Info:Fertilizer
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The best time to start fertilizing is in spring when new growth is clearly to see. When you grow ornamentals as Bajoo and Sikkimensis you could use a fertilizer with a high nitrogens rate but it is possible that it would make the plant a bit less hardy tough it will grow faster and produce more pups. Generally speaking the banana needs more Kalium than Phosphor wich is important for fruiting. So the combination N-P-K 6-18-20 will do. If you need more N-factor than you can add for instance ammonium sulfate. Adding compost or some manure to the plant(plant-hole) is a natural way to feed it and will never harm the plant, actually some growers only use that. It is said that you can't over-feed a bananaplant, but you can increase or decrease the growth-rate. If you give the fertilizer in a liquid form it is immediately available for the plant but it is gone earlier due to all the watering. Compost and manure are more time released.
