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Old 12-12-2010, 08:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Overwintering this guy by my west window. I don't have any south windows, so west is next best. It's been inside since early October and has put out about 5 leaves or so. All the red leaves that were grown outside crisped up and fell off about 2 weeks ago. Been misting it like crazy to keep off spider mites and haven't seen any yet. I also have a humidifier going in the room and keep the humidity 55 to 60 percent. I started out with 4 of these early summer and this is the only one that made it....the others died in summer!!!! I don't want to lose this one.

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Old 12-12-2010, 10:05 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Yup, I do think it needs a bigger pot! It looks good & healthy though.


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Yes it needs a bigger pot, but I would wait until spring. The SR is very hard to overwinter as it is. I would not add the stress to it.
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I wouldn't transplant it now, either. Transplanting bananas into bigger pots in winter is usually bad news for them, they aren't putting out enough growth root-wise to fill the new pot, so the excess soil stays too wet and the banana can rot.
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The problem with siam ruby is its needs moist soil at all times,you cant put it on the dry side,needs to be kept growing temps no less than 15c.
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