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Old 03-10-2013, 07:45 PM   #12 (permalink)
Nicolas Naranja
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Default Re: Big time problems!

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Originally Posted by JCA433 View Post

The first week of March came in with a bang! The temperature here has been about 10 F below normal for the first 9 days! In fact, the temperature overnight even dropped to the low 40sF some nights. Fortunately the temperature remained above freezing. This has slowed down the bananas, however more normal weather is likely for the next week.
I always see lower leaves yellow when it gets cold. You are probably also starting to have leaves senesce with age. At 82" you are probably getting close to flowering on a dwarf Nam Wah. Having 14 leaves at flowering is above average.
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