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momoese · 09-22-2008, 03:21 PM

I used to do that. I would chop up the P-stems and pile it around the bases of the plants. At one point I must have had a foot of p-stem mulch through the beds. Then we had that killer frost and afterwards it turned into a black slimy mess that rotted some of my plants. I ended up scraping it all out and taking truckloads to the dump. I now only compost them and then top dress the beds when I feed.

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momoese Banana grower momoese's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,593 BananaBucks : 50,402 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,757 Times Was Thanked 10,894 Times in 3,314 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 730 Times	Re: mulching banana trunks I used to do that. I would chop up the P-stems and pile it around the bases of the plants. At one point I must have had a foot of p-stem mulch through the beds. Then we had that killer frost and afterwards it turned into a black slimy mess that rotted some of my plants. I ended up scraping it all out and taking truckloads to the dump. I now only compost them and then top dress the beds when I feed.