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Originally Posted by joseryan
hi. i have a 17 hectares of musa saba banana here in the Philippines, Davao City.
can you discuss to me your recommendation regarding the right age of the banana plant to apply the N-P-K and the right time of application in a day.
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In the tropics, you can apply
per plant or matte net one pound of N when the plants are young, net 1/4 lb P one month prior to bloom, and net 1.5 lb K two weeks prior to bloom. (Tropics = zone 12 and higher.) Note if your N source (or P, or K) is 10% N, then you will need 10 lbs of it to achieve net one pound.
Alternately, you can apply a complete NPK fertilizer with ratios 2:1:3 (e.g. 16-8-24 or 20-10-30) throughout the year so that each plant or matte receives net 1.5 lbs of K.