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BananaNZ · 06-14-2021, 06:17 AM

I've grown bananas for a couple of years with no problems. I'm in New Zealand in zone 10b on friable clay. Heading into winter and funny things started happening- very thin pale leaves were emerging on some plants. A couple are also a bit tangled. We havn't had a frost yet.

Other points to note are that I've renovated my house and been chucking lots of old bit of plasterboard/drywall around the garden as a source of gypsum. I've also added bamboo mulch and fresh pinoak mulch. Maybe robbing nitrogen from the bananas?

Any ideas?

06-14-2021, 06:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
BananaNZ Location: Northland, NZ Find me on the map! Name: Roddy Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 1,459 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Can you help ID these deficiencies? I've grown bananas for a couple of years with no problems. I'm in New Zealand in zone 10b on friable clay. Heading into winter and funny things started happening- very thin pale leaves were emerging on some plants. A couple are also a bit tangled. We havn't had a frost yet. Other points to note are that I've renovated my house and been chucking lots of old bit of plasterboard/drywall around the garden as a source of gypsum. I've also added bamboo mulch and fresh pinoak mulch. Maybe robbing nitrogen from the bananas? Any ideas?