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Old 03-05-2013, 07:51 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: Simple and Effective, but not Elegant.

From what I understand the banana plants are not grown IN the grass compost. The covered grass compost pile sits next to the banana plants. The roots search for nutrients, moister etc and once they find the grass they grow up into the pile (can) where they feed.
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