All of my banana trees are in containers; one is a couple inches in diameter and the others an inch or less. In an attempt to cut down on the multitude of products to have, use, keep up with responsibly, I am wondering if my Jobe's Palm Spikes will work and in what quantity etc...
I polled the citrus forum on GW and came up with: "Yes, you can use them but with care on container plants as they might burn the roots" (These are the large kind driven in the ground with a hammer, not the ones as small as a golfers pencil...).
The Analysis is as follows...
it is a 10-5-10 With: 10% Chlorine, 12% Sulphur, 2% Magnesium (soluable), 0.5% Iron (soluable), o.5% Zinc (soluable), 0.5% Manganese (soluable), and 0.5% Copper (soluable).
I would sincerely like to not (NOT) have to use one more product. Have manure available, pine bark mulch and fish emulsion too... Am hoping to get opinions/reviews of this and or similar products from banana people.
Thanking you in advance, Mick -- Abilene, TX
dolphin_79605@yahoo.com zone 7b
PS: I posted this on a different thread the other day; regrets for the duplication, but welcome input. Thanks, paxetamor!
PPS: I never found a source for 7.5 ounce "ripstop" polyethelene, but one Garden Place gave me (with a trade) a sheet of used rip stop they had. It is 8' x 80' approximately and in useable condition with a few tears and former installation screw holes. I have decided that I am not going to use it, but mightttt be convinced to offer it to a worth cause. I wanted to pitch it out for discussion and or interest here before I went anywhere else...
PPPS: We received rain today, whoo hoo!!!