Ordered A Replacement Grow Light For My Banana Plant
[ Saturday August 31st 2024 at 3:28 am ]
In 2019 I purchased a dwarf banana plant. The leaves started loosing the vibrant shade of green that a healthy plant has. I worked out that a grow light was needed. I purchased this from Amazon. I designed a stand to hold the light a safe distance above the plant where the leaves wouldn't be damaged from being too close to the lighting.
The stand I created uses ½" plumbing conduit, elbows and sand to weigh the base down the base for stability. My dwarf banana plant has managed to survival all this time. It is remarkable. Normally they die off after a single growing season once the dwarf banana plant produces a replacement.
The grow light burned out two days ago. I have been able to locate the exact model I purchased and have ordered a replacement. Once the replacement grow light arrives it will simply be a matter of unscrewing the light from the current mount and screwing in the replacement. I have a smart plug programmed that cycles the light on and off several times a day.
Each time I see my dwarf banana plant it brightens my day. I am hopeful the plant will survive while I wait for the replacement grow light to arrive. I have had to buy it elsewhere. It should arrive in 3 weeks.