Originally Posted by Phil

Hi
I live in the far south coast of New South Wales, a coastal temperate climate.
I grew my first banana, sourced from Backyard Bananas, Queensland some years ago. I grew a dwarf ducasse ......it grew well and fruited ....delicious.

We moved house and I took a pup to grow in a conservatory which is part of the house. It has grown, flowered and now has a large hand of fruit that I am waiting to ripen (hopefully).

Apart from mealy bug which I try to control with soap washes and weekly neem oil sprays of the fruit there is something else which has got me wondering.
The outside tip of the leaves are drying out and turning brown otherwise the plants look healthy.

Is it the heat in the conservatory? Is it a water issue...too much or not enough?
Any suggestions.

There is enough space in the conservatory to accommodate 2 plants ...So I have 2 plants and each gets to keep one pup.

I am unsure how sustainable or viable it is to grow bananas in this situation. Initially I doubted that they would fruit....now I wait to see how the fruit will ripen and if it will produce delicious fruit.

Has anyone grown bananas in a conservatory? Any comments, suggestions appreciated