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sandy0225 · 10-06-2009, 06:50 AM

It could be partly the heat too. My ensete in the greenhouse with the pool greened up quite a bit and it was getting the same fertilizer as the others 24-8-16, but the difference was it was in the greenhouse with no exhaust fan and no shade cloth. We couldn't hardly keep enough water on any of those in there, they were sitting in no holes flats and needed water 2x a day sometimes when it was hot and sunny. Now that the weather is cooling, it seems to be doing better colorwise. Maybe when they're grown real hot and real dry conditions they need more fertilizer?

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