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How to thicken up banana trunks?
I notice that several of mine are much skinnier compared to years past, even the fruits themselves are smaller. Is it a fertilizer issue? They do get plenty of water.
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Re: How to thicken up banana trunks?
I use 16-8-24 fertilizer once a month during growing season.
Lots of compost, horse and chicken manure is used more randomly. P-stems of (over)crowded mats are usually a bit on the smaller side. Water suckers also have a tendency of having smaller, thinner p-stems. Having said that, I have noticed, by using the above mentioned fertilizer, at least 95% of all my new pups are sword pups and have bigger p-stems later on in life. |
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Re: How to thicken up banana trunks?
Pics would help. Do you grow in pots?
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