Banana plants are the perfect interior decorations. The banana plants would be so rewarding, beautiful and exciting to have, both for you personally and also for the family. Moreover, having a plant in the room will only make the room feel fresher and little green of the natural color would be a feast to the eye. However, if you decide to place a potted banana plant in the room, you should also commit yourself to the caring of the banana tree. The caring tips of the banana tree is similar to the other tropical plants.
When you make a purchase of potted banana, you need to replant it to your chosen pot. The pot should be bigger than the original pot so that the banana plant has more room to establish its roots. And for the soil, you will need to choose the potting mix which is well drained such as the Miracle Grow. Another alternative is to get the professional potting soil from the nursery in your area.
Some nurseries would provide you with several choices but you need to choose Promix HP or something similar. A characteristic that you are looking for is the light looking soil. If the soil looks like it is rather fluffy, you better avoid it. Another don’t tips would not to use the soil mixture from a dollar store or use the cheapest brand. They simply do not have the quality and you will only destroy your plants.
Place soil at the bottom of the pot and then place the banana plant. Gently, add the soil all around the root of the banana plant. For the case of the banana plant, you can feel free to replant them in the pots that are deeper than the original pot. Some other plants do not like this, so even when you do this to the banana plant, you should not perform the same tips to all the other house plants.
However, all houseplants do not like it when they have the soil tightly packed around the roots. This will only hold water too much and the oxygen will not be able to reach the roots of the plants. To help with the irrigation, you need to choose the pots with good drainage holes so that the bottom part will provide as a water release and also circulation for air. When your pots have all of these requirements, the banana plants will love it and thrive in it.
