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Island Brah · 05-24-2017, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by edwmax

The second way which I suggest and easier, is to mix the ALL fertilizer needed for that application in a 5 gallon bucket. This may be stronger than the 2 TB / gal. Then pour around the plant (not against the stem) and water in with the garden hose to further dilute. Watering once a week may be better to keep the fertilizer concentration to a minimum.

Water is a question for banana plants in the ground. Most general garden guides indicated weekly watering at 1/2" equivalent for rain for plants and area. ... For a 10 ft X 10 ft area around a banana plant, this would be about 31 gallons of water. ... But!!! One of the Banana research reports I read stated a mature banana plant expires as much as 92 liters (24 gallons) per day on hot days. So during droughts or hot dry spells Banana plants needs much more water.

SO, fertilize each banana plant (or corm) once a month with 5 gallons of fertilizer mix all at once instead of one gallon? And to change the dosage depending on plant size (1/4 dose for small banana plants, 1/2 dose for medium banana plants under 4 ft, and a full monthly dose for 4+ foot)??

Or fertilize each banana plant once every 2 weeks with 5 gallons of 1/2 the recommended monthly dose OR once a week with 5 gallons of 1/4 the recommended monthly dose?

Per labels:

Banana Fuel: Monthly dose is 2 tbs per gallon.

Fruit Fuel: Monthly dose is 1 tbsp per gallon

Sorry for all the questions on this topic but I wish the label told me how many gallons of fertilizer mix to use for each application. The labels lead me to believe to use 1 gallon each time I fertilize because that's the measurement they use.