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fwtexasmusic
07-13-2016, 04:55 PM
So my ensete maurelii has maybe grown half a foot since I got it in March. It I put it in a 10" plastic pot, and it has maybe grown a foot and has about 9 leafs unfurled, gets full Texas sun (zone 8a) about 8 hours a day and a decent watering every night. I have fertilized it a 3 or 4 times with 17-5-24.

What am I doing wrong??!! I was hoping for this lady to be the star of my patio but she is a baby compared to my huge cavendish bananas right next to it. I guess I was expecting similar growth pattern.

Any tips would be appreciated!

https://s32.postimg.org/iyqj3spw5/IMG_20160713_130807.jpg

https://s32.postimg.org/55n9ibksl/ensete2.png

scottu
07-14-2016, 08:18 PM
Put it in the ground!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=60165&size=1

They go crazy in the ground!

a.hulva@coxinet.net
07-15-2016, 08:54 PM
I ago with totally with Scott. :ha: