Re: Why not...
Just sand and clay isn't so great, but mix in a generous heap of organic matter with it, and you'll be ok. Florida "soil" isn't much better than beach sand, it's about 90% sand. If you keep them fertilized, mulched and watered, they love it.
In Illinois, where I used to live, I grew several banana plants. One spot was almost all sand and gravel... The one I planted there grew twice as fast as the others I planted in good midwest farm country soil. Go figure. You could, if you wanted, dig a hole 18-24 in deep and 3-4 ft in diameter, fill it with sand and mix in a few shovels of dirt and grow great bananas there so long as you water, fertilize and top dress it properly.
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Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel.
What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.
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