Whats wrong with my Banana plant

Have a young banana plant in a pot at the moment, its a bit exposed but i want to get as much sun as possible (when it shines). It has started to develope red/brown marks ?

 

Usually irregular watering, they like alot of water not waterlogged though.

 

Do you think it could be the amount of rain we have had this week?, with the expected amount of rain coming this weekend should i put it in the greenhouse?

 

Rains fine it's when the compost drys out before you water again. Can't you plant it in the garden?as long as the soil drains easly.

 

The advise i got when i bought it was if is is less than 2 feet tall i cannot leave it out over winter, hence the pot this year so i can over winter it in the greenhouse and plant it out next year.

[ 28. June 2007, 10:10 PM: Message edited by: Keving ]

 

musa's usually grow about 3ft during the summer so should be alright come October, then just wrap in fleece and put a bag over the top to keep out most the wet and cold, after you've cut the leaves off that is.

 

Nothing to do with the topic but I just have to say again how much I love that photo of the fish!

TO

 

Thank you tiggs&oscar

 

OK, maybe i should plant it out then.

 

Do you feed it at all?? Bananas are hungry little beggars!!!!

 

Is it Musa Basjoo Keving?
Its not a very good looking green to me, it looks a bit dull.
Cant say that I have ever come across brown marks like that, its particually worrying that they are on the new emerging leaves.
Is it water logged, or, if you've had lots of rain it maybe that the compost has had all the nutrient washed out.
How long has it been in that pot?

 

Hi Keving, if that is a Musa Basjoo it needs to be in the ground. you wil find all those brownspotty marks will disappear.my Musa basjoo
is in its third year. this pic was taken last year. I know they dont like being in pots.

 

Have not feed it yet as its only been in the pot for about 4 weeks, what should i feed it?

 

We have had a lot of rain, and it was under a leaking gutter when we had a very heavy down pour. I moved it, but it did get water logged.

 

Looks like the sound advise would be to plant it in the ground, i was just concerned about its first winter, it being quite young.

[ 29. June 2007, 08:41 PM: Message edited by: Keving ]