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Hydro Bananas - Dwarf Cavendish

serial_killer
14 years ago

Hello, new here.

I am an avid hydro grower, I have 2 systems currently growing, a 16 bucket DWC setup growing red peppers under a 400W HPS and a 24 site aeroponics chamber growing Mescuiln and Black Seeded Simpson lettuce under a 125 watt CFL. I have been growing all different plants using all different styles of systems for several years now, its an addiction.

I have built a large waterfarm system, a single bucket unit. In just a few hours I am going to pick up a young Dwarf Cavendish pup. I have never had a banana tree and know nothing about them.

What are the preferred NPK levels for this type of plant, what should pH and EC/ppm be? How much moisture does it like, what should the drip schedule be? Anyone use General Hydroponic 3 part nutes (flora series) with any luck? Thats what I use on everything and have been using since I had a bad experience with the AN brand.

I will mention, neither extremely rapid growth, nor yield is very important to me. Honestly I want it more for a conversation piece than for its bananas. I will be perfectly content having a slow growing but healthy looking banana tree.

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