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Fertilizer rates
Can anyone suggest how many pounds of fertilizer per mat should be applied each feeding?
I am using jacks 15-5-15 water soluble with micro nutrient fertilizer. If I have 20 mats, what would be an appropriate amount of fertilizer to inject into the irrigation. I'm thinking 4lbs but maybe they can take even more? |
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Re: Fertilizer rates
Someone on YouTube said that you should do one scoop (probably the size of a regular sized can) per stem per month. He was using poultry manure. Then he put a handful of dolamite (spelled wrong no doubt) in the winter.
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Re: Fertilizer rates
One pound per mat every week or two. Some varieties will not care if you "over-fertilize". Some will grow too fast and leaves will get tangled as they emerge. Start slow and work your way up until you understand each varieties characteristics.
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Re: Fertilizer rates
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So much fertilizer! May I ask what fertilizer ratio you feed that heavily with? Ive been way under feeding my bananas. Going to start using 4 or 5lbs (between all mats) of the 15-5-15 each week. I have them all on a shared irrigation with a venturi fertilizer injector to pull liquid fert into the irrigation with. Unfortunately its a bit of work to go out and do it, normally uts on a timer and I dont do anything. |
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