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sputinc7 · 05-28-2018, 10:14 PM

It is the fine SOP... My soil Ph is high.. around 7-8 and I add sulfur yearly to help with that, so the sulfur is not the problem. I have the issue with the growth stoppage even when using a commercial preparation with SOP already in it.
I understand that the SOP is more readily available and don't know why it does, but it does, no matter how the SOP is formulated. I have tried 3 different types of commercially available fertilizers with SOP in them, 2 were "organic" and I had the issue every time, my bananas stop growing for a while. A little over a year ago I added a little too much SOP and some bananas stopped growing over a month, with no other effects but a mild curling of the leaf edges...
Also, in my area, the water table is several feet below the surface, so that isn't an issue. I am on a high spot surrounded by deep canals.

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