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branana
06-02-2018, 06:25 PM
I recently bought this Zebrina banana. What is going on here?! Is that the corm above the soil?! Is it some kind of double corm? The pups and roots are way down at the bottom of the bulbous portion. Aren't roots typically right at the bottom of the pseudostem? Very bizarre.. Can banana experts please help?Thanks!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=63126&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=63128&size=1
Mark Dragt
06-02-2018, 06:59 PM
That's interesting. My guess is the plant and pot got knocked over, maybe more than once, and the top layer of soil fell out of the pot. That soil was never replaced. You could add soil back to the pot to make things more normal looking.
Gabe15
06-02-2018, 08:37 PM
Severly pot bound plants will do this sometimes, they keep growing without flowering and corms grow out of the soil. If you repot it to a larger container and plant it deeper so the soil covers the corm, new roots will form on it and it should get a pretty good growth spurt going.
branana
06-02-2018, 09:00 PM
Severly pot bound plants will do this sometimes, they keep growing without flowering and corms grow out of the soil. If you repot it to a larger container and plant it deeper so the soil covers the corm, new roots will form on it and it should get a pretty good growth spurt going.
Thanks a lot for your quick reply! Interesting... Great information. I thought about adding more soil, I just have an additional question before I do: Will it be safe to level up the soil with the base of the pseudostem? The roots are a good 4-5" down from the base of the pseudostem. So that would be the amount of soil I would be adding. Will the roots be able to get the proper oxygenation and hydration they need that far down? Maybe Im being a bit too precautionary, but it beats finding out the hard way! Thanks again!
branana
06-02-2018, 09:01 PM
That's interesting. My guess is the plant and pot got knocked over, maybe more than once, and the top layer of soil fell out of the pot. That soil was never replaced. You could add soil back to the pot to make things more normal looking.
Thanks for the prompt reply! Indeed! Those were my thoughts as well.
cincinnana
06-03-2018, 03:01 AM
I recently bought this Zebrina banana. What is going on here?! Is that the corm above the soil?! Is it some kind of double corm? The pups and roots are way down at the bottom of the bulbous portion. Aren't roots typically right at the bottom of the pseudostem? Very bizarre.. Can banana experts please help?Thanks!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=63126&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=63128&size=1
That is what a plant in a container looks like after a few seasons or more of neglect.
Like the other fellas said repot it and the plant will sort itself out in a few months
sputinc7
06-03-2018, 01:59 PM
Yes, repot in a larger pot and add enough dirt to cover the corm to the smooth area of the stem. Make sure the soil has good drainage.
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