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Abnshrek
03-20-2014, 10:53 PM
Any input on these Diagrams is Welcome.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/plant-a-bananasandy_zps04569df0.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/plant-a-bananasandy_zps04569df0.jpg.html)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/RaisedBananaBed_zpsc4cb0e08.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/RaisedBananaBed_zpsc4cb0e08.jpg.html)

Of course the 2nd works great where I am.. :^)

Nicolas Naranja
03-20-2014, 11:04 PM
Looks good to me

crazy banana
03-20-2014, 11:06 PM
We do have the clay soil and I pretty much do a combination of both methods, dig a hole as deep as possible, add Gypsum to loosen up the clay, too. Never thought of using coarse sand for the banana plants.

Abnshrek
03-21-2014, 07:51 AM
We do have the clay soil and I pretty much do a combination of both methods, dig a hole as deep as possible, add Gypsum to loosen up the clay, too. Never thought of using coarse sand for the banana plants.

I guess you won't be low on Calcium any time soon doing that. :^)

Hammocked Banana
03-21-2014, 11:39 AM
Looks great! One thing potentially to add is planting hardy bananas in places with a cold winter. I dig a large hole and supplement with materials to aid in the drainage. I then bury the plant much deeper than I would with a nanner I would be digging back up. This helps protect the corm in long cold winters like this one. Thanks for the pics.

PR-Giants
03-21-2014, 03:51 PM
Never thought of using coarse sand for the banana plants.

:woohoonaner: Amazing



We do have the clay soil

We have the clay soil too, I found that it can easily be removed before returning the coarse sand to the planting area. There are many beneficial uses in agriculture for the clay.