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![]() As many of you know, our member Richard is enjoying his well deserved retirement and does not continue his fertilizer business.
Him and I have met last month and I have bought all his remaining Fruit Fuel fertilizer (16-8-24). Not that I am planning on switching over to the fertilizer business, but it would be sad to see this awesome product disappear of the market. I love to use it on all my fruit trees, especially the bananas, with great success. I am offering it to bananas.org members, charging the same price as Richard used to sell it for ($12 plus flat rate USPS shipping for a #5 bag). USPS flat rate shipping prices: (One bag will fit in a padded USPS flat rate envelope which is $6.8, two bags (maximum 3 bags with my ingenuity) will fit in a medium size USPS flat rate shipping box for $13.45). PayPal required. Edited as of March 25 2017: USPS rates went up since this post: padded USPS flat rate envelope now $7.2, two bags (maximum 3 bags with my ingenuity) will fit in a medium size USPS flat rate shipping box for $13.60 Last edited by crazy banana : 03-26-2017 at 07:47 PM. |
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![]() Is this the water soluble kind? I forget.
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So you're selling 5lbs bags of banana fuel for $12 + $6.80 for shipping($18.80 total)? I just saw this post but already ordered a 2lb bag from Wellspring Gardens for $19 and change(with shipping). I want to order more for the years to come. Also, the guy over at Wellspring Gardens also told me that their Banana Fuel is 15-5-30 and you say yours is 16-8-24. Not all Banana Fuel is the same Recipe? Thanks for your help!
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The price mentioned above is still current. I have talked to the Grow More Company and if there is enough demand, I am willing to continue Richard's legacy by offering "Fruit Fuel". Just a little bragging on the side: I had 22 banana plants fruiting for me in 2015, my peach tree gave me more than 500 peaches last month and currently we have an abundance of tomatoes, strawberries and apples in a very small yard. |
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So is Wellspring Gardens a knock off of Richard's recipe? Has anyone else used the Banana Fuel from Wellsprings Gardens? The numbers look in the same ballpark so they should be similar(i'm a rookie)?
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![]() Most plants are not that picky. I don't know about micronutrients in Wellsprings, but assuming they both have similar amounts, they are otherwise so similar, I doubt it would make a discernible difference which one you used.
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![]() If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more. |
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![]() Where are you from ? Can you ship to Belgium ?
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![]() OK thx . Will iT make my musa blue Java able to flower in Belgium ?
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![]() Just Google 16-8-24 Fertilizer, lots of options. I think for my 1st year to actually take care of my Banana plants, I will try to find some locally. I'll post what I find out about what's available.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Frui...-24+fertilizer Mr. K
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![]() LOL! The sources below are on Alibaba ... and the suppliers are in China who only sell by the kilo-ton!! Further, you'll need to get an import license just to bring it into the U.S.!!!
Meanwhile, the product crazy-banana has is manufactured by Grow More in Gardena CA. If you really do want it in pallet quantities contact them directly. Quote:
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Price remains the same for 2017, but USPS shipping cost have been updated: Edited as of March 25 2017: USPS rates went up since the original post: padded USPS flat rate envelope now $7.2, two bags (maximum 3 bags with my ingenuity) will fit in a medium size USPS flat rate shipping box for $13.60 ![]() |
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I have sent you a PM. Thank you for the nice comments about the "Fruit Fuel" fertilizer. I have never used it on any ornamentals, but have observed exceptional differences on all my fruit trees and plants. |
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