MentalFloss
07-01-2019, 08:28 AM
Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and a noob in gardening overall, but I took the time to try and research my plant's problem, tried different things but no luck.
I have 2 banana plants, 1year old, in different pots and different locations in my appartment. I live near the sea and frequently there is a breeze. During the last 2 months they are on 2 different balconies and before that they were inside. I live in Northern Greece, and our current climate is very hot and humid, with frequent short downpours and highest temp around 35-40 celsius.
The plant which I am showing you was doing very well while inside, but a week before I took them outside I found some spider mites, they looked like tetranychus, with fine webbing all over the leaves and little white-yellowish insects. The other plant was affected as well, but now it's doing just fine after treatment. What I initially did was:
1. Washed both plants thoroughly
2. Cut almost dead/ affected leaves
3. Sprayed with a solution containing green olive oil soap, garlic and alcohol. I have used this before on other cases and it was recommended to me by a proffessional, as a means to avoid chemical pesticides.
The first plant recovered. The plant in question is steadily declining. I can't find any signs of spider mites anymore, but the leaves are drying out. This is the picture on the 21st of June: (Sorry, the forum gallery keeps rotating the picture)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64824&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64824&ppuser=30275)
After this, I tried different things. I tried resprayingit with the mixture, I tried not watering ituntil the soil was dry for more than 2-3 inches deep, then I tried fertilizing it + iron, now I am watering it normally. I cut all dying leaves except one, because I think that if I cut it then the plant won't be able to photosynthetize. There is a new leaf growing, but realy slow. I can't see any signs of tetranychus. Today's picture is this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64826&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64826&ppuser=30275)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64828&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64828&ppuser=30275)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64827&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64827&ppuser=30275)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64825&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64825&ppuser=30275)
Your expertise would be gladly appreciated.
Thank you :nanadrink:
I am new to this forum and a noob in gardening overall, but I took the time to try and research my plant's problem, tried different things but no luck.
I have 2 banana plants, 1year old, in different pots and different locations in my appartment. I live near the sea and frequently there is a breeze. During the last 2 months they are on 2 different balconies and before that they were inside. I live in Northern Greece, and our current climate is very hot and humid, with frequent short downpours and highest temp around 35-40 celsius.
The plant which I am showing you was doing very well while inside, but a week before I took them outside I found some spider mites, they looked like tetranychus, with fine webbing all over the leaves and little white-yellowish insects. The other plant was affected as well, but now it's doing just fine after treatment. What I initially did was:
1. Washed both plants thoroughly
2. Cut almost dead/ affected leaves
3. Sprayed with a solution containing green olive oil soap, garlic and alcohol. I have used this before on other cases and it was recommended to me by a proffessional, as a means to avoid chemical pesticides.
The first plant recovered. The plant in question is steadily declining. I can't find any signs of spider mites anymore, but the leaves are drying out. This is the picture on the 21st of June: (Sorry, the forum gallery keeps rotating the picture)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64824&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64824&ppuser=30275)
After this, I tried different things. I tried resprayingit with the mixture, I tried not watering ituntil the soil was dry for more than 2-3 inches deep, then I tried fertilizing it + iron, now I am watering it normally. I cut all dying leaves except one, because I think that if I cut it then the plant won't be able to photosynthetize. There is a new leaf growing, but realy slow. I can't see any signs of tetranychus. Today's picture is this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64826&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64826&ppuser=30275)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64828&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64828&ppuser=30275)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64827&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64827&ppuser=30275)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64825&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64825&ppuser=30275)
Your expertise would be gladly appreciated.
Thank you :nanadrink: