sashaeffer
07-04-2011, 07:21 AM
Planted a mail order Dwarf Cavendish the other day and I want this to be a inside plant only as I don't want to go through the shock and stress that can happen by getting is used to outside, then trying to get it to grow well inside and the environment change.
My question is, when it's young like this and trying to establish itself does it hurt if it is outside like during the day, and inside at night. It would get a lot more sunlight outside even though I have one south facing window, which at this time of the year doesn't get any direct sun.
I don't want to screw this up, Advice?
I have it in good draining soil which really seems to hold moisture. Dry on top, but water probe says "wet" even days after initial watering. Seems like the cactus type potting soils really hold the moisture in longer than I would have thought. Probably why I lost a couple other baby hardy banana's...over watering when young and in too large of pots for them at the time.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44074&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44074&ppuser=10205)
My question is, when it's young like this and trying to establish itself does it hurt if it is outside like during the day, and inside at night. It would get a lot more sunlight outside even though I have one south facing window, which at this time of the year doesn't get any direct sun.
I don't want to screw this up, Advice?
I have it in good draining soil which really seems to hold moisture. Dry on top, but water probe says "wet" even days after initial watering. Seems like the cactus type potting soils really hold the moisture in longer than I would have thought. Probably why I lost a couple other baby hardy banana's...over watering when young and in too large of pots for them at the time.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44074&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44074&ppuser=10205)