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Old 10-31-2015, 12:07 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Zero soil then and zero soil now. Keeping all the plants mulched seems to be good enough for the roots to have something to grow into without drying out. Much of the lot was also covered with pieces of drywall, and now cardboard and more mulch.
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No soil?! do all the micronutrients come from fertilizer you apply?
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Most probably come from the mulch, good looking banana farm you got there. I know how the mulching goes, It is the same here, apply a foot of mulch and it is gone in what feels like a week. Here in the Florida Keys we also have no soil, but instead of a base of lava rock I have limestone.
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Congrats Rob!




looking awesome!.....very good job!.....well rewarded!....
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I'm guessing the micronutrients come from the fertilizer and mulch. Some of the lava rock is crushed so it is more like sand. I also use dolomite lime, boron, epsom salts, iron & zinc, occasional seaweed concentrate, along with my main monthly fertilizer which is a mix of 13-3-37 (slow release) and 10-5-40. With over 100" per year I don't really have to worry about build up of anything too much in the "soil."
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