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Originally Posted by thebes11
Wow, if I had read all this, I probably would never have tried to grow bananas. Not that I really tried though. Are you sure the best method isn't to totally ignore them and do everything possible to get them killed?
Heck, it worked for me....
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I have to admit, my bananas have tolerated a fair amount of neglect in the pit greenhouse over time - and survived very well. Here's a blog describing the current state of affairs down in the pit:
Taro & Ti Hothouse | Earth Sheltered Pit Greenhouse
I'm in the process of preparing an above-ground greenhouse to house these plants while I take a back-hoe to the current pit to renovate it - it'll be dug a little longer, have all loose sand in the bottom removed and the walls cleaned up some and I'll build a new and better enclosure over the top of it. But I probably won't put most of my nanners back down there - they are semi-hardy in unheated greenhouses so I may leave them topside and make more room for the more tender tropicals in the pit like chocolate, coffee, vanilla and family.
In any case, my nanners are rarely fed and they still grow pretty well. I think a judicious and frequent application of good compost, as well as good mulch comprised of leaves and grass (and chopped up dried nanner leaves) and whatnot is about all bananas need, if my nanners are any indicator. If your soil is pretty rich, little else is needed to get them to grow well - just keep the mulch and compost on and watch them grow.
Be well,
Mike