I am building a bed to plant banana plants in the spring. I live in zone 8 and have clay soil. I understand that I must use a well draining soil but do not know which one to purchase. Any recommendation?
You will need to amend your clay soil.
This link will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/how-to-improve-clay-soil.htm
I have planted a variety of banana that gives a small 4-5 inch fruit. The fruits produced this year were very thin and didn't have any fruit between the peels. I can't seem to understand this.
The banana plant, sometimes, does not produce very much fruit during its first few years. This link will help:https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/banana/getting-banana-plants-to-fruit.htm
How do I get my 3 banana trees to produce fruit?
This article will help you pinpoint the issues.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/banana/getting-banana-plants-to-fruit.htm
We have a banana tree that started to produce, and after the third row came out the new banana flower started to fall off, how can we fix it?
If you are referring to the petals, then these will naturally fall off after while. If you are referring to the whole bloom falling off, then I would start looking at a possible phosphorus and potassium deficiency. If you fertilize regularly, then the pH could simply be thrown off. You can fix this by adding dolomitic lime to the of the soil.
Do you know what kind of banana tree this is? I need harvesting information.
Banana ID can be difficult, since there are many varieties and hybrids, but the banana enthusiasts at this site will help you:
http://www.bananas.org/f12/
Hi, I have 2 banana plants which I have brought into the house during winter as it gets to minus 15 sometimes in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is quite dry in the house during winter and the temp can range between 16 - 24 degrees celsius. Is this right for the banana plants? If not, I have a basement where it can go down to 10 degrees sometimes although I can put artificial light to support the few hours of daylight we receive. this doesn't of course increase the temperature. what is the absolute minimum and maximum for banana plants indoors? thanks Selly
IF the goal is for this to produce fruit, you will have to keep strict conditions for the plant. You will have to spray for extra humidity. If you can, you will want to keep the plant between roughly 20-26 celcius. This will ensure that it continues to grow and prepare for fruit.
As for light. This needs bright filtered light. You can use lamps with either CFL or LED, but not standard incandescent bulbs for supplemental light. They would prefer around 8 hours of bright light per day. If you wand to keep the plant alive and don't expect fruit, then you can fall outside the recommended temperatures.
Here is an article that will give you more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/banana/indoor-banana-plant.htm
My beautiful ornamental red banana that grew about 6 feet this year fell over yesterday. Upon investigation a gopher is the culprit. Is there any saving this beauty? Root hormone?
Root hormone will not do it... Although there is some damage, it will likely recover. This season will probably be a wash, though. Here is an article that will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/eliminate-gophers.htm