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Richard · 01-11-2009, 10:48 PM

Alfalfa meal and/or pellets have excellent proportions of nutrients for bananas and many other fruiting plants (citrus is one of several exceptions). The problem is that alfalfa meal/pellets are 2-0-3, so you will need (1 lb divided by 2% nitrogen) = 50 pounds per year per plant in the ground.

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