Annie6078

Ok, so I'm really showing my ignorance here:

I was told bananas were heavy feeders, so they should be fed with something akin to Miracle Grow every 2 weeks -- plus some Osmocote when first planting out in the spring. I would love to go organic, but don't really know anything about amending soil except for my adding sand & bone meal to my garden soil a few years ago to break up the clay. I just dug up the packed soil, added the stuff, and then turned it all over to mix it in.

It sounds like you amend your soil before planting with the organic items you listed. But, would anyone be kind enough to explain to me how to do that here in my area where I plant in late spring & bring in for winter ... do I dig up the entire bed (again, we're clay soil here) and amend with those items before planting ... and/or how do you keep them fed thru the year instead of MG every 2 wks.?

Thanks in advance for any advice,
Andrea