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Akula · 04-05-2020, 07:05 PM

Hello Neighbor!

You prepared the soil for the plants well. I think your plants will be very happy. I know removing all the roots from the nearby trees is a major effort but it has a big payoff. Good job!

Be careful about overcrowding the plants. I have found that spacing them out a bit and reducing the competition between the plants helps to speed growth during the growing season and helps produce big bunches. I adjusted my spacing earlier this year to provide a bit more space between my big Namwah's (removed two plants).

I have never used Banana Fuel but it has a good analysis although a bit expensive if you have a lot of plants in the patch vs. 13-13-13 plus potassium sulfate or urea plus potassium sulfate (preferred) or muriate of potash (secondary). Every other year I apply Southern Ag Minor Elements. I also bag my St. Augustin clippings and spread them on the patch not more than an inch or two thick. Lastly I chop down the old plants and return their bodies to the patch to compost.

This year I dug up and removed old corms from prior years. Those things were starting to hog up the patch. That was a job!

Good luck and post up a photo of your patch!

04-05-2020, 07:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
Akula Location: Pensacola, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9a Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,236 BananaBucks : 93,633 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,539 Times Was Thanked 2,382 Times in 809 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 128 Times	Re: Blue Java!!! Hello Neighbor! You prepared the soil for the plants well. I think your plants will be very happy. I know removing all the roots from the nearby trees is a major effort but it has a big payoff. Good job! Be careful about overcrowding the plants. I have found that spacing them out a bit and reducing the competition between the plants helps to speed growth during the growing season and helps produce big bunches. I adjusted my spacing earlier this year to provide a bit more space between my big Namwah's (removed two plants). I have never used Banana Fuel but it has a good analysis although a bit expensive if you have a lot of plants in the patch vs. 13-13-13 plus potassium sulfate or urea plus potassium sulfate (preferred) or muriate of potash (secondary). Every other year I apply Southern Ag Minor Elements. I also bag my St. Augustin clippings and spread them on the patch not more than an inch or two thick. Lastly I chop down the old plants and return their bodies to the patch to compost. This year I dug up and removed old corms from prior years. Those things were starting to hog up the patch. That was a job! Good luck and post up a photo of your patch!