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The episode of either "How It's Made" or "How Do They Do It" on Discovery Channel that featured Bananas or plantains (can't remember which one it was)? I was amazed when I saw it, They showed the whole growing and cultivating process........certainly different than ours. After the plant fruited and the entire bunch was cut off, they uproot the plant and chop off the p-stem about 6 inches above the corm and then shave the corm (like a bad little kitty) till it is all white and proceed to plant it 1 foot deep. I wonder what cultivar they are growing (wasn't paying too much attention, just caught bits and pieces) that can be handled in that manner and still put a full bunch every 9 - 12 months.

Shaggy

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Tog Tan

Hi Shaggy though I didn't get to see the doc, 'naners are treated without much thought here. Many smallholders do their planting when it rains and the pups/corms are left to the elements. They normally pop up after about 2 mths. There are people who throw bits of the corm away and they will grow just sitting on top of the soil after awhile. This is the cause of the numerous wayside 'naners around here.
The other thing is that it is a pain to revamp a 'naner plantation for cultivation of other crops. Due to the ideal growing conditions here, the corms grow huge and quite deep and they will have to use an excavator to clear all the huge corms and then level the land after that. Any slip shod clearing will only result in 'naners popping up later.

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Tog Tan has sadly suddenly passed away 6/16/09. We will miss you Tog Tan.