06-03-2015, 07:36 AM
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Re: Biochar: Black Gold or Just Another Snake Oil Scheme?
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Originally Posted by Going Bananas
For the average hobbyist or home gardener...
Is it worth the price and return on your investment?
Wouldnt experience and the use of grass clippings, coffee grinds, mulch, etc...
be sufficient and more cost effective?
Whats the going rate $/pound for banana
in the market or farmers market?
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For whatever reason organic material seems to work really well in financially conservative areas. It works well in the Caribbean and has worked well in Africa for thousands of years.
"To improve soil fertility, cow dung and grass are dug into the soil... It takes some work, but the result is that large green fronds shade the plantation and banana bunches hang heavy with good-sized fingers."
None of these new (FHIA) hybrids are exactly like matooke... The taste is certainly different but... 'These people's taste for life is stronger'
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Originally Posted by Yuri Barros
I found something :
The 'FHIA' good factor for Ugandan bananas
I think that this is the multipurpose variety that the Article talks..........called Kabana 3 (FHIA 17)........???
"Imported from Honduras, this 'FHIA' planting material is known locally as Kabana and several varieties are proving particularly popular. Kabana 3 (FHIA 17), for instance, is a multipurpose variety which can be roasted, fried, or eaten fresh."
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