Originally Posted by proletariatcsp

I have read info that claims salt is to blame. Mine do not do it after rain, but after a growth spirt. Sometime the psuedo grows wider at the base very quickly, the faster it grows the faster it turns. As it turns, sometimes the outer leaves pop-off, other times they remain in place and begin to tear apart like the Incredible Hulk's cloths!!! Well. not exactly, it does happen over the course of a week or so.

Based on my best observations I believe the reason the leaves are popping off is because the banana is not burning them off when it should, and instead, holding on to them far longer than it should be. It probably has to due with too little water and a rapid change in the dewpoint. Remeber, the groung may be soggy but there are a number of issues that can lead to poor water uptake like root diseases and hardening from chemicals. I might also be wrong, perhaps the nana may need less water. The way I guess its time to water depends on the amount of plant's natural fluid runoff at night. Usually it wets most of the leaf, but if droplets are on some leafs and not others, its probably time.

I definitely hope to hear the real reason why our leafs are popping, however.

Good luck guys,

Chris P