I transplanted some banana trees that had been trimmed down for the winter. They were 7 ft and are now 1.5-2 ft. They all had tiny shoots on them which broke during transport the stalks are now looking very brown and not as green as before. Did I kill them transplanting them. It has been cool here. It is about 40 at night and getting to the late 60's during the day. I live in HOuston so the temp is not an issue in a few more weeks. What can I put on them to fertilized wise to help them along?
2007-02-06 02:34:06 · 6 answers · asked by Wayne T 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Not dead. Mine look like that every year. Springtime will fix your problem.
2007-02-06 02:38:12 · answer #1 · answered by jjayferg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not familar with your climate, but am sure it is warm there from what i Know. Donot give up on them as just the shock of moving them is enough for them to look sad for a while,
Just keep them moist, if you have to use a fertiliser just use an all purpose liquid fertiliser about fornightly and wait a while to see if they pick up,
Hope they survive, but being established and depending on treatment and time between transplanting etc,, they may not survive.
2007-02-06 10:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by tassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will stay brown as long as the temp is cool. They are hot weather plants. Mine are brown now, and I cover them during frost. They always come back in the spring.
2007-02-06 10:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by Baw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once a Banana tree bears fruit it dies back and the keikis (baby shoots) grow up to bear more fruit. Perfectly normal.
2007-02-06 10:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happens when you transplant a plant.you'll need to wait for a few weeks to check if they'll be ok or not. i hope you dig well enough for the roots to move.
2007-02-06 10:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by warrior is a child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope it lives.
2007-02-06 10:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by ZORG 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋