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Old 09-04-2008, 03:52 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Not impressed...no pups

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Originally Posted by norteno View Post
I used Scott's lawn food which is almost entirely nitrogen on my basjoos this year because I didnt know any better. They made more pups than anything I could believe. I posted about it and someone told me that high nitrogen makes them pup. If someone would second this theory maybe that is something you could try next year.
I responded to this earlier and cited my experience with Dwarf Cavendish. Yes, a very high Nitrogen formal will make the plant prone to pup in most bananas. However, you will be sacrificing blooming/fruiting, especially if you limit sunlight exposure to 35%.
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