Bananasue
11-21-2017, 11:04 PM
I'm new to bananas and bought 3 dwarf varieties - supposedly I have the dwarf cavendish, dwarf namwah, and dwarf green. They did pretty well in the summer outdoors in pots and were repotted before bringing them in for the winter. I was hoping to be able to simulate the outdoor sun to have them continue to grow indoors, but I'm not sure how that's going to go. I've run into a few problems and need some help:
1. Black spots are growing on the dwarf cavendish along the stems - I thought it was mold and used organacide plant doctor (not sure if that was the right thing to do . . . ). Any thoughts on what these are and how do I get rid of them?
2. Brown spots on the dwarf namwah also along the stems of the leaves - same treatment.
3. Dwarf green seems to have a leaf that is stuck growing out of the top and doesn't want to open. How do I remedy this?
4. Picture of all 3 banana plants (dwarf green is hidden in the back and is way smaller than the other 2). Are those water suckers on the dwarf namwah and should I get rid of them? These are all indoors now and it gets down into the 20s overnight at times. Should I wait until Spring to get rid of the suckers?
I haven't used fertilizer yet as the soil they were potted in contained fertilizer. I used a potting soil but mixed it with about half perlite to try and make it as loose/airy as possible. I water about once a week or less, looking to see when the soil looks sort of dry before I water. I have two 120w Philip bulbs that were suggested by Home Depot. Should I get some better lights?
Many thanks in advance!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62650&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62650&ppuser=26629)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62653&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62653&ppuser=26629)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62652&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62652&ppuser=26629)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62654&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62654&ppuser=26629)
1. Black spots are growing on the dwarf cavendish along the stems - I thought it was mold and used organacide plant doctor (not sure if that was the right thing to do . . . ). Any thoughts on what these are and how do I get rid of them?
2. Brown spots on the dwarf namwah also along the stems of the leaves - same treatment.
3. Dwarf green seems to have a leaf that is stuck growing out of the top and doesn't want to open. How do I remedy this?
4. Picture of all 3 banana plants (dwarf green is hidden in the back and is way smaller than the other 2). Are those water suckers on the dwarf namwah and should I get rid of them? These are all indoors now and it gets down into the 20s overnight at times. Should I wait until Spring to get rid of the suckers?
I haven't used fertilizer yet as the soil they were potted in contained fertilizer. I used a potting soil but mixed it with about half perlite to try and make it as loose/airy as possible. I water about once a week or less, looking to see when the soil looks sort of dry before I water. I have two 120w Philip bulbs that were suggested by Home Depot. Should I get some better lights?
Many thanks in advance!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62650&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62650&ppuser=26629)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62653&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62653&ppuser=26629)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62652&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62652&ppuser=26629)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62654&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62654&ppuser=26629)