venturabananas

I wouldn't be too worried, your plant looks pretty good to me. The lighter leaf color is normal and leaf emergence rate slows down as a banana plant ages and as the hours of sun per day decline as we head into fall. You were watering too much, which might have caused some minor problems. I know people who live within a few miles of you who water once a week, or less. You should probably aim to let the top few to several inches of soil dry out between waterings if you are worried about rot. Bananas are much more resistant to drought than you might expect. Just ask Sunfish, I've seen him take out thriving pups out of bone-dry hardpan. Rot over winter is much more likely to kill bananas here in So Cal than too little water. At least that's been my experience. Good luck. Take a breath, relax.

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