thought i would bring up this old thread from 6 years ago. i have learned a number of things since;
cincinnana was spot on perfect in his post about the book, which i still have not found. thank you.
i decided to not fertilize my bananas to see what would happen. the school of hard nox is what happened. i was buying 2 bags of 10 10 10 a month for almost 70 mats. well, during the winter before i stopped we would get a frost it would take out the green leaves. frost again a week later most of the time. but during warm up my bananas would start back up again throwing out green leaves......... we had a very mild winter last year, not the first green leaf NONE
, very few the winter before. i lost quite a few mats and losed/ thinned out quite a few more mats. i lost approximately 10 namwa mats, not all to non fertilization, i have 5 plants left in one remaining mat. but iknow quite a few were lost because i wasnt fertilizing ......... so with that fertilize, fertilize, fertilize if you want your plants to survive the winter for those of you that have to endure winters with frosts and freezes. gives your plants energy.
i have about 30 mats left
a couple of gentlemen talked about urinating on their plants.
well i read about a lady that collected urine from a local college, must have had a government grant, homogenizing the stuff, eeeeuuuu, and fertizing flowers with the stuff. she is getting good results.
wondering if all the thc is helping?
now i have a gallon jug and funnel.
i start off with an inch or better of fish fertilizer, add a bit of dish soap,
then anything goes in it that is liquid. left over black coffee, juice from pineapple, left over tea, left over sodas and beer to name a few items. things that normally go down the sink. i can fill up a jug in 2 to 3 days. and yep.... pee, but not to much. then when the jug is almost full, easier to shake up, i dribble it around the plants.
fertilizer like everything else has gone up in price. for me losing a few plants was a good thing i guess. and i would like to say not all mats were lost to non fertilizing but other issues. like over mulching. a light rain will not get to the roots. heavy mulch stops it. or soaks it up. mulch lightly, leaves not chopped up are a no no my friends.
fertilize, fertilize, fertilize