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JCA433 · 05-06-2013, 11:36 AM

I am using 6-2-12 fertilizer and the oldest banana plant is already 8 feet tall. I fertilize every two weeks and want to make sure I am using the correct quantity of fertilizer. I read you should use 1 cup for 1 foot, 2cups for 3feet, 3 cups for 5 feet, 4 cups for 7 feet etc. Others recommend only 1.5 to 2 pounds fertilizer per month. That is about the amount I have been using. What is the correct amount?

I do not want to burn the banana plants by over fertilizing. I injured one of my mangoes even though I did not apply much fertilizer. It has recovered and healthy now. Mangoes are very sensitive it seems.

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JCA433 Location: Homestead, Florida Zone: Zone 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 330 BananaBucks : 88,871 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 433 Times in 162 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	How much fertilizer per mat for banana fruit? I am using 6-2-12 fertilizer and the oldest banana plant is already 8 feet tall. I fertilize every two weeks and want to make sure I am using the correct quantity of fertilizer. I read you should use 1 cup for 1 foot, 2cups for 3feet, 3 cups for 5 feet, 4 cups for 7 feet etc. Others recommend only 1.5 to 2 pounds fertilizer per month. That is about the amount I have been using. What is the correct amount? I do not want to burn the banana plants by over fertilizing. I injured one of my mangoes even though I did not apply much fertilizer. It has recovered and healthy now. Mangoes are very sensitive it seems.