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I am planning to plant T. fortunei beside a couple of bananas, M.velutina &/or M. Helen's hybrid. They will be against the house and each will have a 4' x 4' area. If I fertilize the bananas heavily with manure and epson salts will this adversely affect the trachys? I will be insulating around the planting area with styrofoam and could put a layer of styrofoam between the trachys and the bananas.
The Trachys are 2yrs old from seed and the bananas will be 1 yr old or seedlings. I don't want to start serious zone denial by killing the Trachys.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Posted : 17/03/2007 10:11 am
Can't say as far as Epsom salt, but last summer, I put about an inch of 3 year old cow manure on my Fortunei and it LOVED LOVED it. I prefer natural fertilizer than the store bought thou.
Posted : 17/03/2007 10:20 am
Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) will help green up your Trachy's. I use it on all my plants (and lawn) about 2-3 times a year. It's cheap at about $2 a bag.
Posted : 17/03/2007 11:55 am
I use epsom salts in the spring on my trachies. Like Laaz said it will green them up.
Trachies love manure as do bananas
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Posted : 17/03/2007 1:50 pm
If you give the Fortunei Epsom Salts in late summer and fall, it will improve their hardiness.
Posted : 17/03/2007 4:16 pm
