I too have (had) a Banana Tree in a pot, got it in April of 2005, and kept it indoors. It did great until approx one month ago....The leaves turned yellow and then brown, those leaves totally died, then the plant fell over and I felt the stem by the ground and it was mush!!!! What did I do wrong??? I would like to purchase another one from a nursery, but Im afraid I will kill it too!!! Thank you for this forum and looking forward to a reply.

I'm not an expert, but have successfully maintained two banana trees in pots for three years. All I can think of is that you may have overwatered. Especially in the beginning, don't water too often, and let it dry out a bit between waterings. After it's established, you may want to use Miracle Gro, and spray the leaves with water from a spray bottle. Good luck!

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Banana grower

I too attempted the feat of growing my banana tree in a pot.
It is a long and rigerous journey but if done correctly, it will yield more generous bananas than you can ever imagine. Good luck and mayb your banana tree live long and prosper!!!

It sounds to me like you were overwatering the plant. If you buy another plant the best thing is to make sure it has 12 hrs of light minimum. The soil should should be a mixture that will drain easily as to prevent root rot and I recomend the miracle grow ready mix. And last but not least do not water the plant everyday. Only water the plant every three days and this will prevent root rot and allow air to stay in the soil. The soil has air in it that the root sytem needs and by overwatering you push all the air out of the soil and in a nutshell you drown the plant. Only fertilize once a month with a fertilizer that has a 1-2-1 ratio as this is a good balance. Most importantly go easy on the fertilizer, because too much fertilizer in the mix will build up to many salts in the soil and will ruin the soil. Best results are from using the directions on the fertilizer mix. Best of luck to ya !! By the way I have been growing 6 different varieties indoors in pots with great success. Wayne

Hello ~ I have had my tree in a pot for 6 years and it has 3 pups the tallest is about 12" now, please if any one can advise how to separate with out hurting the mommy?
Nancy

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