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Old 12-03-2008, 11:29 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Banksii Seeds coming up

I just repotted all of them last weekend, actually. I had 72 of them sprout, and now "only" have 45 left. Lost a bunch of them to damping off, due to non-sterile soil and some cool weather. The survivors then got attacked by something else that was chewing the leaves, and are now presently being attacked by aphids and spider mites. They are only about 5-6 inches tall! They are otherwise pretty healthy and growing well though. They are at the size where they should start taking off very soon, and are in a nice, warm greenhouse with full sun almost all day. I've been hitting them with insecticidal soap on a regular basis. You just have to stay after the mites, or they will be everywhere in no time.

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