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edwmax · 04-05-2017, 03:05 PM

hummm ... 2 Tablespoons is approx 1 oz or 1/8th cup. So for zones 6/7, this would be about 5 month growing season or 22 weeks. Fertilized at every other week would be 11 applications. or 11 ounces of fertilizer. With 15-5-30 this would be 1.65 oz (11 oz X .15) of nitrogen and 3.30 oz (11 oz X .3) of potassium furnished.

Even if the tablespoons were heaping or double; this is far short of 6.67 lbs of 15-5-30 (NPK: 1 lb / .15) needed by a mature banana plant for 1 lb (minimum) of nitrogen and 1.5 lbs (minimum) of potassium ( 2lbs from 15-5-30). ... This would be about right for growing young potted banana plants before transplanting to the ground.

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edwmax Location: Cairo, Ga Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,891 BananaBucks : 95,787 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,740 Times Was Thanked 4,437 Times in 2,093 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 414 Times	Re: How much fertilizer can a banana tree tolerate? hummm ... 2 Tablespoons is approx 1 oz or 1/8th cup. So for zones 6/7, this would be about 5 month growing season or 22 weeks. Fertilized at every other week would be 11 applications. or 11 ounces of fertilizer. With 15-5-30 this would be 1.65 oz (11 oz X .15) of nitrogen and 3.30 oz (11 oz X .3) of potassium furnished. Even if the tablespoons were heaping or double; this is far short of 6.67 lbs of 15-5-30 (NPK: 1 lb / .15) needed by a mature banana plant for 1 lb (minimum) of nitrogen and 1.5 lbs (minimum) of potassium ( 2lbs from 15-5-30). ... This would be about right for growing young potted banana plants before transplanting to the ground. __________________