Transplanting and adding additional soil

[CraigSS]

I know with normal trees you should not add soil above the crowns of the trunk which could kill the tree.
With Banana plants is there a problem with adding soil higher around the base of the plant? The reason I ask this is I have a plant that the roots are at the surface of the pot. (I know apparently did not transplant soon enough!)
Can I add additional soil around P-Stem to cover the roots?
And can it be several inches?


Craig

[kaczercat]

dump lots for the winter you can always remove some in the spring

[CraigSS]

I am bringing one plant in to larger container and it will stay in. I am looking to see if I can put more soil around and above where it is on the "P" Stem.

[a.hulva@coxinet.net]

Yes but don't get carried away. Roots on the surface are perfectly normal and don't need to be covered. You should be thrilled to have those roots.

[CraigSS]

So putting more soil around the "P" Stem will not hurt it then?

[cincinnana]

Originally Posted by CraigSS

So putting more soil around the "P" Stem will not hurt it then?

I will do it when needed.
Sometimes the soil will wash out or the corm will raise in a container.
Here is a photo of a plant with roots above the soil line.

Go ahead and put a soilless mix in there to cover those roots.

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Soil pulled away from the side of the container
by
Hostafarian,
on Flickr