Goldfinger leaves don't look very good

ray0605 · 08-11-2012, 12:05 PM

Hello everyone, I am a brand new member and am hoping someone can give me an idea of what is going on with my banana plant. The older leaves look good, nice and green. The new leaves coming in are a little on the yellow side but they have this strip of straw coloring that looks dead. This strip starts out when the leaf is just coming in and is still straight. I will try to put pictures up once I figure out how to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

caliboy1994 · 08-11-2012, 01:43 PM

It could be a nutrient deficiency. With pics we'll know for sure.

RandyGHO · 08-11-2012, 02:01 PM

My goldfinger has a few bad spots in its leaves as well. It was thought it was too much fertlizer. How big is your plant? What fertilizer are you using? Is it in-ground?

ray0605 · 08-11-2012, 02:18 PM

Thank you for the quick response Cali. I am going to attempt to add the photos here. Appreciate all your help.

Ray

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ray0605 · 08-11-2012, 02:31 PM

Randy it is in the ground. Plant is about 3 and a half feet high. I planted it in chicken manure and add a fish emulsion every few weeks. Plant has been in the ground for about a month and a half. Leaves come in pretty regularly though it hasn't grown as tall as I thought it would. I figure since it's a dwarf that is normal

caliboy1994 · 08-11-2012, 03:39 PM

Some of my plants are suffering from the same thing!

I believe it's a micronutrient deficiency, I think either boron or calcium. It could be from overfertilizing, that's how mine came down with it. Try adding some organics to the soil.

ray0605 · 08-11-2012, 03:48 PM

I will definitely look into that. I appreciate it.

RandyGHO · 08-11-2012, 04:31 PM

Ray is a picture of my Goldfinger planted about the same time as yours. The P-stem is closing in on 5 feet.

ray0605 · 08-11-2012, 04:39 PM

Wow Randy that looks great. I'm envious. Any tips on how I could get mine to look more like yours? Also, how did you get the pic on the thread? Stupid question I know.

ray0605 · 08-11-2012, 04:43 PM

Planted mine June 30th. I have been watering about every 3 days give or take depending on the soil. Added the chicken manure and hit it with fish emulsion twice. I know next to nothing about fertilizer, been getting lucky with the rest of the garden but its this banana tree I seem to care about the most

RandyGHO · 08-11-2012, 08:14 PM

I know what you mean. I am new to bananas too but I will share with you what I am doing. Probably the biggest difference is I use a 10-2-22 fertilizer. You want be able to find that exact mix since I mix it my self. Any fertilizer in the 10-10-10 will get them growing in the short run. On the goldfinger I am using 1/2-3/4 pound a month. It you might start with a 1/2 pound and see what happens. I tried a full pound and that was too much.

There are a lot of different opinions on fertilizer. I also had my soil analyzed at the local County extension agent for 6 bucks.

I hope that helps a bit.

ray0605 · 08-11-2012, 08:20 PM

I'll definitely give that a shot. If anything it will be another excuse to go buy more supplies. I am enjoying the looks every time I buy huge loads of fertilizer. I appreciate all the help. I'll keep the results posted.

RandyGHO · 08-12-2012, 06:19 AM

I did a lot of internet searching on fertilizer. A ratio of NPK of 10-5-20 is a middle of the road fertilizer. To make some thing near that, I bought 2 different fertilizers and mixed them together using this fertilizer calculator.
NPK Soil Fertilizer Calculator
I mix 10-10-10 with a 5-0-15 I found at walmart.
A couple of folks here use 13-13-13 with good success so I think just a good fertlizer will get you going with a good water program.

sunfish · 08-12-2012, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ray0605

Wow Randy that looks great. I'm envious. Any tips on how I could get mine to look more like yours? Also, how did you get the pic on the thread? Stupid question I know.

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jmoore · 08-12-2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyGHO

I did a lot of internet searching on fertilizer. A ratio of NPK of 10-5-20 is a middle of the road fertilizer. To make some thing near that, I bought 2 different fertilizers and mixed them together using this fertilizer calculator.
NPK Soil Fertilizer Calculator
I mix 10-10-10 with a 5-0-15 I found at walmart.
A couple of folks here use 13-13-13 with good success so I think just a good fertlizer will get you going with a good water program.

That looks really handy, could you put it in the wiki?

ray0605 · 08-12-2012, 11:06 AM

ray0605 · 08-12-2012, 11:07 AM

Thank you sunfish

sunfish · 08-12-2012, 11:19 AM

ray0605 do you have heavy clay soil ?

ray0605 · 08-12-2012, 11:30 AM

yeah i guess you could say that

ray0605 · 08-12-2012, 11:38 AM

When I first planted I saw that the soil was kind of tight so I added potting soil and chicken manure. I don't know how one would classify the soil at this point but it does seem to not drain as fast as I think would be best. I am new so I may not be answering your question accurately.

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caliboy1994 <div style="font-style: italic;"><div style="font-style: italic;"></div></div> caliboy1994's Photo Gallery Location: SFV, California Find me on the map! Zone: USDA zone 10a; Sunset zone 18/19 Name: Andreas Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,301 BananaBucks : 322,943 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,474 Times Was Thanked 2,197 Times in 1,148 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 236 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good Some of my plants are suffering from the same thing! I believe it's a micronutrient deficiency, I think either boron or calcium. It could be from overfertilizing, that's how mine came down with it. Try adding some organics to the soil. __________________ "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." ~ Masanobu Fukuoka Find me on linktree here as Solarpunk Farmer: https://linktr.ee/solarpunkfarmer

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ray0605 Location: I am in Huntington Beach, Ca. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 3,545 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good I will definitely look into that. I appreciate it.

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ray0605 Location: I am in Huntington Beach, Ca. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 3,545 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good Wow Randy that looks great. I'm envious. Any tips on how I could get mine to look more like yours? Also, how did you get the pic on the thread? Stupid question I know.

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ray0605 Location: I am in Huntington Beach, Ca. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 3,545 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good Planted mine June 30th. I have been watering about every 3 days give or take depending on the soil. Added the chicken manure and hit it with fish emulsion twice. I know next to nothing about fertilizer, been getting lucky with the rest of the garden but its this banana tree I seem to care about the most

08-11-2012, 08:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
RandyGHO Find me on the map! Zone: Georgia 8b Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 404 BananaBucks : 175,322 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 380 Times in 198 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 51 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good I know what you mean. I am new to bananas too but I will share with you what I am doing. Probably the biggest difference is I use a 10-2-22 fertilizer. You want be able to find that exact mix since I mix it my self. Any fertilizer in the 10-10-10 will get them growing in the short run. On the goldfinger I am using 1/2-3/4 pound a month. It you might start with a 1/2 pound and see what happens. I tried a full pound and that was too much. There are a lot of different opinions on fertilizer. I also had my soil analyzed at the local County extension agent for 6 bucks. I hope that helps a bit. __________________ Thinking outside the peel always.

08-11-2012, 08:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
ray0605 Location: I am in Huntington Beach, Ca. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 3,545 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good I'll definitely give that a shot. If anything it will be another excuse to go buy more supplies. I am enjoying the looks every time I buy huge loads of fertilizer. I appreciate all the help. I'll keep the results posted.

08-12-2012, 06:19 AM	#13 (permalink)
RandyGHO Find me on the map! Zone: Georgia 8b Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 404 BananaBucks : 175,322 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 380 Times in 198 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 51 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good I did a lot of internet searching on fertilizer. A ratio of NPK of 10-5-20 is a middle of the road fertilizer. To make some thing near that, I bought 2 different fertilizers and mixed them together using this fertilizer calculator. NPK Soil Fertilizer Calculator I mix 10-10-10 with a 5-0-15 I found at walmart. A couple of folks here use 13-13-13 with good success so I think just a good fertlizer will get you going with a good water program. __________________ Thinking outside the peel always.

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ray0605 Location: I am in Huntington Beach, Ca. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 3,545 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Goldfinger leaves don't look very good yeah i guess you could say that

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