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My banana trees
How often should I put a fertilizer stick in the dirt for my banana tree? Is there anything else I can use to help it grow?
Posted by Orville BELL on June 4, 2020
Marianne's Response
A slow release plant food like Osmocote or a fertilizer stake made for tropical plants is a good idea but your banana tree also needs warm days and warm nights, humidity and plenty of water. I you live in a non tropical climate you may want to consider covering the plant on cool nights. Any time the temp drops below 50 degrees the banana tree will be shivering and this stunts the growth. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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