Christian

Hi

I often found that it is the change of environment that can get to a banana plant more then anything else. So for example if the plant was moved from greenhouse to outside, then this puts a lot of stress on the plant. Same the other way around. Was the plant sent bare-rooted? That would put a bit of strain on it. If it then gets an environmental change on top, it can be a real problem.

I would suggest the rule of thumb should be if moving a plant to another environmet, increase the light level (even at the expense of a little leaf sunburn). Increasing the light level really helps the plant get through. An example for that is moving a house-plant into a greenhouse.

If moving a greenhouse plant inside, make sure it gets into a much cooler environment. Example would be from greenhouse into the house. The light level strongly drops, and the plant can't generate enough energy. If the temperature is then too heigh, it has to grow, but can't produce enough energy to do so. This is often fatal. Last one is to move a plant outside. Try and match the lowest nighttime temperature where it was previously standing to the outside temperatures. If they are the same, moving it out should not be a problem, as long a light level increase (which they always will when moving things outside).

If the outside temperatures are lower, move the plant in and out for a period of about 2 weeks (out in the morning, in in the evening). That acclimatises them.

If any of the cord roots were snapped off, then that puts a lot of strain on the plant, but it will get through that, provided that the environment has not changed (no additional stress is created).

I hope your plant gets through. I would ask Frank where his plant was growing, and what the daytime and nighttime temperatures were, and how much sun it got. Then try and match that exactly.

All the best,
Christian