musa basjoo
 

hi, i live in michigan and bought a musa basjoo from a nursery in florida.they shipped it by fed x this past spring.it is about 16 inches tall now. the plant hardly grew through the summer and is looking worse and worse everyday.i love to garden and landscape.i have alot of time involved in my plants.its my therpy! happy to come across this web:waving:

Re: musa basjoo
 

Hi...

How often do you fertilize and with what kind of fertilizer? I fertilize my musas with banana fertilizer plus I add miracle-gro a couple times a week. Not much sun out here in western NY and just recently has the heat arrived, so growth has been slow, but still mine have leaves that reach up taller than me.

Re: musa basjoo
 

Welcome aboard, Mcardiff :) ! It's a friendly & highly informative place here. Basjoo is, I believe, a cold-hardy variety. Have one myself & it has shown very little growth this summer, also. Seems quite healthy, otherwise. May just not like heat. Unfavorable temps will slow a banana plant down.
Check with others here for more opinions and facts.
Enjoy your stay!

Re: musa basjoo
 

Welcome to the site! I hope you enjoy it here and learn a lot. I know I sure have. The people are great...if you have questions, just ask!