Re: Here's what happens if you don't remove pups
The soil here isn't even close to being sandy. It's hard, compacted clay. Without the addition of the green waste and compost, the bananas struggle. They become stunted, fruit bunches are pathetic and are probably more susceptible to disease. I've yet had a single plant hit with BTV or sigatoka. I'm not saying I'm immune to it; just haven't had it with this method of feeding the plants and loosening the soil.
Several of my neighbors, only 50-100 meters away, have had several diseased plants and they don't do a thing with their soil. Such is the life here in Hawaii.
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