New leaves light green..Why?
 

I planted 2 musa basjoo in the ground a couple wks ago and the new leaves are a lot lighter green. I planted it in MG ORGANIC soil and mixed in malorganite fertilizer..5-2-4..The leaves seem to be healthy but is this normal? Is it the sun, lacking some nutrient or ph level or whatever? IDK just wondered if i need to fix it or its a natural thing and not to worry about it?





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Re: New leaves light green..Why?
 

this is normal. they unfurl most of the time they are lighter than the older leaves.. they are more delicate and they are easily torn. they soon dry and the pigmentation is normal after a day or two.

Re: New leaves light green..Why?
 

This often happens and in some cases is caused by magnesium deficiency.
To counter this I generally water my bananas and palms early in the season with a solution of epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) and they green up very nicely.

Re: New leaves light green..Why?
 

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The leaf will get a "sun tan" in a few days and darken up. :D





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Re: New leaves light green..Why?
 

have you been getting a lot of rain or watering a whole lot? it looks maybe just slightly overwatered.

Re: New leaves light green..Why?
 

Yes, we did get hammered here for a while, but not as much lately. I usually water every 2/3 days for now. Haven't really had a heat wave yet.