Florida

Hey everyone ,

i read in this forum for a long time now. But now it is the first time for me to post here.

My first question is if anyone can tell me how i can get my Musas to make new roots? I ordered them from thailand a few weeks ago and today i get them without any roots... What is the right way to handel with them, that they will survive?

Greetings Oliver

PS: Sorry for my bad english. I try to give my best, but im from Germany and i still learn it at school.

Tobi

Hi Florida,
try ist with spaghnum moos (i don`t know moos in english)!
Take a box full of water and spaghnum moos and put your pups in that box.


Tobias

the flying dutchman

For what it is worth, I rooted a Dwarf Cavendish pup with less corm than
your pups. I left only the emerging-leaf on the plant, pushed it a bit in normal
potting-soil, supported it with sticks so it could not fall over and watered just a tiny bit. As it has no roots it can't do anything with the water but it came to life.
Have to say I did this immediately after seperating the pup and yours have
been on their way for some days I assume, don't know if that makes a difference.
So there is hope, but it won't be easy




Ron

Florida

Hey Ron,

thank you for you're answer you raise some hopes!
Is anyone out theire with any experience like those?

Greetings Oli

Tropicallvr

If you have a warm spot where the sun will heat up the POT, then put it there. Make sure the pot is not too big, or it will rot the corm. If you have a heat mat that works also for getting the roots growing.
Good luck!

What types of bananas did you get from Thailand?

Florida

Hey Tropicallvr,

thanks for your tips. I have Musa 'Black Balbisiana', Musa 'Siam Ruby' and Musa 'Florida variegate'. You can see some pictures in my photo gallary.

Greetings Oliver

pitangadiego

I just plant them in potting soil. The trick is to have enough drainage, so they don't stay moist but not too wet.

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modenacart

I would add sand or perlite to the mix also to improve drainage. Also I would not worry, I am sure they are going to be fine. They are robust plants.

sandy0225

use a good potting soil like promix hp with biofungicide, or add some perlite to regular potting soil. Put the plant into a pot just about 2" or 3" larger than the corm. Water it in well and then put the pot into a bright place, but not direct sun. A heat mat would be great too if it's cool at night. Don't water it again until it gets pretty dried out on top of the soil. You should have success in this way. You want it to grow roots, and not rot, so the moisture balance/air porosity is important. NO fertilizer until you see that it has rooted in!!!

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Lagniappe

Be VERY patient ! Don't dig it up ,cut it down , or even look at it too much . Just when you think it's gone for sure it will put out leaves . For the first few weeks it's focus will be to replace roots . I had saba ,basjoos and velutinas this year that took over 3 months to leaf out . I had given up on them completely . It's a good thing that I never yanked em up and tossed them to the compost pile . I thought about it a lot .
They won't use much water at all during this period so keep it (soil) on the dry side . Not dustbowl dry but just moist .

Florida

Hey,

thanks for all these replies!!!
I hope to get them to root. I will post when there is s.th. new or when they start to grow

Greetings Oliver

Rmplmnz

Good soil mix for bananas is 1/3rd compost (if available), 1/3rd rich potting soil and 1/3rd perlite (for good drainage) you can put them in almost any kind of soil but remember drainage is key. If you don’t have access to compost, just mix the parts ½ and ½ and they will do just fine.
They do prefer a more acidic soil and compost will do that for you. You can’t really go wrong, bananas are not too particular with soil type but the worst type of soil is a clay/loam soil.

Water thoroughly at planting, keep on the moist side ( NOT WET ) if base of plant begins to soften or look discolored , this is a sign of to much moisture, stop watering until healthy growth appears. Once planted resumption of growth is quick as new leaves unfurl from the top center of the pseudostem, or stronger new growth will emerge from underground portions of the corm (suckers) and produce a new banana plant.