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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-11-2022, 10:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 175
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Potted Dwarf Cavendish (I think) leaves getting smaller and samller

I just fertilized a couple days ago assuming that may be the issue. Not sure what's the best method / frequency / type of fertilizer to use. I'm not sure of the exact species as I just bought it from...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-11-2022, 09:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 175
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Potted Dwarf Cavendish (I think) leaves getting smaller and samller

Lighting has only changed based on the seasons. I don't remember this happening last summer though. Here are some pictures. You can see the smaller leaves up top.

https://imgur.com/a/9TKYfYp
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-11-2022, 04:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 175
Posted By DingoBongo
Potted Dwarf Cavendish (I think) leaves getting smaller and samller

Strange thing here. I bought this plant a couple years ago already potted and fully grown. There's been no change in location, care, or anything but the past couple months the new leaves are getting...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-27-2022, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 473
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: What will happen if I don't cut my bananas down for the winter?

What do you mean by cleanup in the spring? I know the question seems repetitive, but I did the opposite last year so not sure what to expect this time.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-22-2022, 09:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 473
Posted By DingoBongo
What will happen if I don't cut my bananas down for the winter?

I have two pretty large plants outside (in Atlanta) that I was given as gifts as babies. Don't know what species but they're not cold tolerant. Last year I cut them down after the first freeze and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-08-2021, 05:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 355
Posted By DingoBongo
Did I kill my nanners?

Based on advice from people here and a neighbor who gave me some plants, I cut down my three outdoor banana plants after the first freeze and covered them in pine straw. I had planted these maybe 6...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-07-2020, 09:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 462
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: First freeze - seeking advice

Well once again, conflicting advice :)

Just seems to be how it is with plants. I may run an experiment and leave one to just die off on its own and cut and mulch the other and see what happens.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-07-2020, 05:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 462
Posted By DingoBongo
First freeze - seeking advice

I have a couple plants - not sure what species as they were gifted to me - that I planted late this summer. They're about 4 feet tall, and last week we got our first freeze. The person who gave them...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-07-2020, 05:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 525
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Cut Mine Back For The Winter........

Curious what happens if you don't cut the plants back or mulch at all over the winter. I'm in Atlanta too and not sure what I should do with mine.
Forum: Banana Identification 08-23-2020, 04:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 444
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Anybody know what these are?

Interesting. I wonder if there's a way to find out for sure. She said she has to cut them down every winter so maybe they're not Basjoo.
Forum: Banana Identification 08-20-2020, 10:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 444
Posted By DingoBongo
Anybody know what these are?

https://imgur.com/gallery/r7uDD4c

A neighbor has a whole forest of them, and said she doesn't know what they are. She gave me a few pups so I'd love to know that they are. The tallest ones were...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-16-2020, 08:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 571
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Ensete Maurelii - Black areas on old, new leaves and stem

About the same really. New leaf came in with a weird black area and didn't quite fully unfurl. The plant isn't getting worse though and it looks like another new leaf may be coming.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-14-2020, 08:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 571
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Ensete Maurelii - Black areas on old, new leaves and stem

Except it's all the leaves, even the new one...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-11-2020, 08:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 571
Posted By DingoBongo
Ensete Maurelii - Black areas on old, new leaves and stem

https://imgur.com/gallery/zw1raVP

The new plant (about 8") seems otherwise healthy and has put out two new leaves since I got it about a month ago. However, this is the first time the new leaf has...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-31-2020, 03:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Can mealybugs do this kind of damage?

Without posting more pics, needless to say the one with the 'nibbler' that ate straight through the stem appears to be dying. All the leaves are turning brown and folding in and the stem is turning...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-29-2020, 08:04 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Can mealybugs do this kind of damage?

BioAdvanced 3in1 insect, disease, and mite control. Doesn't contain any fertilizer as far as I know. I've actually never fertilized these plants because they're so small. Wondering if I should.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-28-2020, 09:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Can mealybugs do this kind of damage?

Here are some pictures showing various damage including mealybug honeydew and holes chewed right through a new leaf (that leaf died before it even unrolled).

https://imgur.com/gallery/BQeBAi7
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-27-2020, 08:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Can mealybugs do this kind of damage?

My little pups I've had for about 6 weeks and it seems like they've barely grown.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-27-2020, 08:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Can mealybugs do this kind of damage?

I had them in my backyard which is full of other plants. I hope you're right about the recovery. I see so many big beautiful bananas driving around Atlanta and it makes me wonder why mine are having...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-27-2020, 07:39 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Can mealybugs do this kind of damage?

I definitely have mealybugs. The leaves have been covered in that residue and I have seen the bugs as well. I sprayed them with some 3 in 1 but the bugs came back. I'm going to keep them inside for...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-27-2020, 04:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By DingoBongo
Can mealybugs do this kind of damage?

I've been waging a constant battle against mealybugs (and maybe some other invisible foe), and feels like I'm losing. I've lost multiple leaves from multiple new plants, and today I noticed...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-20-2020, 08:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 349
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Hole in new leaf before it even opens

What kind of nibbler may this be? Something that I should spray for to eliminate?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-20-2020, 08:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 349
Posted By DingoBongo
Hole in new leaf before it even opens

See a photo here:

https://i.imgur.com/hDEVXz8.jpg

I've seen some similar holes on other leaves (both Basjoo and Blue Javas), but never before they even open. Is this simply something eating them or...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-15-2020, 04:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 628
Posted By DingoBongo
Re: Soil drainage question

Thank you, I hope so too! I've been obsessing and worrying that they were going to die.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-15-2020, 09:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 386
Posted By DingoBongo
Too much sun or something else at play?

See here some images from three different small plants planted about a month ago (2 Basjoos and 1 ice cream):

https://imgur.com/gallery/GMqiljz

I had been experimenting a bit with soil, so these...
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