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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

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.

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.

I use epsom salts in the spring on my trachies. Like Laaz said it will green them up.
Trachies love manure as do bananas

If you give the Fortunei Epsom Salts in late summer and fall, it will improve their hardiness.