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Originally Posted by stumpy4700
Ok here is my Nino who has horrible leaf damage. Its not a bug or creature, but what am I doing wrong?



I have several holes in the bottom of the pots and it drains very well, so I dont think I'm over watering. Here's what the whole tree looks like. The leaves come out with this brown area. The brown is stuck together and does not let the leaf unfold and when it finally tears and opens the area dies quickly. I have noticed that when i do unravel the leaves there is a blacklike mold specs but they dont wash off. It looks like they are within the leaf.


Please HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I'm asking the experts. Is there any chance this is a fungus like Black Sigatoka Disease or more like any others. I just can't figure out why it is effecting only 2 of my 7 bananas. I now have a second banana that the new leaf coming out has it also. All plants are fert the same and watered the same and get about the same sunlight. All potted plants were potted the same way. With rocks on the bottom and a manure/topsoil mixture. Also it is so far just in the potted plants, it has not affected any of the ones in the ground. Thanks

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It's stressed. It's not a disease. Most likely overwatered too, either now or recently. When any of mine do that I cut back drastically on water and usually unroll that leaf manually as it comes out. The whole plant looks a little yellowish unless your camera is off (mine does that a lot). Also have you been having cool temps at night like we are?
If you cut back on watering, then give it some fertilizer when you need to water it next, only like 1/2 T miracle grow or etc per gallon it'll probably help.

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I concur with Sandy.
And I don't think you will find any experts here the one you are looking for.
I brought this up in this forum on early Spring and Joe Real who I considered a banana guro who has a PHD about plants had the same conclusion as I gave you.

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No its been hot at night around here, 70's at night. It might be the overwatering though. I just drilled 2 more holes in the pot and water shot out so I think the pot wasn't draining well even though the soil looked like it was. Now I was watering every morning as the temps are around 89 to 94 each day. Once a week I used a mixture of 2/3rds miracle-gro Tomato and 1/3rd regular Miracle-gro. I gave it 1 scoop which I think is a tablespoon size in a 1 gallon jug. Is that too much fert or should I cut back on the fert? Thanks