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Foreverlad · 03-25-2015, 09:22 PM

The tissue cultured banana plants are usually grown under 60% shade cloth (or thereabouts) so it's imperative you slowly acclimate new arrivals before leaving them out in direct sun.

When I first started growing bananas, I lost most of my TCs due to overwatering and leaving them in the full-suffering Florida sun. I learned my lesson from there and now make sure to let TCs acclimate to full sun over the course of two weeks.

Until they reached 18 inches in height, I kept their fertilizer limited to some Osmocote slow release and diluted low ratio fertilizer.

Good luck!

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Foreverlad Location: Pinellas County, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 46 BananaBucks : 21,716 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 65 Times Was Thanked 64 Times in 35 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Any tips for 1st time banana grower... The tissue cultured banana plants are usually grown under 60% shade cloth (or thereabouts) so it's imperative you slowly acclimate new arrivals before leaving them out in direct sun. When I first started growing bananas, I lost most of my TCs due to overwatering and leaving them in the full-suffering Florida sun. I learned my lesson from there and now make sure to let TCs acclimate to full sun over the course of two weeks. Until they reached 18 inches in height, I kept their fertilizer limited to some Osmocote slow release and diluted low ratio fertilizer. Good luck!