Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-17-2017, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 5
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Overwintering container bananas
Our sad sorry summer is drawing to a close here in the SE of England and next month I will need to think about overwintering my banana plants. I have had them for 4-6 months and have ensete and musa...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
08-17-2017, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,879
Re: Fertiliser for my banana plants
Hopefully any bananas wont taste fishy :ha:
Well so far I have used my orchid fertilizer and organic seaweed fertilizer as well as my orchid probiotic...I honestly dont think they care either way...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
08-17-2017, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,626
Re: pH
I am new to banana growing so I cannot comment specifically on the best PH for them though it seems from my research that they are quite tolerant of a wide range. However, so many factors with regard...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-03-2017, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,784
Re: Best potting mix for containers
Oh, that's what is on the label, I must try and find out then...they do a tree, shrub and rose compost mix at my local garden centre? Perhaps I can try that with some perlite...so many choices....
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-01-2017, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,784
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
08-01-2017, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,879
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
07-31-2017, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,879
Re: Fertiliser for my banana plants
I guess what I am after really is the N-P-K ratio best for growing banana plants and then I can equate that with a product I can find here in the U.K. I have read the fertiliser wiki link and it's...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
07-31-2017, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,879
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
07-31-2017, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,784
Re: Best potting mix for containers
Peat moss and sphagnum moss I can definitely do but I have never heard of PBH! I'm glad I didn't use perlite but I think the grit i used is the problem. Maybe I can repot it in peat, sphagnum and...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
07-31-2017, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,879
Fertiliser for my banana plants
Can anyone advise what is the best fertiliser to use for my young bananas and how often to feed during the growing season? I am currently using my MSU orchid fertiliser which I buy in from the US at...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
07-31-2017, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,784
Best potting mix for containers
Hey everyone
I have 4 banana plants, 2 Musa Basjoo which I believe are cold hardy, a Musa Cavendish red and a Musa ensete Maurelli red. All growing rapidly at the moment. I need to pot on the Basjoo...
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-17-2017, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 512
Re: Hello from the UK
Thanks for the welcomes! I am more inclined to keep them in pots outdoors from June-September and then bring them into the greenhouse for winter, My greenhouse is intermediate temps so it will get...
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Forum: Member Introductions
07-17-2017, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 512
Hello from the UK
:03: hey everyone!
I'm in the UK, just South of London and I recently picked some some sad looking banana plants at a very reduced price from my local garden centre. I grow lots of orchids so...
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