Best Banana Fertilizer EVER! Milorganite
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Comments (25)Patty, the thing is, there are a few people here on citrus who disagree with anything I say..So we talked about figs, no biggie.. There are posts here on Citrus fourm where people have discussed papayas, banans, and other fruits, yet they weren't told by anyone to go to the banana, papaya, or other forums.. I want to thank you Matt, because you read between the lines of Drichards post to me. I would like to persoanlly thank you. So, Patty, do you understand what Matt was trying to convey? It's not a matter of talking apples and oranges, it's just another insensitive remark, meant to hurt me..Maybe Drichard wants me to leave Citrus forum..that's how I'm reading his post..he's telling me to go to fig forum. Toni...See MoreMilorganite-who likes it and why?
Comments (35)I live in New England and I've used dry and liquid lawn fertilizers, many different brands and types, and, by far, Milorganite is the best fertilizer I've ever used. It's now July. The temperature has consistently been over 80 degrees for two weeks now with plenty of sun and rain. Usually, by this time of the year, the crunch of grass under foot is fairly common. Not this year. My lawn is lush and green. I water every other day? I cut high at 4 inches, and it looks awesome!...See MoreNeed advice on banana fertilization
Comments (14)In North Fl you have to grow the varieties of bannas that will flower and have the fruit mature quickly as well as be hardy here. If the pseudostem freezes to the ground totally, they may need to kinda start over again to get fruit. I have some bananas that border a tree line so they get sun most the day kinda slanting on one side. The trees still protect them from heavy frost. So I dont lose do much of the stems/trunks most years. I have Raja Puri and it will flower and is pretty hardy. Sometimes the bananas are still pretty small by frost. This year we had a longer growing season with little frost, so the bananas did mature. Dwarf Namwah aka what is being sold as Ice Cream banana here in the U S. will mature in time for frost. It gets taller than the raja puri and makes more pups. There are some other good varieties that should work such as the dessert banana, Veinte Cohol, which is supposed to fruit rapidly. They are heavy feeders and if you want them to fruit, you need to push the fertilizer, water, and make sure they are getting enough sun. They need good drainage. I usually put black cow, rabbit or chicken manure in the holes when I plant them. Then top them off montly with it. They also get Miracle Grow or fish fertilzer or whatever Im feeding the other plants. Every month or so. I dont use the time release stuff on them cuz the chickens come scratch it up and eat it lol. ~sjn...See MoreBest fruiting dwarf banana for pots?
Comments (42)I was told my SDC would have to grow 18months then flower and after that it will produced ever 12 months because of the pups/corm/root development. I guess you could splurge and buy something well developed, maybe? I see logees has offerings of plants with fruit on sometimes but they may limit to local pickup as well as being 40-70% more expensive and you could still have transportation and transplant shock. All fruit is a waiting game in zone 7 whether traditional berries, apples etc or more tropical stuff. How long has it taken your citrus to fruit?...See Moreparadisi
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