Viewing post #1256995 by dyzzypyxxy

You are viewing a single post made by dyzzypyxxy in the thread called Compost & Fertilizers.
Image
Aug 29, 2016 5:54 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
The one constant in life is change
Amaryllis Tropicals Multi-Region Gardener Orchids Master Gardener: Florida Irises
Herbs Region: Florida Vegetable Grower Daylilies Birds Cat Lover
Hi and welcome, AmberLeaf. If you could tell us where you are, it will help us to advise you better. Please fill in your profile with your city/state/country - it's the little person icon in the upper left blue sidebar.

Citrus have a very specific fertilizer blend, so you would need to buy that for your citrus trees. But that fertilizer should also be fine for your other plants as well.

I don't think there's enough compost around for you to use it exclusively, especially if you are in the deep South (as it sounds like you are) where we get heavy rains for months in the summer. It leaches nutrients out of the soil very quickly when you get a couple of inches of rain per hour. Bananas specifically are very heavy feeders and can benefit from generous, consistent nutrient supply. They also need a ton of water which leaches the nutrients even when it's not pouring rain.

As far as the "kind" of compost, just about any compost you can get in large quantities will be fine - the more the better. As long as it's fully composted, it's reduced to basic plant fibers no matter what it was to begin with.
Elaine

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill

« Return to the thread "Compost & Fertilizers"
« Return to Ask a Question forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by RootedInDirt and is called "Botanical Gardens"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.