Help! I planted this Musa basjoo only 1 week ago. This is the first time I've planted a banana in the ground (last year I had Dwarf Cavendish in pots.) I amended the soil one week before planting, mixing in some composted manure & humus. Is this a typical shock reaction to being planted or do I have something more serious going on? I have attached image of entire plant. Next post will have close-up of leaf. Any help will be most appreciated!
Cathie
Here is a closeup of one leaf.
Hmmmmm. Around here we put ashes (potash) in the holes...and not much nitrogen.... What did the plant look like before you put it in the ground? Did it have the 'burns' on the leaves then?
The plant looked fine before I put it in the ground. I don't use potash because our soil is fairly alkaline and my potassium ratio (from the simple tube-type soil test) is good. This was not raw manure that I added --- only composted manure, which I have used with great success throughout my yard & veggie beds.
Is it possible it got too much sun too quick? It gets some shade during midday, but does get quite a bit of sun.
How much sun did you have it in before you planted it? Plants can sunburn if you all of a sudden put them in more sun than they are used to, so that could explain the coloration on the leaves. The wilting may just be transplant shock, make sure you're giving it the right amount of water and it should recover once its roots get going a little bit better.
I had it on the back patio for almost a week before it got planted. It got mostly morning sun there, but now it is getting some afternoon sun. I won't give up on it yet! I am trying to keep it moist, but not saturated. And of course our temperatures are going nuts -- 98 yesterday and today, 78 predicted for this weekend.....(Highs). I have been only watering it with rainwater, so as not to complicate the situation.
your plant will do fine. bannanas are just a bulb I planted mine few weeks ago and they were heathy but they had been in the house all winter , when I put them in the ground they both turned brown so i cut them down to about 8 inches and a few days later they began to send up new shoots so be patient I think the browning is from sunburn
Yes, they'll be fine. They just need a little time to acclimate.
My M. 'Siam Ruby' looks similar. It is new this year and it's been a week and it still is a little droopy. Some of the leaves did burn but overall the plant is starting to adjust. The newer leaves that are unfurling are bigger and not droopy, so I'm hoping it adjusting. Every time I plant small bananas, they seem to do this. Just transplant shock I guess.
It looks like sunburn to me, and it will grow out of it. I would put a slow release fert on the ground around it (topdress) that is high in nitrogen to push the leaves. Bananas are heavy feeders, and you aren't going for bananas in your zone-just the tropical look.
Mine did the same thing!! One lived and the other died. I had mine in the house and they were about 3 feet tall. I am not sure if the other one is coming back or not. It is probably acclimation issue. Hang in there. :)
I'm still hanging in. The one leaf that was extended took forever, but finally unrolled just this week. Looks like I have another leaf coming out as well. If we make it through the 100+ temperatures this week, I'll take another picture to show the progress. (I'm thinking positive!)
Mine actually made it and then I transplanted it to the backyard. Hopefully, it will make it. I used bone meal to fertilize or I have used epsom salt. Osomocote or Dynamite are also good. Bone meal is high in nitrogen. It may help. :)
