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Musa Bajoo Banana
TerrysWorld
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Concerned about my Musa.
I’ve had 12mths planted in a 20” dia pot.
Last year did well growing with a few leaves.
This year although appears to be still growing with new leaves. But the older ones brown off and collapse. Currently only 3 leaves look healthy with one broken in the breeze.
It has some 6/8 pups, I did put a 50mm layer of chipped bark to help keep moisture, but the birds displaced most of this looking for grubs etc.
Felt the soil below the remains of the bark, it was not totally dry or wet. So now put a layer of 10mm stones to help keep moisture and stop the birds. I feed it every 2/3wks with liquid seaweed.
The area it stands is at the rear of the house, north facing. Summer months it see’s the sun dawn to dusk, but autumn/spring its in shade unless moved into shed due to heavy frosts.
Should I move it into the soil with drainage in same area with winter protection, frosts last winter no lower than -8 or am I doing something else wrong.
I’ve had 12mths planted in a 20” dia pot.
Last year did well growing with a few leaves.
This year although appears to be still growing with new leaves. But the older ones brown off and collapse. Currently only 3 leaves look healthy with one broken in the breeze.
It has some 6/8 pups, I did put a 50mm layer of chipped bark to help keep moisture, but the birds displaced most of this looking for grubs etc.
Felt the soil below the remains of the bark, it was not totally dry or wet. So now put a layer of 10mm stones to help keep moisture and stop the birds. I feed it every 2/3wks with liquid seaweed.
The area it stands is at the rear of the house, north facing. Summer months it see’s the sun dawn to dusk, but autumn/spring its in shade unless moved into shed due to heavy frosts.
Should I move it into the soil with drainage in same area with winter protection, frosts last winter no lower than -8 or am I doing something else wrong.
South Monmouthshire stuck in the middle between George and the Dragon
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Away from it's natural climate, it will automatically drop leaves but provided the main stem remains alive and you ensure you protect it from winter frost, your pups will produce the new growth next year.
It depends so much on where you are in the UK and what your climate is like as to how best to deal with it.
You may want to look at the size of the pot and think on for next year. I would suggest you perhaps ease off on the feeding now - given our odd weather this year, it may be best to keep the pups healthy rather than attempting to force the main plant into growth at this point in the year.
I'm sure others may have further advice but it may help to say - roughly - whereabouts you are