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title: "This is my gorgeous banana plant, we’ve had it for about 6 months now…"
description: "This is my gorgeous banana plant, we’ve had it for about 6 months now and it’s always throwing out new leaves. It wasn’t looking its finest a few weeks ago so…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Isaac 🪴"
published: "2026-06-22T16:31:40.213359Z"
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# This is my gorgeous banana plant, we’ve had it for about 6 months now…

_Posted by Isaac 🪴 on 2026-06-22_

This is my gorgeous banana plant, we’ve had it for about 6 months now and it’s always throwing out new leaves.  
It wasn’t looking its finest a few weeks ago so I did some research and bought a self-watering pot.

I was hoping it’d go wild after that as they’re meant to grow at an insane rate, but this one just isn’t! The leaves always look kinda crusty and dry around the edges and it just doesn’t look as pleasing as we’d hoped!

Any ideas? Would pruning the crispy leaves be a solution?

Thanks guys x

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## 1 comment

### Oliver commented on 2026-06-22

Also constantly have this issue with my banana plant - would love to know people’s solutions.

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