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Originally Posted by momoese
Nice! What is the feeding program for the bananas?
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We started off each with one wheel barrel of compost and a shovel full of fish bone meal, then later on we got a bunch of seaweed and added that. They are due for another feeding soon, so I will try to give them more compost and will probably also add some Sustane, a granular organic fertilizer.
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Originally Posted by venturabananas
Gabe, what are the best cultivars that made the cut?
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Cocos, Highgate, Muraru Mshare, Kayinja and "false Ney Poovan" are the winners from our old patch, so I planted a couple each of those, and then I also planted for experimentation Mysore, Niyarma, an unknown Maoli cultivar and an unknown Plantain.
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Originally Posted by kentiopsis
Way cool, Gabe. It looks beautiful, but now you have to worry about hungry students pilfering your crops.
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Our old banana patch has 60% of the bunches stolen, so we are used to it. That's not to say we are ok with it, and we hope this one being on campus will not be as bad. There are some other bananas on campus (not ours) which would be very easy for stealing but they are rarely taken without permission.
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Originally Posted by cheson74
Any suggestions on a good nursery to restart my banana patch?
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I'm sure there are a few places, but the nursery with the largest selection I know of is Ko'olau Farmers in Kaneohe. However, they are two other locations which may also have bananas regularly, but I've never been so I'm not sure.
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