PLEASE HELP!! with VERY Sad Baby Red Abyssinian Banana Plant

BonnieBee · 06-12-2021, 01:54 PM

I REALLY hope someone has some good advise to save this poor baby! First off, I got it mail order and it should have been around 8 inches tall, but was really beat up with the top half torn off.
I repotted it, but realized after a couple days the new pot was a self watering one that was then rotting the roots! The poor pallid leaf scroll that was trying to emerge from the stump had browned.
After I remedied the pot situation, the stump where the leaf was trying to emerge just became dry and brittle with no more signs of growth, and to make matters worse, here in Tucson it is now getting up to around 110 degrees.
I brought it inside, but maybe that was the wrong thing? Is this poor tortured darling just screwed? Any advice would mean SOOOOOOO much.
Thanks in advance.

OllieB497 · 06-13-2021, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BonnieBee

I REALLY hope someone has some good advise to save this poor baby! First off, I got it mail order and it should have been around 8 inches tall, but was really beat up with the top half torn off.
I repotted it, but realized after a couple days the new pot was a self watering one that was then rotting the roots! The poor pallid leaf scroll that was trying to emerge from the stump had browned.
After I remedied the pot situation, the stump where the leaf was trying to emerge just became dry and brittle with no more signs of growth, and to make matters worse, here in Tucson it is now getting up to around 110 degrees.
I brought it inside, but maybe that was the wrong thing? Is this poor tortured darling just screwed? Any advice would mean SOOOOOOO much.
Thanks in advance.

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BonnieBee · 06-13-2021, 02:52 PM

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Backyard Banana Joe · 06-13-2021, 03:17 PM

Looks fine. Keep it out of sun till it starts growing.

BonnieBee · 06-13-2021, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Backyard Banana Joe

Looks fine. Keep it out of sun till it starts growing.

Oh wow thanks! I'll keep it in the house I guess out of the heat too? I also have some organic fertilizer to promote root growth. Add that, would you say, or just leave it alone?

OllieB497 · 06-13-2021, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Backyard Banana Joe

Looks fine. Keep it out of sun till it starts growing.

Doesn’t look fine. It will probs grow out of it but when plants do this they are incredibly weak. So no extremes. Don’t stres it out abs keep it out and it’ll probs bounce back. If not ensete are common so can always find more. That’s worse case scenario

BonnieBee · 06-13-2021, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OllieB497

Doesn’t look fine. It will probs grow out of it but when plants do this they are incredibly weak. So no extremes. Don’t stres it out abs keep it out and it’ll probs bounce back. If not ensete are common so can always find more. That’s worse case scenario

Dang okay. You're saying keep it out though? In the heat? It's not super cold in here anyway, just an uninsulated little hovel with no A/C, just swamp cooler.

OllieB497 · 06-13-2021, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BonnieBee

Dang okay. You're saying keep it out though? In the heat? It's not super cold in here anyway, just an uninsulated little hovel with no A/C, just swamp cooler.

Well 15 is when grow starts so 15-27 is best. With 80-90% humidity. But ensete are tought. So as long as u keep it watered u should see new growth within 1-2 days if not then there maybe more issues. But give it time it’ll be okay. Look other other threads on care. Better people with better knowledge on this but I’ve grown ensete ventricosum Muerelli successfully abs overwintered. So have a bit of knowledge but not massive amounts. Hopefully someone else will comment with more details

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