blownz281

This was a small pup I removed off the mat for winter storage. It has been doing great in my closet under 80watts cfl 10-12hrs a day. But it has always been skinny trunked as the mat was started from a TC plant. Great colors also,but when I mist it a lot the leaves get heavy and it leans. Is this a lost cause as the trunk will never get thicker will it? As time goes on the more leaves will make it fall over. Thanks

LilRaverBoi

In my experience, they do not overwinter well. Mine always got very spindly (thin pseudostem, thin petioles, narrow leaves, etc) and eventually flop over. Not sure what they need exactly to do well, but I would think 80+ degrees temp and lots of humidity.

Keep trying with yours, but I wouldn't set your hopes too high.

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Hammocked Banana

I agree, its very hard to winter inside up north. They don't like the lack of light, heat and humidity that's fpr sure.

waggoner41

Try using some well aged chicken manure if you can find it. Bananas are heavy feeders.

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blownz281

It is 80* in there for the most part and the coldest it ever got was like 65*. They are growing in cow manure compost material soils.

My parents have a very nice greenhouse and i have several nanners in there,the Siam Ruby that are in there have pupped like mad and growing like crazy. it never gets below 60* and they have a fan running,and the vents open on there own when it gets to hot,then close when it cools down.

I agree these plants are pretty but weak plants in general. First summer ever having them,they grew like crazy and were in like 6-8hrs of sunlight. Hotter the temps got they seemed to slow growth. Water them alittle less they wilt,water them alot and didnt seem any better. They were in great soil,as the EE's behind them and palms grew like crazy this year.

LilRaverBoi

Honestly, I'm done with SR. They are beautiful, but are far too frail of plants for my situation. If I lived in southern FL, HI or SoCal, I'd probably still be growing them, but here, I refuse to deal with the disappointment.

Sorry to sound like such a downer on them. Just my personal two copper Lincolns for what that's worth. Worst case scenario, you could use them as an annual, I guess....they do make for very nice dramatic summer plantings (and are fairly cheap).

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blownz281

Nah, I agree totally. I still have some pups so will see what happens with them this summer. I buried the main mat thats near the house under 4-5ft of mulch. It would be sweet if it came back.

I can get a 6" pot of 3-5ft plants for like someting like $9.00-$19.00. Can't remember exactly but its cheap with several p-stems. End of season they are cheap too. Argistarts is where the local greenhouse gets his stuff. TC pups are weak anyhow.

Hammocked Banana

I think u mean copper maple leaves!

They are in the process of phasing out our pennies bc they cost much more to make than they are worth. I guess the cost of our opinions are gunna have to go up 3 cents!!!

LilRaverBoi

LOL, yeah they've talked about eliminating our penny as well. Again, it costs more to make than it's worth.

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