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bootooni
09-02-2013, 08:24 PM
Joined this forum about two months ago when I got my "Musa acuminata"s and my "Musa sumatrana"s. I'm in Austin, TX. They get a get shade most of the morning and direct sun in the late afternoon. I try not to overwater, but they are droopy and look thirsty. The outer leaves dry out and crisp up. But the soil has some moisture and I am afraid of causing root rot. Please advise.

See pictures if you have a strong stomach. http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54427&cat=510
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/data/510/thumbs/Rojo.JPG

bootooni
09-02-2013, 08:25 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/data/510/thumbs/Tiny.JPG

Abnshrek
09-02-2013, 08:47 PM
I can't see your pics, but as hot as it is lately small plants like that only need 3 hours of sun tops. Most of my small one's only get morning sun. You could put a temp shade cloth over them. :^)

Olafhenny
09-03-2013, 10:52 PM
For goodness sakes, give those poor plants some water!

You live in the hot desert with dry air. Bananas originate in the humid tropics, often grow right beside
rice fields , where the soil level at their base is frequently no more than 6 or 8 inches above the water
surface, and where it does never get as hot as it does in Austin during summer. Over-watering should
be the last thing you should worry about.

Good luck,
Olaf

Snookie
09-05-2013, 11:22 AM
B.P.S.???? Meh what is dat?

I got a definition but surely it anent the same eh?

http://www.pictureshack.us/images/21909_imagesCAJ69MGR.jpg

PR-Giants
09-05-2013, 11:40 AM
B.P.S.???? Meh what is dat?

I got a definition but surely it anent the same eh?

http://www.pictureshack.us/images/21909_imagesCAJ69MGR.jpg

When I read BPS, my first thought was Snookie's :ha::ha: Booty Patrol Services.:ha::ha:

Snookie
09-05-2013, 12:17 PM
When I read BPS, my first thought was Snookie's :ha::ha: Booty Patrol Services.:ha::ha:

EXACTLT...That's why I asked for clarification:}

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sunfish
09-05-2013, 03:59 PM
[QUOTE=bootooni;228019]Joined this forum about two months ago when I got my "Musa acuminata"s and my "Musa sumatrana"s. I'm in Austin, TX. They get a get shade most of the morning and direct sun in the late afternoon. I try not to overwater, but they are droopy and look thirsty. The outer leaves dry out and crisp up. But the soil has some moisture and I am afraid of causing root rot. Please advise.

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Rojo-1.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/Rojo-1.jpg.html)

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Tiny.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/Tiny.jpg.html)

Olafhenny
09-05-2013, 07:34 PM
Okay, I could not take it any more, so I looked BPS up in Wiki. There are about 40 different uses of this
acronym, including Bronchopulmonary Sequestration and, my favourite, Botswana Prison Service. :ha:

sunfish
09-05-2013, 07:47 PM
Banana Protective Services.

Snookie
09-05-2013, 09:01 PM
Banana Protective Services.

Naw dat ain't correct:}

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sunfish
09-05-2013, 09:10 PM
Bladder pain syndrome,

Snookie
09-05-2013, 09:47 PM
Bladder pain syndrome,

Your close...real close:}

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