chunkymonkey
08-14-2017, 01:36 PM
Hi Everyone,
My name is Jennifer and I live in Southern New Jersey and am in plant zone 7b. I bought a Musa Dwarf Cavendish Banana plant around the end of June this year. While it has grown, I can't figure out what kind of soil it should be in and it's starting to not look so great. I will probably have to bring it indoors in about a month or so, I'd really like to get the right soil mix for it while it still can enjoy the heat and humidity. Also, I gave it Miracle-Gro for Orchids and the leaves have big brown spots so I think I may have given it to much and burnt it a little. I'm thinking if I could get the right soil mixture, it will hopefully heal. I did see one person posted to put Perlite in the soil but mixed with what? And is Perlite a good idea?
Thank you for any suggestions!
Jennifer (ChunkyMonkey -- one of my favorite ice-creams!!)
My name is Jennifer and I live in Southern New Jersey and am in plant zone 7b. I bought a Musa Dwarf Cavendish Banana plant around the end of June this year. While it has grown, I can't figure out what kind of soil it should be in and it's starting to not look so great. I will probably have to bring it indoors in about a month or so, I'd really like to get the right soil mix for it while it still can enjoy the heat and humidity. Also, I gave it Miracle-Gro for Orchids and the leaves have big brown spots so I think I may have given it to much and burnt it a little. I'm thinking if I could get the right soil mixture, it will hopefully heal. I did see one person posted to put Perlite in the soil but mixed with what? And is Perlite a good idea?
Thank you for any suggestions!
Jennifer (ChunkyMonkey -- one of my favorite ice-creams!!)