I recieved my banana plant 4 days ago & it is developing brown spots on the edges of the leaves which are slowly growing. Why & how can i stop it?
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put it in a terrarium and cover all the vent and make sure the plant is moist be for you put it in there and put it in the sun and you should see condensation in a few days. most of this time is a lack of humidity. hope this helps;\
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It's a tropical plant and needs warm, humid air and bright sunlight. If you are shorting it on those, then the plant will struggle to recover from the stress of shipping and could die. Once it is healthy it can withstand more. What it needs most of all is warm sunlight (southern exposure) and to be well watered while recovering. If you short it on any of those it will struggle to survive. If you are keeping it very warm in a very sunny place and watering it well, then just give it time, and it should start to perk up.
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Its a normal die off when you first plant it. Mine came back strong after a couple leaves died out. I cut off the browning leaves after a few weeks and the plant was fine. Once the leaves start turning brown you have to just cut the leaf off.
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it seemed to work for my plants but over watering can turn the leaves brown also
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Allison, contact Joel immediately. Use only distilled water, not spring water, not tap water and water it in a saucer. Fill it up about 1/3 of the way. That being said, did you check your email? Joel sent a detailed email before our plant arrived. I contacted him a few times and he was extremely helpful and fast to respond. Here's his email address: JoelsCarnivorousPlants - Amazon Marketplace lk5mjrd052j6cyv@marketplace.amazon.com I cut and pasted his directions in the initial email below: I will be shipping your order to you Saturday. Look for it to arrive in your mail beginning this Monday. If you have cold weather forecast for the next few days please be careful to take your order indoors soon after it arrives and not to leave it in a mailbox outside overnight if you receive your mail in a receptacle that is outside so that your plant will not be damaged/killed by frost. If your plants are damaged by frost anyways in spite of my best efforts at timing the shipping for your order please let me know asap. If it is below freezing where you are at your order may come with a heat pack. The heat pack is a white bag with red line on it. This heat pack is not part of the potting soil. Please be careful to NOT mix it in with your moss that your plant arrives with. If you are purchasing this as a gift it will be important to pot it up right after it arrives rather than leaving it in the box it came in for a while. If you purchased more than one plant they may be wrapped together. If you have any problems with your plant(s) or its shipping please feel free to contact me. I'm here to help. If you like what you see when your order arrives you can see more Carnivorous Plants that I have for sale here.--&gt;
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I've read that they can. I put one next to my bananas. It may have helped them from turning brown by an extra day or two.
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My planters are like a sand/tan color! I've had them for about a year now and they still look very new! I guess mine are on my balcony which is somewhat shaded and not exposed to too much sun! I wouldn't really know how they'd look if they were in the sun for a long period of time!
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It is really easy to mix. I put the measured amount in a watering can and add the water. I try to avoid getting any on the leaves as it can leave a white residue on them. I use it last year when i thought all hope was lost. No more brown spotted bottoms. I started earlier this year and I have seen no spots.
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I washed mine and it was never the same. Couldn't use it after that. Recommend hanging it or laying it out in the sun, brushing with a brush. If that doesn't work, pitch it and get a new one! Then, check your bananas every day or so and towel-wipe any moisture away.
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Yup - my 1 year old kitty went nuts over the fake dirt stuff but doesn't really care about the fake leaves. I had to get rid of the fake dirt, so now it looks kind of weird, but I'm looking for some fake leaves that hang down lower (and look less fake) so hopefully that will hide the lack of "dirt" in the planter.
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I didn't have any luck with this plant. I did a straight forward trans-plant and it seemed to be doing well for about a few months and started loosing leaves and eventually died. Turned brown and never recovered.
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Sandy, I've had mine for almost 2 months and it looses leaves everyday. I give it plenty of sunshine and keep it moist. I am not sure why the leaves fall off. Next month I am going to fertilize it like they suggest. I do notice new greener leaves sprouting all over so maybe loosing leaves is normal. I doubt this helped but at least u know someone else is experiencing the same thing. Also the instructions encouraged us to call them with any problems so maybe do that. Let me k ow if u find out anything useful. Good luck!Carla
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I can't answer the question because mine is sitting in a drawer--it didn't work. In fact it caused my bananas to ripen faster and get spots
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I have not experienced brown spots on the capsules. I bought a large jar a few months ago and so far they have stayed fresh and still look a nice yellow color. I store mine in a cupboard away from light and heat. Are you storing the jar in a sunny place or a place that is real warm?
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Chris Not sure on this one.. I believe it will but not all do. I have several dwarf banana plants and one I had produced fruit after two years or so.. The one I purchased a few months ago from Amazon is way to small so far but have found that if you give them lots of sun/water in summer and very little water in winter because they will have root rot if watered too much in house in winter, just when you notice soil is too dry, buy a soil water meter if you don't have one. Mine has grown like a weed since I received and looks great. Hope this helps you.. any other questions feel free to ask.. I would buy again! Robert
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says to begin treatment when new spring growth emerges and repeat every 7 to 10 days for as long as needed to control disease. Also says tho it may cause some copper toxicity on some roses. This toxicity appears as purple spots. Treatment is for blackspot and powdery mildew
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The brown (i.e., death leaves) fell off naturally on my tree. In fact over time (maybe 3- 4 months) all the original leaves died. But have no fear, new growth came-in concurrently. Now after 6 months, I have a fully formed beautiful tree with all new growth...and I let the brown leaves fall naturally. I would recommend not letting the dead leaves accumulate on the ground.
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Add baking soda to the vinegar along with boiling water. Let soak a long time. Might have to do this a few times. Good luck. The discoloration will not disappear completely, but it will take away some spots and fade the rest.
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Keep it in the soil it came in for one! They are picky plants, so I am finding (the venus fly trap and sundew, the pitcher plant seems hardier). Anyway, if you do need soil only use peetmoss and perlite, with no fertilizers it will kill them. Also, rain water or distilled water. They like lots of sun. My plants were doing awesome and they started growing out of the terrarium, so I got a bigger terrarium and the move I think killed the sundew plants, my vft are not doing as well, but the pitcher plants are doing awesome! I hope it gets better :)