View Full Version : Seattle area coolness?
Zacarias
09-02-2008, 11:32 PM
Hey all,
My potted bananas were doing well on my condo balcony up till now where I notice that subtly, the bottom leaves are turning yellow. I assume it is cuz in Seattle we have dipped into the low mid 40s at night. I was gonna wait until Oct or Nov before bringing in a couple of the dwarf cavs but maybe by then all the leaves will be gone???
Also, is variagation of different shades of green indicative of cold's effect on a banana leaf? One of my leafs came out very variegated and I don't think it's normal.
Zach
chong
09-03-2008, 12:13 AM
If you're speaking about the red splashing on the leaves on a Cavendish, that's normal. If you have white variegation, that's different. Give it a little more warmth and less sunlight and see it regains it's color.
Zacarias
09-03-2008, 12:15 AM
I'm talking about variegation of the color green.
chong
09-03-2008, 12:48 AM
So, you're saying varying shades of green? And not green and white, or red and green? If it's the former, it's due to the varying degrees of exposure to sunlight.
I know that in the last 4 to 5 days, my bananas have really slowed down in their growth because of the cool temperatures. Three days of continuous rain in Seatlle last week didn't help, either. Good thing, I put a plastic cover over my ailing M. Tomoc after it was almost rotten down below the soil line. I soaked that sucker (no pun intended) with fungicide, and now it's a green shoot through the balck sheath. But it went from a 2-ft sword pup to a 6-inch black cone. The other Tomoc has grown a foot since I got them from Pitangadiego.
AllenF
09-03-2008, 01:59 PM
My DCs and Raja Puris have spotted differences in green color on the leaves. I have had some very cool nights through out the summer as well.
Allen
Zacarias
09-08-2008, 01:14 AM
yeah I wonder if the green variegations does have to do with temp fluctuations. I am gonna bring the DC inside probably in October while I leave the Ensete and Basjoo outside.
Thanks all for your ideas.
Bananaman88
09-08-2008, 11:54 AM
Cool temps and wet soil can also cause what looks like variegation in the leaves. Sometimes I think when soil temps drop that the roots don't take up nutrients like they should and that can cause a variegated look. I've noticed this in the spring with both bananas and cannas but when the weather warms, the leaves start appearing normal again.
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