Re: Desert Bananas
I live in the Phoenix area and my main problem is the low humidity. Years ago I constructed a banana house and picked up 3ft stems from Ventura CA.
They all grew like crazy and fruited. After that I wasn't able to get any banana plant to really grow. I gave up a few years back and tore it down. Now I am getting back into growing again. This time am planning to fertilize a lot more and grow them under shade screen during the summer heat. Problem in the desert is the low humidity sometimes getting near 0% before the monsoon. I am thinking of growing other plants around the bananas in hopes of raising the humidity level in that area. Any ideas on raising the humidity would be welcome.
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