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Old 05-28-2023, 01:41 PM   #41 (permalink)
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anyways so with that i bought 10 pounds of crushed sandstone. quite pricy, 25 bucks. not quite enough to fill a 2 1/2 gallon pot. i have a hole ready for the florida, i will plant her in a couple of weeks after the cow manure and compost have a bit of time to calm down. i will be using the pots with the rock for long term planting from now to see what i can learn from it.
I plant variegated bananas with rhizomes that have a tendency to rot in what I refer to as a French Drain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drain

The rocks are just around the rhizome and are only there to protect the rhizome against excess water with low aeration. I'm not concerned about the roots. Many people complain about root rot but I've never seen it as a major problem. If any roots rot they'll only rot back as far as where the substrate has adequate aeration and then will start to regrow.
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I plant variegated bananas with rhizomes that have a tendency to rot in what I refer to as a French Drain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drain

The rocks are just around the rhizome and are only there to protect the rhizome against excess water with low aeration. I'm not concerned about the roots. Many people complain about root rot but I've never seen it as a major problem. If any roots rot they'll only rot back as far as where the substrate has adequate aeration and then will start to regrow.
Being very familiar with Florida weather I know there is enough rain to grow in rock most of the time but is your island location the same? Do you have to supplement with irrigation? Here on the North Carolina coast we get good rain but not regular so have to irrigate.
The best AeAe grow I ever had was on a slope in pure sand but planted on an old rotted down brush pile. Definite great drainage. The mother plant grew huge and produced 3 large pups that summer with no extra irrigation. So I can back you up on the good drainage being the key to sensitive bananas.
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the 3rd leaf just rolled out 13 days after the first one.
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Being very familiar with Florida weather I know there is enough rain to grow in rock most of the time but is your island location the same? Do you have to supplement with irrigation? Here on the North Carolina coast we get good rain but not regular so have to irrigate.
It normally rains each morning and evening but it could also rain all day and all night.

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The best AeAe grow I ever had was on a slope in pure sand but planted on an old rotted down brush pile. Definite great drainage. The mother plant grew huge and produced 3 large pups that summer with no extra irrigation. So I can back you up on the good drainage being the key to sensitive bananas.
That's the same concept as a Banana Circle.


Once a grower knows how much moisture an A'ea'e rhizome needs, rhizome rotting is no longer a concerned.

Any idea how much moisture an A'ea'e rhizome needs?
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the 3rd leaf just rolled out 13 days after the first one.
You're looking like a pro.

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You're looking like a pro.

How could you have ever failed in the past.
nah. just learning as i go.

just peckin at it when it comes in front of me. so to speak.
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