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03-13-2012, 03:49 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Post winter rot
Before anyone chastises me if this has been posted before, I looked and I didn't see it.
I went and looked at may bananas yesterday, like I do every day. They have been growing but when I looked yesterday I noticed rot. It smelled kinda fishy or like the ocean. So I started cutting back till I didn't see brown. Bummed me out a little. My questions are: 1. Is this normal after winter in a zone like 9b? 2. How do I prevent or limit this from happening next year? Thanks for any help you guys/girls can give. |
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Re: Post winter rot
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Eliminating or just reducing the mischief will involve some work, much of which is not very practical so you may want to just focus on improving temperature & moisture control as much as possible.
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Re: Post winter rot
Sounds good, thanks for the help.
I think next year I will try some of the stuff from the thread "Winterizing". I will also try to control moisture somehow. If I come up with something clever I will post it. |
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Re: Post winter rot
Cold and wet will do it every time. It seems worse when you get a cold snap while the plant is pushing a cigar leaf which stops the growth. Then it rains and fills up the cigar leaf which just sits there and creates rot.
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