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quendor91
08-05-2013, 02:05 PM
I measured my soil's ph last night. It measured in between 6 and 7. To maximize my banana's health should I lower the ph down to 5.5? Or should I leave the soil as it is?
Richard
08-06-2013, 01:35 AM
Leave it.
GreenFin
08-06-2013, 09:29 AM
Bananas can thrive in a relatively high-pH environment, which is one of the reasons I grow them. The pH in my aquaponic system runs pretty high (around 7.5-8), so rather than battling to lower it, I just chose to grow plants that could tolerate those conditions.
BTW, here's an info page from the wiki that covers pH as it pertains to bananas: Info:Soil - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Info:Soil) (says ideal is 5.5-7.5)
quendor91
08-06-2013, 12:43 PM
Oh ok that's good to hear. I just remember reading online that bananas like ph 5.5-6.5.
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