Originally Posted by RandyGHO

Using UF's "Bananas in Florida" article as a guide I rounded off everything and came up with the figure of about 10 gals per mature, in-ground, plant every day assuming no rain. As a matter of point I water mine every other day. This all assumes of course well drained soil.

Does that sound about right?

I figured about 100 sq-ft of area for the plant giving me about 40 cubic feet of water per month using the middle of the road 5" rain per month they show as rain per month needed. That works out to be about 300 gallons per month per plant or mat.