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Old 03-29-2014, 07:01 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Default Re: Large banana plants no roots - any advise?

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Originally Posted by hybridpower View Post
Thank you. It's been just over a week, what's the thought on when I might see progress? The stems remain pretty solid, with the most external softening, but nothing else seems to have changed otherwise. I'm in the desert, and the soil in these area has all been changed out, and blended with manure. For most of my plants I do two things, on two watering zones. I have drips above ground, and soaker line on another zone at about double the planting depth of the plants, this provides ground moisture for the roots (once they develop) in the summer, as surface water lasts minutes at 100 plus degrees, and single digit humidity.
It will take a while and a half. Just transplanting can, if the plant's
environment is changed drastically, take up to two months for new growth or
it can just continue without blinking. And those plants usually have still all
their roots. In your case the corm will have to send out new roots, before
they can support new growth. When that will happen is anybody's guess, but
happen it will.

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