It is really interesting how relatively dry soil conditions induce plants to develop a more extensive root system. This is really going to be an interesting exercise. The crew are busy digging up Galangal for a few more days (which is a waste of money as it costs more to dig than its sale price) but at least we are freeing more space for more bananas. Kluai Hom Thong will be the variety we will be working with. They are fruiting quickly at a height of only 8 feet. (Our Namwah are enormous at fifteen feet) The first bunches of Hom Thong are not that big but I assume this will improve with subsequent generations as the mat gets bigger
Galangal rhyzomes: digging, unknotting, cutting the roots, scrubbing... very labour intensive