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Old 07-21-2020, 05:04 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Red Banana Leaves Wilting

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Originally Posted by scipio View Post
I wanted to post an update on this, the plant has been thriving for the last 3 months, growing almost at a rate of a leaf a week until the tallest leaves almost reached 8 feet high.

In the last week, it's been losing leaves faster than it's growing them and we haven't really changed our processes - fertilizer every 2 weeks or so, watering when the soil is barely moist. We did have spider mites, but my wife washed the plant regularly and I can't see any signs of them. What else should we check?
Does it perhaps need a larger pot? Have you increased the amount you are feeding as it has grown in size?
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