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Olafhenny · 10-18-2011, 09:27 PM

As long as they have leaves, they evaporate water, which has to be replaced. Your air humidity is low, as
Moonshiner already pointed out and that exacerbates the problem. The natural environment of bananas
is in the Tropics, where the relative humidity is close to 100% during much of the year. and where they
survive lengthy monsoon seasons, during which they are doused with torrents of water. - Draw your
own conclusions, water plenty, but make sure the pots drain well. I ensure that by placing a few rocks in
the bottom of the pot, which I cover with fly screen, before I fill in the soil. That ascertains, that there
will be no standing water and no root rot. Just make sure, that you quit watering, when your water
reaches the catch tray.

Good luck,
Olaf

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Bananas wasting away please help As long as they have leaves, they evaporate water, which has to be replaced. Your air humidity is low, as Moonshiner already pointed out and that exacerbates the problem. The natural environment of bananas is in the Tropics, where the relative humidity is close to 100% during much of the year. and where they survive lengthy monsoon seasons, during which they are doused with torrents of water. - Draw your own conclusions, water plenty, but make sure the pots drain well. I ensure that by placing a few rocks in the bottom of the pot, which I cover with fly screen, before I fill in the soil. That ascertains, that there will be no standing water and no root rot. Just make sure, that you quit watering, when your water reaches the catch tray. Good luck, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.