campngolf

So my 4 dwarf Brazilian plants arrived in the mail today. I re-potted them into one gallon containers using a mix of compost, Ocean Forest soil, worm castings and added a little extra perlite.

Since this is my first foray into growing bananas, I've tried to soak up as much info as possible. Any advice for a newbie would be greatly appreciated,

I'm in Nor Cal and the temps are still hovering in the low 90's so I plan to keep my plants in the shade for awhile and well watered. I did add a little all purpose fertilizer for good measure. Hopefully, none of my efforts will be detrimental to my babies.

I'm excited to show (hopefully) that bananas can grow and fruit in my area.

Camp

crazy banana

Where did you get your plants from? Sounds like they are tissue cultures if they are only in a one Gallon pot. Be very careful with not to overwater and I would only use fertilizer after they start to show new growth. With the compost and worm castings and the Ocean Forest Soil they probably were already in a very rich soil (if not too rich for a potted TC) soil.
Good luck, hope they grow and fruit fast for you.

campngolf

Yes, they are tissue cultures from Florida. I thought they looked pretty good for being shipped from FL to CA. I'll be careful with the water. Thanks for the tips.

And I'll try to take some pics this weekend and attach them pics once I figure out how.

a.hulva@coxinet.net

I would take them out of the pot and repot in a mix of a course sand, especially around the roots. Just keep it damp but not wet. Too much water kills new plants. Most potting mixes retain too much water. Almost all the hair roots will be dead from preparation, shipping, repotting. The bigger pot the better. Personally, I hate tissue cultures. Good luck!

Botanical_Bryce

The excessive nutrients will simply wash away and the plant does not need that. It needs to get comfortable first and produce some feeder roots.