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magicgreen · 12-20-2007, 11:45 PM

Iam so very new to banana growing. I sometimes understand what is posted, and sometimes NOT! But I gotta tell you; Ever since I brought my nannas into the house for the winter, i have been spraying the leaves with water with a few drops of olive oil which i add to the sprayer. The leaves are beautiful. I havent lost hardly any leaves. The leaves are soft AND pretty,AND green,and strong. Maybe its beginners luck, I dont know. I spray the top and undersides of the leaves, not the trunk. Maybe later I'll learn i did the wrong thing. But right now its working! So maybe the olive oil is working as a dessicant. MG

12-20-2007, 11:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
magicgreen magicgreen's Photo Gallery Location: cincinnati OH. Z6 Find me on the map! Zone: Z6 Name: Lynn Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 840 BananaBucks : 35,578 Feedback: 8 / 100% Said "Thanks" 422 Times Was Thanked 208 Times in 141 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 124 Times	Re: Now...looking for banana that is most 'arid' tolerant Iam so very new to banana growing. I sometimes understand what is posted, and sometimes NOT! But I gotta tell you; Ever since I brought my nannas into the house for the winter, i have been spraying the leaves with water with a few drops of olive oil which i add to the sprayer. The leaves are beautiful. I havent lost hardly any leaves. The leaves are soft AND pretty,AND green,and strong. Maybe its beginners luck, I dont know. I spray the top and undersides of the leaves, not the trunk. Maybe later I'll learn i did the wrong thing. But right now its working! So maybe the olive oil is working as a dessicant. MG __________________ (Started growing bananas July 2007) (Zone 6)