorrow... I've also got a dwarf meyer lemon and key lime tree that arrived about a month and a half ago that would probably benefit from this as well.
Light - it has 'high light' requirements, but is a 40watt fluorescent fine during the winter months?
Thanks in advance!