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BobbyC
03-18-2015, 08:39 PM
What is this black necrosis that is shriveling my bananas and turning them black????

Is it under watering? It hasnt even gotten hot yet...

This is on my praying hands banana. Same thing happened to my blue java last year. I have finally gotten these bad boys to fruit after almost 2 years and they are dying one me. Please tell me what you think this is and how to fix it. Thanks

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57538&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57538&ppuser=14438)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57537&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57537&ppuser=14438)

Richard
03-18-2015, 10:17 PM
Where are you located?
Are your bananas in pots (what size?) or in the ground?
How much and how often are you watering?
:lurk:

BobbyC
03-20-2015, 10:02 PM
North County San Diego.
Plants are in ground.
Now that the weather is warming, I am watering 2 to 3 times a week. With a deep watering once a week.

Prior to that I wasnt watering as much due to the colder weather and season rain.

Please help.lol.
Im worried about this black shriveling growing to all the fruit and im once again fruitless. :(

Richard
03-22-2015, 01:08 AM
North County San Diego.
Plants are in ground.
Now that the weather is warming, I am watering 2 to 3 times a week. With a deep watering once a week.

You and I are more-or-less in the same climate. Your watering is excessive unless you do not have mulch protecting the ground surface in a 2-3 foot radius around your plants. I'm currently watering my fruiting bananas once every 4 days and my deciduous fruit trees every 10 days. Of course, there are significant basins and mulch around my trees. Stop by for a visit if you like.

BobbyC
03-22-2015, 01:31 AM
So what do you think the black stuff creeping on the bananas is?

blownz281
03-22-2015, 06:48 AM
I second the overwatering. It's rot or mold I would say.