I dug it up in October time when temperatures started dropping.
Put it by my bathroom window (as they love humidity) and it was absolutely thriving.
3 other shoots have come and were growing very well, and new leaves were coming from the main.
However, only in the past few weeks, it looks like it's now smoked 200 cigs a day. The bottom leaves were turning yellow and dying, so I cut them off, and it has now slowly worked up.
I am left with 2 leaves (and one trying to form). On the 2nd picture, the leaf to the right is dying, and yesterday the leaf to the left was healthy looking, but today, is now starting to turn yellow.
I have now just moved it to the bedroom, just in case the bathroom was getting too cold, but yeah.. I'm stumped…
by ExpressAffect3262
3 Comments
You’ve got new growth coming up from the centre, don’t worry the plant will be OK.
That soil looks mouldy, are you sure you didnt overwater
You shouldn’t really have a watering routine for plants, indoor or outdoors but particularly indoors as water uptake and evaporation from the soil varies hugely based on humidity and temperature in your house.
Ideally you want to physically touch the soil and feel the amount of water a couple of cm’s down to determine when to water, weight if the pot can also be a good giveaway as you get more usef to water levels.
Saying that, you might be doing that anyway. In that scenario and regardless of how you’re watering I would tip it out the pot gently and check the roots for rot, you’ll know if they’re brown and smell funky. If they are cut all of those off, repot and see how it goes.
Lastly I’m not sure if the variety you have is one that dies back over winter. I know some bananas die back to the soil and go dormant until spring in which case I’d research that and look for the care instructions.