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Old 06-17-2014, 02:15 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Problem with Musa Basjoo leaves, Help needed

I tend to agree with Kub. This appears to be much too much fertilizer in such a small area.

Here is, what I would do:
- Scrape the remaining fertilizer away from at least 18 inches around the plant
- Thereafter try to wash out the excess fertilizer by liberally watering over the next couple
of weeks, longer, if your soil is non-porous.
- In future concentrate on fertilizing (much) less, but more often. For granular fertilizer
once every six weeks is a good guideline to start with, to be adjusted to your local
conditions.

I have recently been able to obtain some good quality, composted and bagged steer
manure. Previous editions had more wood chips than manure. I soak that for a few
days to a couple or weeks in water, to make "manure tea" and filter it. This stuff not
only contains fertilizer, but also lots of nutrients and can be applied liberally.

That stuff can also be used for indoor plants, because it is practically odorless (I
cannot smell it at all) and once it has seeped into the soil, even finer noses than
mine, should not be able to detect it.

Good luck,
Olaf





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