Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-14-2021, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Brown leaves reasons? Zone 11a (Malta, EU)
Anything green is producing energy for the plant's growth and also pulling water from the potting medium (the more green mass, the more water you have to give it), anything brown and crispy is not....
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-19-2021, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 884
Re: Brown leaves reasons? Zone 11a (Malta, EU)
One thing I do, which may be a bit more difficult/expensive with larger pots, is to double them up - this creates an air space between the outer, heated pot and the actual pot the plant is in which...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-19-2021, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 884
Re: Brown leaves reasons? Zone 11a (Malta, EU)
Touch the surface area with your hand in the place that your pot is during the hottest part of the day if it is too hot for your hand or barefoot it is transferring that heat to the roots and maybe...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-19-2021, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 884
Re: Brown leaves reasons? Zone 11a (Malta, EU)
Your welcome!
Although the mulch is good, because your growing in pots that are exposed to the sun, it tends to bake the pot. Mulch works wonders, but mainly for in ground plants. The surrounding...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-19-2021, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 884
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-19-2021, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 884
Re: Brown leaves reasons? Zone 11a (Malta, EU)
Looks like a nutrient deficiency. Its usually potassium (K) but that kinda looks like phosphorus (P). Your plants may have sucked out all the fertilizer from the pot. Check your fertilizer and...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
07-19-2021, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 884
Re: Brown leaves reasons? Zone 11a (Malta, EU)
It looks like the roots have out grown the pot. Once that occurs, it's gets harder to keep moisture levels even. Its going through feast and famine with the water. I would upsize the pot, and use...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-13-2013, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 22,312
Links To Help Identify Your Banana
The nomenclature system used to classify banana cultivars was developed by Norman Simmonds and Kenneth Shepherd in 1955. It classifies cultivated bananas into genome groups, according to the relative...
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