mackmccaleb
09-05-2018, 09:17 AM
Lots and lots of rain, but also some pretty strong winds. Not a catastrophe, but some pretty shredded leaves and leaning pseudostems. What do I do??
Stake up the bananas and support them til the roots regrow?
Cut down the big pseudostems and hope for lots of pups next year? (I'm starting my own backyard nursery, so a proliferation of pups won't be a bad thing)
Nothing? What will happen if I do nothing at all? Just have some leaning banana trees?
I'm sure in nature that bananas grow into a mat to protect themselves from strong winds. My intention was to manage my bananas by removing all pups except for two or three. Can I be proactive next time to protect my plants? Staking? Guy wires? Remove leaves before a storm to try to keep the pseudostems upright? Really appreciate all advice and suggestions. I'm sure many of you have dealt with tropical weather before. Check out this video of the damage
https://youtu.be/0nVc3Uhl3ts
Stake up the bananas and support them til the roots regrow?
Cut down the big pseudostems and hope for lots of pups next year? (I'm starting my own backyard nursery, so a proliferation of pups won't be a bad thing)
Nothing? What will happen if I do nothing at all? Just have some leaning banana trees?
I'm sure in nature that bananas grow into a mat to protect themselves from strong winds. My intention was to manage my bananas by removing all pups except for two or three. Can I be proactive next time to protect my plants? Staking? Guy wires? Remove leaves before a storm to try to keep the pseudostems upright? Really appreciate all advice and suggestions. I'm sure many of you have dealt with tropical weather before. Check out this video of the damage
https://youtu.be/0nVc3Uhl3ts