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title: "Hi! I've had this \"cold hardy\" banana plant for about two weeks and…"
description: "Hi! I've had this \"cold hardy\" banana plant for about two weeks and we repotted him because he was extremely root bound (breaking apart the plastic nursery pot…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HhimthlfBIhxqc1uLL9h55"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Thomasto"
published: "2025-06-27T19:55:48.564436Z"
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# Hi! I've had this "cold hardy" banana plant for about two weeks and…

_Posted by Thomasto on 2025-06-27_

Hi! I've had this "cold hardy" banana plant for about two weeks and we repotted him because he was extremely root bound (breaking apart the plastic nursery pot and bursting), and now that he's in our apartment he is turning yellow and brown? We have humidifiers and a grow light and he's not near any AC vent. Other tropical plants are doing well in the same space but this seems off. Help?

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## 3 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-06-27

Banana plants like full sun at least 8 hours. The yellowing looks like over watering issues.

### Plant Mam commented on 2025-06-27

My poor banana plant died recently after I repotted it. I'm so sad about it because it was doing so well in the smaller pot. Lesson learned on my part 🥹

### Thomasto commented on 2025-06-27

Overwatering! Gotcha. How dry should we be between watering because the nursery told us that it was a twice a week water lol

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