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RandyGHO
06-24-2012, 02:53 PM
I was starting my research on Desuckering and ran across this on an Aussie site. Really interesting.

The easiest way to permanently remove unwanted suckers is to cut them off at ground level with a sharp knife. A small hollow should then be gouged in the centre of the cut surface with the point of the knife and a teaspoon of kerosene should be poured into the cavity. This kills the sucker.
Growing bananas in the home garden | Primary industries & fisheries | Queensland Government (http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/26_16680.htm#desucker)

Narnia
06-24-2012, 07:13 PM
I was starting my research on Desuckering and ran across this on an Aussie site. Really interesting.


Growing bananas in the home garden | Primary industries & fisheries | Queensland Government (http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/26_16680.htm#desucker)

It works . The aim is to cut out some of the "core " at he centre of the stem .Be careful to put just one teaspoon of kerosene into the funnel shaped hole.I've never seen adverse affects to the mat.
Its a quick alternative to digging out the sucker especially when the sucker is big. Maybe Nicholas could enlighten us as to any effects kero has on the soil?

Nicolas Naranja
06-25-2012, 12:45 PM
It works . The aim is to cut out some of the "core " at he centre of the stem .Be careful to put just one teaspoon of kerosene into the funnel shaped hole.I've never seen adverse affects to the mat.
Its a quick alternative to digging out the sucker especially when the sucker is big. Maybe Nicholas could enlighten us as to any effects kero has on the soil?


I core the sucker but have never poured nor sprayed kerosene into it. I sometimes will use diesel to get rid of unwanted palmettos that are growing where they shouldn't be.

Bradford
06-25-2012, 02:37 PM
I know I'm different from commercial growers, but I don't see why one should kill banana pups with kerosene.

I clicked on the link and found this little bit of authoritarian statism:

You can grow up to a maximum of 10 mother plants (each with up to 2 suckers) of approved varieties for a residential plantation. Residential plantations are defined as those bananas not grown for commercial purposes. Residential banana growers must comply with current biosecurity legislation.

john_ny
06-25-2012, 02:53 PM
These regulations are for Queensland, Australia. So, if you're not in Queensland, they don't apply to you.