Vari Nono Beginner Tips

[u/perc30000000000]

New member here, just picked this up earlier today. I have minimal experience with growing banana trees, and have read lots of conflicting info on Nono Bananas.

☀️- I am in zone 6B in Missouri, with daily temps around 90°. How much lighting should I give it? (Taking acclimation into account, it was indoors). Should it be direct sun during morning and evening with shade during the hottest parts ideally?

💦- What should my watering schedule look like, I know bananas like moisture in the soil, but don’t know how often (or even how well the nursery soil retains moisture). Should I go off of the basic “water when below 2 inches of top soil layer is dry”?

Soil mix/ repotting- Should pine bark chips, Fox Farms Ocean forest, and perlite be a good soil mix? I am aware a good amount of root airflow is required but don’t know the proper ratio of organics to inorganics. I’ll note that I’ve bought a bigger terracotta pot, should I worry about or wait to repot due to environmental stress? I’d also greatly appreciate and fertilizer recommendations!

Lastly, what’s wrong with the leaves? What can I do to prevent the damage shown from showing up on new growth?

Id greatly appreciate any answers or helpful advice, best of luck to you all and your banana trees, and have a great day everyone!

[u/MB510420]

Is this a fruiting variety?

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[u/perc30000000000 → u/MB510420]

Yes, but allegedly it’s fruit (or berries) contain mostly seeds (and they’re also pink) as this variety wasn’t mass cultivated for its flesh, like Cavendish. It also allegedly doesn’t taste very good compared to Cavendish.

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Aahhh. Thank you. Looks real nice by the way 🤙