skiarun
10-24-2013, 06:44 PM
Howdy new friends!
I have my first banana plant sitting in a tiny pot on my stairs awaiting transplant to a larger pot. I welcome suggestions on what soil to use for patio container gardening my little nanner plant.
The marker on my plant says it is an ORINOCO or something like that. I think that's a dwarf variety?
I want my banana plant to get plenty of moisture without getting root rot....so, I am torn between using a water retaining medium such as sphagnum moss and a draining soil such as a sandy cactus mix. I don't want to waste water but I want proper drainage.
What should I do with my little baby plant first?
By the way, I live in San Diego area where we NEVER get rain and it will most likely never freeze.
I have my first banana plant sitting in a tiny pot on my stairs awaiting transplant to a larger pot. I welcome suggestions on what soil to use for patio container gardening my little nanner plant.
The marker on my plant says it is an ORINOCO or something like that. I think that's a dwarf variety?
I want my banana plant to get plenty of moisture without getting root rot....so, I am torn between using a water retaining medium such as sphagnum moss and a draining soil such as a sandy cactus mix. I don't want to waste water but I want proper drainage.
What should I do with my little baby plant first?
By the way, I live in San Diego area where we NEVER get rain and it will most likely never freeze.