Planting a banana corm

Rkf0 · 05-02-2022, 01:21 PM

Hi

This is my first time in planting bananas. I planted a banana corm 2 weeks before. I cut its roots and it was looking good. Watering once every 2 or 3 days. Now it is getting black. Do you think it is going to die.

The first phote is when i palnted it before 2 weeks

Thank you

Botanical_Bryce · 05-02-2022, 05:42 PM

I never ever water new plants unless the soil is dust. The corm has more than enough moisture and energy for it to thrive. When I figured that out I stopped murdering them.

Valor_X · 05-03-2022, 12:54 PM

It's normal for the old cut stem to die back so I wouldn't worry about that.
As long as the soil is well draining over watering shouldn't be a problem either.
Warm soil temperature is ideal.

From my experience they start growing after 2 weeks or so.

Here is a African Rhino Horn Plantain corm I planted 16 days ago and it's just now starting to grow.

05-02-2022, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rkf0 Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 391 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Planting a banana corm Hi This is my first time in planting bananas. I planted a banana corm 2 weeks before. I cut its roots and it was looking good. Watering once every 2 or 3 days. Now it is getting black. Do you think it is going to die. The first phote is when i palnted it before 2 weeks Thank you Last edited by Rkf0 : 05-02-2022 at 01:39 PM.

05-02-2022, 05:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Botanical_Bryce Location: Inverness, Florida Zone: 9a Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 881 BananaBucks : 68,797 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 1,459 Times in 636 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Planting a banana corm I never ever water new plants unless the soil is dust. The corm has more than enough moisture and energy for it to thrive. When I figured that out I stopped murdering them.

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Valor_X Location: Texas Zone: 9A Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 696 BananaBucks : 55,200 Feedback: 1 / 67% Said "Thanks" 1,193 Times Was Thanked 1,255 Times in 484 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 44 Times	Re: Planting a banana corm It's normal for the old cut stem to die back so I wouldn't worry about that. As long as the soil is well draining over watering shouldn't be a problem either. Warm soil temperature is ideal. From my experience they start growing after 2 weeks or so. Here is a African Rhino Horn Plantain corm I planted 16 days ago and it's just now starting to grow. __________________ Varieties I'm Growing From Corm/Pup Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart Plantains Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn From TC Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

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