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Old 06-22-2012, 10:12 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: How to water when having fruit on the bananas?

When you water every 3 days,it important to deep water plants so that there will be water available for them at the lower soil levels for them to keep absorbing. I would say 1,5g is too little for deep watering. 3-4g would be more likely if delivered all at the same time over a longer period of time(half an hour to an hour) via drip irrigation and not sprinklers. I deep water my bananas in Pyrgos via drip irrigation every 3-4days in summer and they are very happy with it,never showing any lack of water and growing very fast. Of course,even though Pyrgos is hot,its also more humid and there is ground water between 60cm to 2m under the soil level so there is plenty of water available if a plant is deep rooted enough so my climate isnt very similar to yours.
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