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sandercohen
05-03-2007, 03:10 PM
OK, after reading the fertilizer wiki i am more confused than ever.

i have been feeding with 12-0-0 or fish fertilizer 2-1-1. i have many bananas coming up from winter dormancy and i am wondering if i should switch my routine.

i prefer to use all organics ferts, but have i been wrong all along using super high nitrogen?

thanks!

bencelest
05-03-2007, 04:03 PM
If you want growth use fert high in Nitrogen but for overall balance growth of roots and leaves and not height use fert high in potasium like 6 12 27 with micronutrients.

bigdog
05-03-2007, 05:17 PM
Bananas need lots of Potassium to grow well...LOTS. They like Nitrogen also, so that's not wrong. They should receive about 3-4 times the amount of K than N or P. Of course, that's recommendations for bananas on plantations, not bananas grown for ornamental or landscape purposes that will not set fruit.