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benenes
11-11-2019, 03:15 PM
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Hi All,
I've got an indoor Big Mike in Minnesota. Growth has been slow but consistent. Took 2 years to get to the current height of 8-9 feet tall. It no longer fit in my office so I transferred it to a larger room. Since transferring 4 weeks ago, no new leaves have come from the main stalk anymore.
Is it normal to have long delays between leaves?
Is there a way to know if it is going dormant?
cincinnana
11-11-2019, 07:07 PM
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Hi All,
I've got an indoor Big Mike in Minnesota. Growth has been slow but consistent. Took 2 years to get to the current height of 8-9 feet tall. It no longer fit in my office so I transferred it to a larger room. Since transferring 4 weeks ago, no new leaves have come from the main stalk anymore.
Is it normal to have long delays between leaves?
Is there a way to know if it is going dormant?
Minnesota....
Short 10-+ hour days.
Inderect low intensity sun low on the horizon....
Cooler temperatures
Your plant is going to into a slumber....
Now is the time to let the container dry out a bit betweem waterings.
The plant looks great.":08:
benenes
11-13-2019, 01:06 PM
Thanks for the feedback. I will put your advice into practice.
Are bananas all or nothing on going dormant, or do they sometimes produce leaves at a slower rate?
Any rough estimates on watering? Should I cut the previous amount in half?
paulorph
11-14-2019, 10:26 AM
Thanks for the feedback. I will put your advice into practice.
Are bananas all or nothing on going dormant, or do they sometimes produce leaves at a slower rate?
Any rough estimates on watering? Should I cut the previous amount in half?
It may throw a leaf here and there but not with any regularity. Don't measure amount of water given to the banana. Let the soil dry out completely. Mine takes around 2 weeks but really depends on what soil and ect. Mine I let get pretty close to "bone dry". Then when I water, instead of completely soaking, I put enough to make soil moist but not wet. I use a light as during winter the days are really short and Michigan has a way of going weeks of overcast. Watering when dormant leads to rot and ect. Really you could water it a very rarely, as plant will go totally dormant but then restarting it can take a bit of time in spring. People overwinter some banana plants without light and water and replant in spring. Once days get longer, the plant will start throwing leaves again.
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