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Old 01-27-2015, 06:34 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Default Re: Tip: Cheapest Banana fertilizer.

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That's right. Here in S FL we have plenty of P in the ground already I have been using Diamond R super fruiter 6-3-16 with minors with great results.

Price varies but it's around $20 for a 50 lb bag. Nobody can beat that.
That is a great price. Considering the higher amount of K in the product, I computed this as a reasonable limit to avoid potassium toxicity:
9.375 Lbs per plant with 1 cubic yard root ball per year -- to be applied incrementally -- not all at once.
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