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06-11-2011, 12:56 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Fertilizing question....
I'm going to put down some compost as a side dressing on my bananas...Most are in pots and I don't plan on putting too much in their soil.
My question is: is this enough fertilizer??...Can I also add Miracle grow or Vigoro to my bananas too??...I don't want to give them too much, but I KNOW they LOVE to "eat". Thanks SO much |
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Re: Fertilizing question....
Compost is NOT enough. Definitely add fertilizer.
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Re: Fertilizing question....
I think bananas have to be about the heaviest feeders I have dealt with. Even in the rich dark soil that I grow bananas in, I put out 1 lb of potassium per mat per year.
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Re: Fertilizing question....
I don't know what a "mat" is either
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Re: Fertilizing question....
A mat is all plants- connected to the same corm
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Re: Fertilizing question....
in the greenhouse I use 20-10-20 at 200 ppm once a day on bananas, going to 24-8-16 when the weather gets hot at 300 ppm to really push some fast growth. I don't really think compost by itself will be enough to push fast growth.
Then again, if you don't want them to grow real fast, just want to keep them alive, they are already as big as you want them to be, I think that would be just fine. It just depends on your goal with them.
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Re: Fertilizing question....
Total ppm, or Nitrogen ppm?
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