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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc
I got stuff from wellspring called "banana fuel" - perfect for nanas. It's 15-5-30 & it says Tropical Delights on bag. And yes, it works very well & you only need 1/2 to 1 tsp per gal.
To get salts out of soil in pots, flush the pot every 3-4 months with water...about 2-3 times the volume.
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Patty, thank you for the advice about the salt. Unfortunately my nanner hasn't been pot-manageable for better than 9ft now. Still, I think salt is the likely culprit because the leaves are peeling away from the psuedostem while they are still green. I figure that its either the reclaimed water or the granular ferts I have been applying.
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This is interesting but, from what I can see, it's too expensive. I only paid about six bucks and change for 5# of the 0-0-60. I've been in the nursery business for many years, and I don't like to pay retail. I've got several 20# bags of 19-6-12 that I got from a grower supply place.
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John, as far as the product I mentioned, I have not tried it, its something I found online earlier while looking for a good foliar spray. I think 20.00 for 900 gallons would be expensive for a crop, but a plant or two should last a really long time. What really interests me is that it does not have N- from Urea. I don't know if that is beneficial for bananas or not but it is something much different than all the modified palm/citrus/turf fertilizers relabeled for growing bananas.
I have found numerous ferts that match the 16-1-24 ratio much closer, but they are always either not sold at retail or not sold in the US.