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sputinc7 · 07-17-2016, 03:23 PM

Not as much a newbie as it may seem, either.
I have been a gardener all my life and pretty successful at it, too. I used to be hard line organic, but pests and diseases along with age and time constraints force my hand a bit sometimes. I still attempt to fertilize my food plants organically, but here, finding enough K for bananas organically can be tough. I grew bananas in Illinois for 5 years, but never even thought of having a chance to make fruit. I also am a quick study and have read things on here and banana growing websites for dozens of hours. I am nowhere near an expert, but I know some... I got SOP instead of MOP for instance.
I always have had a knack for noticing small irregularities and differences in plants so IDing bananas should be easy for me after I have personally grown or seen one. (Pics just don't do it to learn what they look like, yet once I know, I can tell things from pics.)
For instance, I already knew bananas were berries and are related to grasses. I knew about the corms, etc. Actually, I most likely would have noticed this on daffodils,that's how closely I check my plants, which is why I am concerned. I just know something is wrong. I also know if I just leave them alone a while, they will most likely sort it out, then I can begin watering again, then fertilize again and figure out what not to do. I just hoped someone had seen this before and save me the time. Thankfully, Richard, you did that by telling me how much 0-0-60 I should have used.(for which I ran a thread but got no answers.)
I now know the most likely culprit is too much potassium, which some members say isn't possible. So you know, apparently it is.
I put about 3-5 tablespoons around the big mat of Brazilians, 2x a couple weeks apart and 2-4 tablespoons around each plant (3 feet tall or so each.) also two times a bout 2-3 weeks apart. A five pound bag of this stuff looks like it fits in a quart jar, give or take, so I am guessing around an ounce per tbs. It seems I put on about a year's worth in a month. Won't do that again. I always tend to overdo a good thing.
One good reason to stick with organic fertilizing, you just can't overfertilize with properly made compost until you bury the plant, the plant will have everything it needs and simply won't use the rest.
I just wanted you to know.
Thanks Richard.

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