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zeissbickham · 12-17-2009, 12:57 AM

Hey everyone, just posting a quick hello to all and a quick question as well. i've been reading your posts for a few weeks now, and i know everyone here has a lot to offer...i look forward to learning as much as i can from everyone.
the question is concerning organic banana production. i'm in central va, zone 7a, and was curious as to how you all go about it without synthetic fertilizers (or if anyone does at all). I know it's possible (they do grow wild, afterall...) but i have not been able to find many posts on the topic. So if you could direct me to those threads that i have overlooked, or just explain here, i'd greatly appreciate it.
thanks all

Abnshrek · 12-17-2009, 01:02 AM

Hello & Welcome from the Sportsman's Paradise :^) No idea about anything synthetic other than oil.. Good Luck growing...

Richard · 12-17-2009, 01:07 AM

Welcome!

If you want to be organic, don't use Beer! -> Beer Is A Synthetic Pesticide

stumpy4700 · 12-17-2009, 05:48 AM

Welcome to the site. As for your question I used store bought stuff, sorry but there are a lot of organic growers here who will be of help.

barnercora · 12-17-2009, 06:56 AM

Sorry cant help with your question since I haven't any banana yet but.....

WELCOME to the forum

mbfirey · 12-17-2009, 07:17 AM

I'm sure Organic can be done with compost there's lots of information about that here and what ingredients add what Nutrient- Synthetic fertilizer is just more concentrated and easier for some.
To say that Bananas grow and fruit in the wild is true- but not true for zone 7a Virginia. You'll have to take some special steps if you ever want to see Bananas fruit in your zone.
Welcome to the group I'm sure you'll find all the information you'll need here.

cherokee_greg · 12-17-2009, 09:16 AM

welcome from California. I donot know the answer but your getting allot of help I see.
Welcome

lorax · 12-17-2009, 11:26 AM

I use properly aged horse manure and volcanic ash, myself.

mckoinld · 12-17-2009, 01:05 PM

Welcome from South Louisiana. I use both comercial and natural. Horse and chicken manure. Check for a local stable they often give the horse manure away. The chicken poop is available at some plant nurseries and most feed & seed type stores.

CValentine · 12-17-2009, 03:38 PM

Welcome Zeissbickham!!!

From Central Texas, Zone 8a!!

~Cheryl

Taylor · 12-17-2009, 04:15 PM

Welcome from Southeast VA!

Bob · 12-17-2009, 04:23 PM

Welcome from New Jersey. I'm growing all mine without any chemichal fertilizers and use plenty of compost, seaweed, aged horse stable sweepings and the occaisional shot of Espoma organic fertilizer. All my plants have done very well using only these. Relatives in Ashburn Va. have had luck with plants given them using total neglect as well! Good luck and welcome aboard.

Michael_Andrew · 12-17-2009, 07:08 PM

I've been looking at using organic tea. I've already started using it on the indoor plants with good results. I don't have a final recipe but so far have added about a half gallon of compost to 4 gallons of rain water a couple table spoons of unsulfured molasses and a dash of epson salts. I put the compost in a net and lower in in the water. I use an aquarium heater set at 80 degrees. I have a power head that circulates the water and an air pump attached to an air stone. Brew it for 3 days and use immediately. I water with it and foliage feed.

Any suggestions on ingredients to add to the recipe when the bananas are really growing?

Possibly:

fritted trace elements
blood meal
bone meal
worm castings
alfalfa meal
humic acid

It seems to work for this guy:

YouTube - The Secret is in the Soil

LilRaverBoi · 12-18-2009, 03:01 PM

Welcome to the site! I hope you learn a lot here...there is a TON of excellent information passed around on the boards. As far as organic fertilizers, you could always do some good compost and use that to feed your plants. I would stray from using uncomposted manure directly on plants as it tends to burn them. But if composted well, you can make some really good, nutrient-rich compost to feed them!

12-17-2009, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
zeissbickham Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 2,412 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	another new member Hey everyone, just posting a quick hello to all and a quick question as well. i've been reading your posts for a few weeks now, and i know everyone here has a lot to offer...i look forward to learning as much as i can from everyone. the question is concerning organic banana production. i'm in central va, zone 7a, and was curious as to how you all go about it without synthetic fertilizers (or if anyone does at all). I know it's possible (they do grow wild, afterall...) but i have not been able to find many posts on the topic. So if you could direct me to those threads that i have overlooked, or just explain here, i'd greatly appreciate it. thanks all

12-17-2009, 01:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Abnshrek Happy Growing Abnshrek 's Photo Gallery Location: Beaumont Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,483 BananaBucks : 152,197 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,444 Times Was Thanked 16,426 Times in 5,230 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,314 Times	Re: another new member Hello & Welcome from the Sportsman's Paradise :^) No idea about anything synthetic other than oil.. Good Luck growing... __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

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Richard un-Retired Richard's Photo Gallery Location: Vista, CA Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 10b Name: Richard Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,674 BananaBucks : 399,624 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,636 Times Was Thanked 12,536 Times in 4,718 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,685 Times	Re: another new member Welcome! If you want to be organic, don't use Beer! -> Beer Is A Synthetic Pesticide __________________ Doodling along at tangentvectors.org

12-17-2009, 05:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
stumpy4700 Going Ape for Bananas stumpy4700 's Photo Gallery Location: Satellite Beach, Fla Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 10 Name: Stumpy-----a.k.a Jeff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,194 BananaBucks : 33,743 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,353 Times Was Thanked 678 Times in 349 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,300 Times	Re: another new member Welcome to the site. As for your question I used store bought stuff, sorry but there are a lot of organic growers here who will be of help.

12-17-2009, 06:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
barnercora Location: Georgia,USA Zone: zone 7 Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 43 BananaBucks : 8,877 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 32 Times in 15 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: another new member Sorry cant help with your question since I haven't any banana yet but..... WELCOME to the forum

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12-17-2009, 07:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
mbfirey mbfirey's Photo Gallery Location: Pageland SC- Zone7b/8a line Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Mike Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 340 BananaBucks : 84,055 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 261 Times in 125 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: another new member I'm sure Organic can be done with compost there's lots of information about that here and what ingredients add what Nutrient- Synthetic fertilizer is just more concentrated and easier for some. To say that Bananas grow and fruit in the wild is true- but not true for zone 7a Virginia. You'll have to take some special steps if you ever want to see Bananas fruit in your zone. Welcome to the group I'm sure you'll find all the information you'll need here. __________________ www.nstarleather.com North Star Leather Company Quality Leather Goods-Made in USA!

12-17-2009, 09:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
cherokee_greg Love those bananas cherokee_greg's Photo Gallery Location: Fresno,CA Find me on the map! Zone: zone 9 Name: Greg Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,357 BananaBucks : 271,485 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 8,066 Times Was Thanked 3,945 Times in 1,664 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 335 Times	Re: another new member welcome from California. I donot know the answer but your getting allot of help I see. Welcome __________________ Greg zone 9 Fresno,CA http://gardenjot.com/garden/view/1980/Gregs-Banana-Farm

12-17-2009, 11:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 282,076 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,038 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: another new member I use properly aged horse manure and volcanic ash, myself.

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mckoinld mckoinld's Photo Gallery Location: Lake Charles, La Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Lonie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 112 BananaBucks : 13,420 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 48 Times Was Thanked 54 Times in 31 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: another new member Welcome from South Louisiana. I use both comercial and natural. Horse and chicken manure. Check for a local stable they often give the horse manure away. The chicken poop is available at some plant nurseries and most feed & seed type stores. __________________ GOOOO TIGERS

12-17-2009, 03:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
CValentine Prolific Epistemologist CValentine 's Photo Gallery Location: Bell County, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Che Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,846 BananaBucks : 136,560 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 7,127 Times Was Thanked 1,782 Times in 625 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 362 Times	Re: another new member Welcome Zeissbickham!!! From Central Texas, Zone 8a!! ~Cheryl __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

12-17-2009, 04:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Taylor Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,084 BananaBucks : 195,343 Feedback: 15 / 100% Said "Thanks" 355 Times Was Thanked 662 Times in 334 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 283 Times	Re: another new member Welcome from Southeast VA!

12-17-2009, 04:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bob Orang Puteh Bob's Photo Gallery Location: Morris plains N.J. Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: bob Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,527 BananaBucks : 193,894 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 9,531 Times Was Thanked 4,054 Times in 1,692 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 565 Times	Re: another new member Welcome from New Jersey. I'm growing all mine without any chemichal fertilizers and use plenty of compost, seaweed, aged horse stable sweepings and the occaisional shot of Espoma organic fertilizer. All my plants have done very well using only these. Relatives in Ashburn Va. have had luck with plants given them using total neglect as well! Good luck and welcome aboard. __________________

12-18-2009, 03:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,935 BananaBucks : 101,090 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 534 Times Was Thanked 2,238 Times in 1,242 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times	Re: another new member Welcome to the site! I hope you learn a lot here...there is a TON of excellent information passed around on the boards. As far as organic fertilizers, you could always do some good compost and use that to feed your plants. I would stray from using uncomposted manure directly on plants as it tends to burn them. But if composted well, you can make some really good, nutrient-rich compost to feed them! __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN!

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