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sandy0225 · 07-26-2010, 04:52 PM

I know people in Florida have a lot of trouble with spider mites on e. maurelii in the summer.
But if you don't see any, then that must not be the problem. How tall is your plant, what size pot is it in? What color/material is your pot made of? And how much water are you giving it? Is it going to dry each afternoon between waterings, but not to the point where it wilts or the pseudostem feels spongy? Ensete do seem to take a little less water than a dwarf cavendish, or regular banana. How much miracle grow are you using? My injector at 200 ppm is roughly equivalent to a teaspoon of miracle grow per gallon, and we use that at each watering. Ours are growing in the greenhouse at roughly 100 degrees each day under a 30 percent shadecloth right now. Our outdoor planted ones are doing ok with natural rainfall most of this summer but if we don't get at least 1.5" of rain a week, I water them. And I've watered them a few times so far.

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 487,682 Feedback: 40 / 98% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,802 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: maurelli burning up! I know people in Florida have a lot of trouble with spider mites on e. maurelii in the summer. But if you don't see any, then that must not be the problem. How tall is your plant, what size pot is it in? What color/material is your pot made of? And how much water are you giving it? Is it going to dry each afternoon between waterings, but not to the point where it wilts or the pseudostem feels spongy? Ensete do seem to take a little less water than a dwarf cavendish, or regular banana. How much miracle grow are you using? My injector at 200 ppm is roughly equivalent to a teaspoon of miracle grow per gallon, and we use that at each watering. Ours are growing in the greenhouse at roughly 100 degrees each day under a 30 percent shadecloth right now. Our outdoor planted ones are doing ok with natural rainfall most of this summer but if we don't get at least 1.5" of rain a week, I water them. And I've watered them a few times so far. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!