What is the best fertilizer for bananas?

Banana fertilization time

The 18-40 leaf stage is an important fertilization period for bananas. Most of the fertilizers should be applied during these two periods. It is best to use chemical fertilizers for topdressing. Apply fertilizer frequently and thinly before buds emerge. Fertilize the newly planted sucker seedlings twice a month after they survive and before they grow 10 large leaves.

Before the banana grows ten large leaves, it needs to be fertilized once every half a month. The amount of fertilizer applied each time should account for 3%-5% of the total fertilizer amount. Top dressing is required during the budding period and the initial fruiting period.

What fertilizer to use for bananas

1. When fertilizing bananas, you should increase the application of organic fertilizers, and also focus on the application of potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Nitrogen can promote the leaves to produce more organic matter and provide for the formation and growth of young spikelets.

2. When fertilizing bananas, you can apply potassium dihydrogen phosphate, foliar fertilizer and various micro-fertilizers, which can increase yield and improve the quality of the fruit, especially the color of the peel, the internal quality of the fruit and the storage resistance.

Banana fertilization method

There are two fertilization methods for bananas: root fertilization and foliar fertilization. Root fertilization is the main method and foliar fertilization is the auxiliary method. Root fertilization can be divided into liquid application and dry application, while dry application can be divided into broadcast application, hole application and ditch application. Broadcast application is carried out after the rainy season when the soil is moist, and the fertilizer is spread on the bed surface.

Banana fertilization precautions

Bananas are in the vigorous growth period and flower bud differentiation period in summer. The fertilizer requirement at this time is relatively large, but the fertilizer applied to the roots is easy to be lost and decomposed. Therefore, it is necessary to apply thin fertilizers frequently and combine them with heavy fertilizers to meet the fertilizer requirement and give full play to the fertilizer effect.