Problem with Musa Basjoo leaves, Help needed
Hello All,
I'm new to the forum and bananas in general. I'm having an issue with the new growth on my Musa Basjoo that I'm hoping someone can help me with.
As you can see in the pic, the last three leaves that shot up have turned brown and dried up around the edges. This happens approximately 1-3 days after the new leaf opens completely.
Some background:
-This is the second year I have had the plant. Survived the winter fine and was mulched.
- I live in the SW Ohio area.
- 4 weeks ago I put down some generic 10-10-10 fertilizer covering approximately 60 - 70% of the surface of a 12in radius around the plant. I saw the first issues after I fertilized.
- The plant gets approximately 3 hours of direct sun. The house and woods shade it most of the day.
- I have not watered much in the last two weeks as we've been getting a good rain every 2-3 days.
- The plant recently shot up its first pup.
I'm thinking maybe I over fertilized or possibly the plant has not been getting enough water? The afternoon sun has been pretty intense lately!
I'm hoping someone out there can point me in the right direction.
Thanks for helping out a nubie!
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