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Old 07-17-2018, 11:24 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Banana with leaf problem

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Originally Posted by DucksinOr View Post
I did some digging on the forum and found this post.

Bent leaves

It appears that it is a sign of a calcium deficiency coupled with rapid growth. There has been a lot of rain recenly in my part of Florida and the soil/sand is not very good at retaining nutrients. I will have to add some lime and see if it rectifies the problem.

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thanks. never had problems with cigar leaves, but last year had some deformed leaves on a few plants. I live on sand and am highly acidic stands to reason the cigar leaves. just put lime around all my bananas. thanks again
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