Originally Posted by Randy4ut

I will agree with you to a certain extent. Alot of growth and general health of your mat will depend greatly on the type of soil and its make up. Too much fert in a heavier soil will actually do more harm than good as the nutrients are not lost as quickly in heavier soils. I personally hardly ever fertilized mine except once every spring. This past year I tried to up the amounts and did a monthly application but stopped in the end of July. Started seeing too much burn on my leaves and thought I would back off and everything started looking better. I am still a believer that water is the single most important addition to any banana mat...
Just my opinion although it ain't worth a lot....