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Showing results 1 to 12 of 12 Search took 0.04 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: muffen

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-17-2008, 11:07 PM

Replies: 11 problem with banana leaves Views: 2,774 Posted By muffen Re: problem with banana leaves Thanks, I'll try that. I have some manure from homedepot and I can get some horse manure. Would this work for compost? I live in Tucson, so we are mostly in the 60's and 70's now, but are creaping...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-12-2008, 12:04 PM

Replies: 11 problem with banana leaves Views: 2,774 Posted By muffen Re: problem with banana leaves I guess I can try trimming some more, but they are already trimmed a lot. The most confusing part for me is that the leaves look completly normal when they start out. Some have reached 6-8 inches,...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-12-2008, 11:15 AM

Replies: 11 problem with banana leaves Views: 2,774 Posted By muffen Re: problem with banana leaves I have never seen rabbits in the area (and the plants are about 3 feet high) but I do have some cactus wrens nesting in the yard. Could they be doing it? Would putting a fruit net over the plants...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-12-2008, 10:12 AM

Replies: 11 problem with banana leaves Views: 2,774 Posted By muffen Re: problem with banana leaves The leaves are actually coming out very cleanly, than I'll go out one day and instead of seeing inches of growth, they are collapsed and some of them "shreaded." I had been thinking about the water,...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-12-2008, 12:18 AM

Replies: 11 problem with banana leaves Views: 2,774 Posted By muffen problem with banana leaves Last year I had a problem with my banana leaves falling over and hanging straight down soon after they unroled. I had hoped that over the winter the problem would fix itself. However, either it is...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-28-2007, 04:52 PM

Replies: 1 falling banana leaves Views: 4,954 Posted By muffen falling banana leaves I have been having trouble with one of my three banana plants. They are planted near each other so they should all be receiving the same conditions. However, the leaves one plant (and that plant's...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-22-2006, 07:10 PM

Replies: 7 sunny or shady location ? Views: 2,470 Posted By muffen Re: sunny or shady location ? I know everyone always says lots and lots of sun. However, I live in Tucson where the sun can get very intense in the summer. I planted mine on an eastern exposure so they would get morning and...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-01-2006, 04:55 PM

Replies: 9 plant not growing, brown spots, etc Views: 3,004 Posted By muffen Re: plant not growing, brown spots, etc I am in tucson so it gets pretty hot here. I was watering my bananas once a day for about 30min to an hour on a slow drip/flow (enough flow to give max water and min run off). With that they were...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-01-2006, 04:41 PM

Replies: 9 plant not growing, brown spots, etc Views: 3,004 Posted By muffen Re: plant not growing, brown spots, etc How much are you watering your bananas? I have been amased at how much mine need to stay healthy looking.

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-18-2006, 11:44 AM

Replies: 6 Slow growing...help Views: 2,556 Posted By muffen Re: Slow growing...help Thanks guys. I'll have to check the soil. I have some what of a sandy soil with moderate drainage. The strangest thing to me is that I am still getting one leave per plant a week, each leaf just...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-17-2006, 10:51 PM

Replies: 6 Slow growing...help Views: 2,556 Posted By muffen Slow growing...help I was given five banana plants back in march. They were all growing in one big banana grove. I have no clue what kind of banana they are. I am 90% sure all of the banana's at this person's house...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-17-2006, 10:39 PM

Replies: 13 So Cal heat wave Views: 3,680 Posted By muffen Re: So Cal heat wave I live in Tucson, AZ. I was very worried about burning my bananas in the heat of the day suring the summer (we can have weeks of 100s) so I planted them on the east side of the house in order to...

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