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Old 08-21-2010, 06:41 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: Do you fertilize a plant that is flowering?

Great video...

The point here seems to be that the farmer feeds his field, not his individuals. That gets tougher when you have a field of one. I'd bet dollars to banana doughnuts that the fruiting plant needs nothing more, but I'm not going to try to do the experiment...I have too tall grass to mow during our rainy season.

Of note, here in the tropics, the bananas grow pretty much no matter what you do, and when they fruit there are soooooo many more than we can keep up with, fertilizer seems to be a quaint concept.

yeah, i'm not a farmer...just have to keep the 'nanner patch from encroaching into the other orchards.

And, today was a green letter day...bought a new tree...Annona Reticulata...'Custard Apple'...stay tuned for pics
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