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Originally Posted by Going Bananas
I quick read the first time
and found it very mentally stimulating.
Im going to reread and digest it.
For someone new to naner culture,
I thought it was very informative.
Thank You!
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I guess the only thing I would add, having watched this particular mat for almost 6 years now, is if you don't "feed" the mat (fertilize, add compost, organic material, whatever) the production will drop off. I'm sure that is obvious; but amazingly, this mat continues to produce fruit, though fewer now than in previous years, without ever being fed (from what my neighbor tells me).
I think my ideal would be 3-4 p-stems per mat, each at different stages, to ensure a regular supply of bananas, without the mat getting out of control. I seem to have a hard time staying on top of the pup removal, so most of my mats have more p-stems than that.