Comment on I belive it was time to increase the pot size of my banana tree.

cybervseas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Are you sure this banana should be living in a fish tank? Aren’t you worried about the roots suffocating?

  But it looks awesome!

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  • cybervseas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I don’t know for sure, but I like to experiment! The pond shop I got my plants from said it’s a shallow water banana plant that can grow up to two inches deep in water. Suffocating I’m not so worried if only because this pond is actively oxygenated by my canister filter providing water circulation and surface agitation. It’s growing some roots in the column of soil I have it in (with a Mr. Stacky in the pond center) and plenty of roots floating in the water, too. Has two pups going at the moment. I’m impressed by how many nutrients this tree draws out - I have to keep the fish well fed to keep the nitrates up 😉

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