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Originally Posted by momoese
When the water recedes will the plants be salvageable, or will he have to start over?
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It all depends on how long before the water finally recedes, and how deep the plants have been submerged. The last word I heard from my friend is that it could take as long as December for the waters to get back to normal level. If the wind directions turns the opposite direction, which according to him, usually occurs towards the end of October, the water will be lowered on his side because the water gets pushed on the opposite side.
As the water is receding, he is already planning to plant new papayas between the bananas, while he's assessing whether the adjacent bananas can be salvaged. That is why I've already ordered another 2000 papaya seeds to help him out. Whatever salvageable bananas he may find may require digging out, airing out the corms, and replanting. So he's got his work cut out for him.