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05-18-2014, 08:43 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
NOT ENTIRELY TRUE... Possibly some BULL SHlT was used, butt No MINERAL FERTILIZERS were used in this trial. & The average FHIA-17 bunch weight. Plant Crop - 95 lbs First Ratoon - 141 lbs & The Hot New Product was really only temporarily warm. Cow manure was applied at rate of 44 lbs per hole at planting. This rate corresponds to the quantity of manure recommended by the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Rwanda (ISAR). No mineral fertilizers were used in this trial. Mulch thickness of 2 inches was reported to be efficient for soil moisture conservation Rwanda Study
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
From this table it looks like FHIA-18 would be a good variety for me to try as a faster growing banana with good yields (although much less than FHIA-17)?
Also what's the shelf life like? I've seen several complaints on the forum about the FHIA-17 not being too desirable post-ripe; does the FHIA-18 suffer from the same traits or has better preservative qualities that result in a still tasty banana even after ripening?
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
Cool study. Bunny berries are going in the hole next year when I plant in the ground. Maybe get some goods from the chickens as well. Rocket fuel!
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
Do you know if the chicken manure needs to be composted first?
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
I think that depends. Is it pure chicken crap from a ranch. That stuff is hot. Yes compost first. If it is the stuff you rake out of your home coop, and you have dirt and wood chips mixed in, then I say no. If you are not sure, try a small amount and see what happens. On my plants, when I use too much bunny berries, my cigar leaf tips come apart before they unroll. Then I back off on the good stuff, and water only.
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
How much do you put on at once? I give my chickens grass clippings, leaves table scraps, old bread,etc. So when I rake some out of the coop, it has all kinds of good stuff in it. It also contains calcium which is great for your bananas. My daughter has 7 rabbits and produce a pile of berries. So easy to harvest and apply.
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
The active fertilizer ingredients in cow, chicken, and other manures are nitrogen and minerals. They're just a lot more dilute than the dehydrated versions.
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
What is the makeup of composted leaves and wood? (Grass clippings don't seem to make it to the dump that I've seen.) I haven't found a manure source yet so that's what I'm using. Plants seem very happy so far.
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
PRG thank you for providing the link to the Rwandan study.
I easily skipped over the link the first time I read the thread untill Iunepeace mentioned interest in growing the FHIA-18. PRG do you grow the 18 by any chance or any of the other FHIA series? I notice you erased the pictures. Thanx! |
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Re: Attention: BACKYARD GROWERS - Hot New Product - 120# Bunches - No BS
edit sorry wrong link
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