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Originally Posted by harveyc
Once a banana plot is fallowed, how many years might it be before it's planted to bananas again? Are other crops grown on the land in the meantime?
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Harvey, the duration of fallow depends on a number of factors, including soil type, nematode species and the population sizes, and the types of weeds present (some weeds are hosts of some nematodes). Most farmers would fallow for at least 1 year, and longer if soil samples show high populations after 1 year. Most farmers who fallow bananas do not plant other crops in the fallowed areas, but those removing fields completely from banana production due to a history of nematode problems will usually plant something else.
