harveyc

Thanks for sharing, Clare, and good luck!

It's hard to tell with much certainty,but your soil appears to be sandy. Banana roots can extend way beyond the areas where you dug the holes. Instead of spending money on potting soil, you might want to get a load of compost delivered to your place and work it into your native soil in larger areas around where you will plant your banana plants. Maybe 4' diameter, IMO.

I think your weather is fine to plant outside now. Mine has still been a bit cook so I'm waiting another week or so.

Thanks for sharing the photos of your chickens. I've been thinking of building a portable coop on an old military trailer and moving it throughout my chestnut orchard for much of the year (not close to harvest due to sanitary reasons). One of these days....

Edit: After thinking further, I would suggest you consider mixing in compost into the soil around/adjacent to the holes where you've already planted bananas.

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