Foreverlad
04-24-2013, 03:16 PM
Hey all.
I'm primarily growing Musa Basjoo and would-be Blue Java. All my plants are doing well, but one of the most recent purchases (a would-be B.J.) has a flaky, dried up outer pseudostem sheath slowly flaking away.
The plant is in fine shape, has recently put up two pups, and isn't giving me any problems.
The flaky outer-layer of the pseudostem seems like a common enough occurrence, as I see it often in photos of most varieties of bananas. My question is, is this simply the nature of maturing banana plants gaining size and girth, or is it ever a hint of a deficiency or health issue?
"Healthy" Basjoo
<a href="http://imgur.com/PGRMemA" title=""><img src="http://i.imgur.com/PGRMemAl.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>
"Flaky" "Blue Java"
<a href="http://imgur.com/E3Q2yv7" title=""><img src="http://i.imgur.com/E3Q2yv7l.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'm primarily growing Musa Basjoo and would-be Blue Java. All my plants are doing well, but one of the most recent purchases (a would-be B.J.) has a flaky, dried up outer pseudostem sheath slowly flaking away.
The plant is in fine shape, has recently put up two pups, and isn't giving me any problems.
The flaky outer-layer of the pseudostem seems like a common enough occurrence, as I see it often in photos of most varieties of bananas. My question is, is this simply the nature of maturing banana plants gaining size and girth, or is it ever a hint of a deficiency or health issue?
"Healthy" Basjoo
<a href="http://imgur.com/PGRMemA" title=""><img src="http://i.imgur.com/PGRMemAl.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>
"Flaky" "Blue Java"
<a href="http://imgur.com/E3Q2yv7" title=""><img src="http://i.imgur.com/E3Q2yv7l.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>
Any help is greatly appreciated.