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briancoconut · 09-27-2012, 02:58 PM

rich website and or phone or email ??????

crazy banana · 09-27-2012, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by briancoconut

rich website and or phone or email ??????

Plantsthatproduce.com

austinl01 · 09-27-2012, 03:30 PM

Mix your own and you will save a lot of money. You can mix together fertilizer that is commonly sold in your area to make your own blend. Use this calculator for help: NPK Soil Fertilizer Calculator

Olafhenny · 09-27-2012, 06:08 PM

Good site recommended by Austin.
The first 3 on the list are all you need. If you mix the first three in equal parts you would get
15-15-20. You can take it from there changing the proportions in accordance with your
requirements, using a bit of math. Get a 55lb or similar weight from your local agricultural
supply store, such as Buckerfields.

Don’t worry about getting your mix just right. My wife sometimes refers to fertilizer as 'vitamins'
and she is pretty close with that. Just as your body picks and chooses in accordance with its
needs from all the fruit and veggies you eat and you do not overdose on potassium from all the
bananas you eat.

Your plants will pick and choose to some degree their soil chemistry
requirements, providing they are available. You just have to be careful with nitrogen, it can burn
the roots and newly transplanted are best fed with bone meal and left alone for a month or
so, to get settled in, before fertilizing with other stuff.

Good luck,
Olaf

nannerfunboi · 10-02-2012, 09:35 AM

i use the wellspring nanner fuel..but i stretch it using my homemade manure tea..
which bumps up the N some.. im thinking the P as well..
next yr..i plan to buy richards..just a bit higher in N..which i think all my tropicals need..
i'll still stretch it using my manure tea..
i have great results from it.. i also use alfalfa meal in another "tea" which i put on..

Newbie with bananas · 10-19-2012, 05:15 PM

I got some 15-5-30 from wellsprings gardens just waiting for it to come in

crazy banana · 10-19-2012, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newbie with bananas

I got some 15-5-30 from wellsprings gardens just waiting for it to come in

Right in time for spring 2013. Growing season is pretty much over for most of us banana growers, meaning no more fertilizing until spring unless you live in Hawaii or the Caribean Islands

Newbie with bananas · 10-19-2012, 11:40 PM

That's if my sdc makes it

crazy banana · 10-19-2012, 11:53 PM

I just saw your post about your SDC. You got some good advice there: heating mat, low watering. Banana fuel is great but it does not give you a free pass on all the other requirements ( soil, temperature and water application) . Best of luck.

Paige818 · 10-25-2012, 10:14 PM

I am learning a lot. Thank you!

cbezak · 10-27-2012, 08:41 AM

I just potted a nice Siam Ruby in an ornamental pot. Used mix of MG cactus palm, new MG Expanding Potting Soil plus some perlite!

Can someone advise on the amount of water and Gro Lite exposure it needs. It is about 18" tall.

Just ordered Fuel from Wellsprings so that should be here soon.

Any help would be appreciated!!!

H2O · 10-27-2012, 09:11 AM

Hi !

Amount of water : depend on pot size & draining

What i do:

Indoor winter: Water once or twice a week (when surface dry)
Light : i try to give them 10-12 hrs a day of 150w 6000k hqi bulb light.

sadly i only have one bulb to light them all

and for Fuel:

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy banana

Right in time for spring 2013. Growing season is pretty much over for most of us banana growers, meaning no more fertilizing until spring unless you live in Hawaii or the Caribean Islands

TRAY · 10-27-2012, 02:58 PM

Carla,
Here is an option on lighting, (as well as others) depending on the amount of energy you want to use and a full spectrum bulb is recommended for plant lighting.
Eiko 88181 - 85 Watt - CFL

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austinl01 Got pink bananas? austinl01's Photo Gallery Location: Little Rock, AR Find me on the map! Zone: 7b/8a Line Name: Austin Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,288 BananaBucks : 202,764 Feedback: 13 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,590 Times Was Thanked 907 Times in 397 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 507 Times	Re: Banana fuel Mix your own and you will save a lot of money. You can mix together fertilizer that is commonly sold in your area to make your own blend. Use this calculator for help: NPK Soil Fertilizer Calculator __________________ Austin Arkansas River Valley Average January Low: 31°F, Average August High: 92°F Extreme Winter Lows: 5-15°F, Extreme Summer Highs: 100-112°F, Annual Precipitation: 52 inches

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