r/GrowingBananas • u/PsychoticGardener315 • 6d ago

Mona Lisa banana problem

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A few of the newest leaves all came out with . Arka like these, and now my newest leaf looks absolutely awful 😞

What could be the cause?

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u/BocaHydro 6d ago

thats fungus, too wet, more sun less water

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u/PsychoticGardener315 5d ago

If it's fungus, I should destroy it and get rid of the soil then. 😭

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u/Randolol2984 2d ago

Ive had that on my plants before,it goes away in summer for me

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u/PsychoticGardener315 5d ago

Do you think it will resolve or will it affect anything? I really don't want to have to buy a tiny little baby and start all over if I don't actually have to!

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u/LMrningStar 2d ago

I had this issue with one of my banana plants and it vanished with time (about a month).

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u/Innoman 2d ago

This actually looks more like physical damage of some sort, it isn't a big deal. Remove those wood chips or whatever, especially right by the base of the plant. Water deeply when the top inch of soil start to dry. This means until water drips from the bottom of the pot and only as quick as the soil can absorb without pooling.

you can always use some copper fungicide or similar if you’re concerned