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Originally Posted by bananaSD
It's on our regular sprinkler system which waters on Tues (10 min) and Friday (10 min) each week. I am planning to move it to a drip system next month.
As for fertilizer, all I have been using is the bag the company who planted it gave us. Its called Moon Dust https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/...zers/Moon-Dust
Not sure if maybe this is the issue and it's causing these odd burn streaks.
Thanks for your help. |
Change fertilizers to a balanced triple type formulated for gardens (not trees). My cost for 10-10-10 is $10 for 50lbs. $30 for 20lb bag of Moon Dust is outrageous. ... The Moon Dust manufacture website does not give complete element analyst nor is a label readable. Obviously a very hyped product and very little data for the user and no micro elements are provide for (???). ... However, 16-8-4 general purpose fertilizer is wrong for bananas unless you are also supplementing the potassium with something else. ... The manufacture indicates that Moon Dust contains additional gypsum & sulfur. So I suspect the sulfur may be causing a highly acidic soil condition. Check the soil Ph with meter in several places around the base of the banana plant. Ph should be about 6 to 6.5 for bananas.
Read the forum wiki for more info about fertilizer for Bananas.
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