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Old 06-24-2012, 02:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I was starting my research on Desuckering and ran across this on an Aussie site. Really interesting.

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The easiest way to permanently remove unwanted suckers is to cut them off at ground level with a sharp knife. A small hollow should then be gouged in the centre of the cut surface with the point of the knife and a teaspoon of kerosene should be poured into the cavity. This kills the sucker.
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It works . The aim is to cut out some of the "core " at he centre of the stem .Be careful to put just one teaspoon of kerosene into the funnel shaped hole.I've never seen adverse affects to the mat.
Its a quick alternative to digging out the sucker especially when the sucker is big. Maybe Nicholas could enlighten us as to any effects kero has on the soil?
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It works . The aim is to cut out some of the "core " at he centre of the stem .Be careful to put just one teaspoon of kerosene into the funnel shaped hole.I've never seen adverse affects to the mat.
Its a quick alternative to digging out the sucker especially when the sucker is big. Maybe Nicholas could enlighten us as to any effects kero has on the soil?

I core the sucker but have never poured nor sprayed kerosene into it. I sometimes will use diesel to get rid of unwanted palmettos that are growing where they shouldn't be.
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I know I'm different from commercial growers, but I don't see why one should kill banana pups with kerosene.

I clicked on the link and found this little bit of authoritarian statism:

You can grow up to a maximum of 10 mother plants (each with up to 2 suckers) of approved varieties for a residential plantation. Residential plantations are defined as those bananas not grown for commercial purposes. Residential banana growers must comply with current biosecurity legislation.
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These regulations are for Queensland, Australia. So, if you're not in Queensland, they don't apply to you.
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