tshoffie

is it normal for my banana plants leaves to kinda droop during the day then at night they seem to perk up and spread out, also there is some yellow spotting on my blu javas leaves and one has a small brown hole how do i take care of that and will my plant be ok?

if anyone could help me out id be greatful

Vette-kid

No idea if it's normal really, but mine do it to (the drooping part). Mine are all pretty small still though.

pitangadiego

You are over-analyzing. Banana leaves are affected by all kinds of things, such as wind, humidity, etc. The leaves age over time, and progressively show their age, turn yellow, then dry up and turn tan/brown. Like people, they show their age. You age over 80 years or so, and they do it over a few weeks, to maybe a couple months. If you watch leaves on tomato plants, squash plants, etc. you see the same changes day to day. In short, chill out.

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tshoffie

thanks so much for the responses

Island Brah

Can you post a pic of the yellow spotting? If its the bottom leaves then its probably fine and normal but if its a brand new leaf then not normal. Have to see it to tell you.

The leaves drooping during the day and puffing back out is pretty normal.

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beam2050

the heat and hot sun make them droop. then night time they cool off. and in florida we are not getting much rain if at all.

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gnappi

I wondered about my bananas drooping at my other house, thanks.

At this house, all of mine are in part time shade and do not droop but... down here in the "Deep, south of south Florida we have been getting a fair amount of rain and when not getting it I keep my nannas hydrated.

edwmax

The results of low humidity and high heat. ... I read somewhere recently (one of the University banana studies ???) that a grown banana plant will expire 29 liters of water per day. This is the plant cooling mechanism and why banana patches always feel cool. This water has to come from some where.

At the first of the month, I noticed the new leaves on the plant in my small patch were pale yellow. I figured this was because of our current drought. The ground was/is bone dry. .... I started watering the patch twice a week and spraying the plants 3 X's a day with the garden hose. The new leaves are now green and the small plants are not droopy. The 6 big plants (5 to 8 ft) still have a slight droop during the day. ... Today's high was about 85 deg F; tomorrow forecast to be 89 F. For March & April we've had a total 3.5" of rain. We should have had 10".

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