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Originally Posted by OllieB497
thanks for the reply,
you sure? the soil felt quite dry to me. its just the heater does produce a lot of open heat so wasn't too sure.
and its winter so didn't think we are meant to fertilise. am i wrong? idk what im really doing. it maybe the excessive heat. the heat rises to the top of the tunnel. so the lower temp maybe 10 degrees but the higher maybe 30. maybe I should put a thermometer at the top of the tunnel and see
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I agree with Cinci .... You are in full growing mode. The nana plants doesn't know it is winter. ... As for the dry soil feel .... ARE we talking about soil in pots or the ground? For potted banana plants, a 'finger feel' of the top 1 or 2 of the soil 'DOES NOT WORK'. Get a long stem moisture meter and check the soil at the middle and bottom of the pot. Push the moisture meter though the bottom drain holes if you need to.
I would also suggest maintaining the polytunnel temp between 10 deg C & 20 deg C. It gets costly to operate it as a 'hot house', unless that is your intention. .... The heat in my greenhouse is set to maintain a minimum of 50 F (10 C) and is ventilated during the day to keep the radiant heat down.