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crazy banana
07-21-2013, 08:20 PM
My Blue Java finally has fruits ( first hand on July 5). I was fertilizing the mat with my regular fertilizer today. Because this is my first plant with fruits ever, I was wondering what experienced banana growers do at this stage of a fruiting plant. Do you keep fertilizing as usual or do you add any extra supplements like potassium? Do you change your watering habits?

2woodensticks
07-22-2013, 07:00 PM
light on the nitrogen,could turn fruit black prematurely..i continue to water the same..i use pot,nitro,phos in separate and do my own mixing so I can regulate one or the other...you can never go wrong with adding a layer of good compost..how about a pic..mine java should go next year,i hope..my praying hands just thru a flower..little late in the year hope it goes thru the colder months

Snookie
07-27-2013, 07:56 PM
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crazy banana
07-28-2013, 12:13 AM
I add a little potassium to my fruiting apricot trees to enhance the flavor. Would that be advisable for banana plants, too?