Water Soluble Banana Fuel Dosages - Page 4

brandylorton · 05-29-2012, 10:08 AM

Nice information here richrd. You have helped me a lot in gaining the knowledge. and it is quite inspiring to grow the plants indoor. Till now i was thinking about it but now i have decide to build my indoor setup.

Syano10 · 05-30-2012, 07:26 AM

Richard, Puchased 28-8-18 fertilizer from you and would like to know if I should use the same dosages as you recommend for Banana Fuel for fruiting bananas.

BANANA FUEL DOSAGES DURING ACTIVE GROWTH SEASONS:
Very Young Plants, TC's: 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water every watering.
Young Plant in 2 gallon pot: 2 tablespoons per month.
Plant (not juvenile) in 10 to 20 gallon pot: 1/4 cup per month.
Plant in ground with significant root space: 3/4 cup per month.
Hydroponics @ 150 ppm K: 1 Tbs per 6.5 gallons of water.

Richard · 05-30-2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Syano10

Richard, Puchased 28-8-18 fertilizer from you and would like to know if I should use the same dosages as you recommend for Banana Fuel for fruiting bananas.

BANANA FUEL DOSAGES DURING ACTIVE GROWTH SEASONS:
Very Young Plants, TC's: 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water every watering.
Young Plant in 2 gallon pot: 2 tablespoons per month.
Plant (not juvenile) in 10 to 20 gallon pot: 1/4 cup per month.
Plant in ground with significant root space: 3/4 cup per month.
Hydroponics @ 150 ppm K: 1 Tbs per 6.5 gallons of water.

For 28-8-18 on ornamental bananas, use 2/3 of the above dosages for 20-5-30 on fruiting bananas.

Syano10 · 05-30-2012, 03:47 PM

Thanks for the quick response!!

caliboy1994 · 06-20-2012, 09:04 PM

Would I be able to fertilize bi-monthly instead of monthly using it but with a smaller dose each time?

Richard · 06-20-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994

Would I be able to fertilize bi-monthly instead of monthly using it but with a smaller dose each time?

There is no horticultural reason for doing so.

Snookie · 07-26-2012, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard

There is no horticultural reason for doing so.

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Was that a yes or no answer?

sunfish · 07-26-2012, 06:19 PM

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Was that a yes or no answer?

You can fertilize every time you water if you want

WATER SOLUBLE

Snookie · 07-28-2012, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

You can fertilize every time you water if you want

WATER SOLUBLE

Or use the whole 3/4 cup and appy all at one time?
Just one time a month?

Same results?

Richard · 07-29-2012, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Snookie

Or use the whole 3/4 cup and appy all at one time?
Just one time a month?

Same results?

That's what I do on my mature-size plants -- although the root system is so large I use 3 5-gallon buckets each with 1/4 cup per plant.

Snookie · 07-29-2012, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

That's what I do on my mature-size plants -- although the root system is so large I use 3 5-gallon buckets each with 1/4 cup per plant.

Wow....That's exactly what I did. 1/4 cup dissolved in 4 gallons of water for each plant. SO.........Now how many days till I need to do the fertilizing again?

Richard · 07-29-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Snookie

Wow....That's exactly what I did. 1/4 cup dissolved in 4 gallons of water for each plant. SO.........Now how many days till I need to do the fertilizing again?

No, that is not what I said.

If the plants are mature in size, then FOR EACH PLANT: 3 5-gallon buckets of water each with 1/4 cup of fertilizer.

GoolsbyMD · 07-15-2013, 11:46 AM

How about for the banana fuel i recently purchased from you it's 20-6-16 should it be 4tsps per gallon? For mature plants

Richard · 07-16-2013, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GoolsbyMD

How about for the banana fuel i recently purchased from you it's 20-6-16 should it be 4tsps per gallon? For mature plants

For constant feeding, use 1/2 teaspoon per gallon.

For less frequent feedings, your goal is to deliver a maximum of 5 lbs per plant per year. However, you should not exceed 1 lb in a single feeding and it should be dissolved in 5 to 10 gallons of water. As with any water-soluble fertilizer, it should only be applied during the active growing season.

mrthegreek · 08-04-2013, 11:03 AM

Hi Richard,
I'm using your 28-8-18 fertilizer on ornamentals (musa basjoo). Do you have any thoughts on using a garden hose bottle sprayer such as this (Amazon.com : Gilmour 362 Professional No Pre-Mix Sprayer, White : Lawn & Garden Sprayers : Patio, Lawn & Garden) to apply fertilizer? I was thinking I would dissolve the fertilizer in a small amount of water and fill the bottle with the solution.
Thanks!

Richard · 08-04-2013, 11:32 AM

It will require some arithmetic. Let's suppose your Gilmour (or Ortho) hose-end sprayer is set to deliver at 1 Tablespoon per gallon. That's a mixing ratio of 1:256 (there are 256 Tbsp per gallon). These sprayers will hold up to 1 quart of solution. So if the concentrate you put in the hose-end sprayer is 1/2 cup in 1 quart of water (equiv. to 2 cups/gallon), then the actual concentration coming out the sprayer will be 0.375 teaspoons per gallon -- which is about right for a foliar spray.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrthegreek

Hi Richard,
I'm using your 28-8-18 fertilizer on ornamentals (musa basjoo). Do you have any thoughts on using a garden hose bottle sprayer such as this (Amazon.com : Gilmour 362 Professional No Pre-Mix Sprayer, White : Lawn & Garden Sprayers : Patio, Lawn & Garden) to apply fertilizer? I was thinking I would dissolve the fertilizer in a small amount of water and fill the bottle with the solution.
Thanks!

mrthegreek · 08-11-2013, 11:49 AM

Thanks Richard!

at2wooden · 11-14-2013, 07:39 PM

Good information here!

Island Brah · 05-15-2017, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard

For constant feeding, use 1/2 teaspoon per gallon.

For less frequent feedings, your goal is to deliver a maximum of 5 lbs per plant per year. However, you should not exceed 1 lb in a single feeding and it should be dissolved in 5 to 10 gallons of water. As with any water-soluble fertilizer, it should only be applied during the active growing season.

What is considered 'constant feeding' and what is considered 'less frequent feeding' in regards to time in between.

Thanks!

Richard · 06-23-2017, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Brah

What is considered 'constant feeding' and what is considered 'less frequent feeding' in regards to time in between.
Thanks!

Constant feeding means every watering.

Less frequent feeding means once per month.

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