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Originally Posted by venturabananas
I doubt it has a LOT more to do with daylight hours. I'm sure they are both important -- you need light for photosynthesis, and within reason, more light results in more photosynthesis, and thus more potential growth. But my bananas grow faster in August than in June. There are fewer daylight hours in August than June, but it is warmer in August than June.
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That explains why my plants are displaying really slow growth in November, even when conditions for growth are suitable. But I notice that if warm weather during winter is consistent, plants can begin growing again with considerable speed. This year in January we had a warm spell where daytime temperatures were in the high 70s and low 80s, and this lasted for about a week and a half. My Rajapuri put out one or two leaves then, but it took a few days for it to get going. I think that soil temperature would be a very important factor as well.