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Banana plants - Overwintering (2)
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| john@thingame.co.uk 2008-01-28, 1:25 pm |
| Bananas - Second Attempt.
Just realised that in my first message I left
out the last sentence . I'll try again in full.
I have a banana plant overwintering in my cold greenhouse.
Most of the leave are drooping and looking tatty
but there are two new ones bursting through.
What should I do - at this time - with the dying leaves?
Cut them off now, or wait until later in the year?
Thank you.
John
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| Charlie Pridham 2008-01-28, 1:25 pm |
| In article <9m6sp3505rnke8q1nt5971l09cv70kjioc@4ax.com>,
john@thingame.co.uk says...
> Bananas - Second Attempt.
>
> Just realised that in my first message I left
> out the last sentence . I'll try again in full.
>
> I have a banana plant overwintering in my cold greenhouse.
> Most of the leave are drooping and looking tatty
> but there are two new ones bursting through.
>
> What should I do - at this time - with the dying leaves?
> Cut them off now, or wait until later in the year?
>
> Thank you.
>
> John
>
Although I do not grow Bananas as such I do grow Ginger Lilies and Cannas
which do much the same sort of thing, a dead or dying leaf in a dry place
which feels dry to the touch can be left alone, but I find if the
atmosphere is damp and warm Botrytus can set in so tidying off the old
leaves is then a good idea. I seem to recall that Bananas can get pretty
manky in winter and still be 100% OK, David Poole would give a much
better and detailed answer so hopefully he will see this!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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| On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:29:33 -0000, Charlie Pridham
<charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <9m6sp3505rnke8q1nt5971l09cv70kjioc@4ax.com>,
>john@thingame.co.uk says...
>Although I do not grow Bananas as such I do grow Ginger Lilies and Cannas
>which do much the same sort of thing, a dead or dying leaf in a dry place
>which feels dry to the touch can be left alone, but I find if the
>atmosphere is damp and warm Botrytus can set in so tidying off the old
>leaves is then a good idea. I seem to recall that Bananas can get pretty
>manky in winter and still be 100% OK, David Poole would give a much
>better and detailed answer so hopefully he will see this!
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Charlie.
Many thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.
John.
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