Banana plants create an exotic flair in the home or - depending on the type and variety - even in the garden. The tropical plants are actually quite uncomplicated, but some care errors result in black leaves. How to find the causes and eliminate them.
What helps against black spots on banana plants?
Before you fight the black spots on the banana plant, you must first find out thecause. Often the cause is toofrequent watering and/or soil that is too wet. Then it's time to repot the banana and reduce watering.
Where do the black spots on the banana plant come from?
Veryvarious causeslead to the black spots on the leaves or trunk of the banana plant. If the blackish or brown spotsappear on the leaves then
- Water shortage
- too much water / soil too wet
- low humidity
- a pest infestation
- Frostbite
- or a (fungal) disease
be the cause. However, if the symptoms occuron the trunk, the most common cause is an excess of moisture.
Frostbite occurs in specimens that have overwintered outside and are exposed to late frost in the spring. Observe the affected plants and wait, they usually recover very quickly.
How to treat black leaf spots on banana plant?
If there are black spots on the leaves of the banana plant, first inspect for possiblepests. When the air is dry, spider mites in particular like to settle on bananas. You can easily recognize the animals if you have sprayed the plant with a fine mist of water. Showering the plants vigorously and increasing the humidity helps againstspider mites.
Only scissors help against leaves affected byfungal diseases- especially to prevent the pathogens from spreading further. If, on the other hand, the cause is an excessivewater supply, you should repot the banana in fresh substrate and water it less frequently in the future. Good pot drainage is also beneficial.
How to treat black spots on banana plant trunk?
Black spots on the trunk of the banana plant - especially if they areassociated with rot- are (almost) always a sign oftoo much waterRepot the banana and keep it much drier. Whether you have tocapdepends on the extent of the rot: You can initially ignore a few black spots and observe whether the plant is doing better after the change in care. However, if the trunk is already really soft, you have to cut the banana - deep into the he althy tissue. The plant continues to sprout as long as theroots are intact.
Tip
Should you remove Kindel from the banana plant?
Sometimes the black or brown spots on the leaves also appear because old leaves die off. Simply cut these off. Leaf death often occurs in connection with the formation of children. You should remove these and pot them separately as soon as possible because they rob the mother plant of strength.
