I am going to try this next summer

[Jimmy Gibson]

Use Banana Stems for Organic Farming: Innovations in Agriculture

Use Banana Stems for Organic Farming: Innovations in Agriculture; Use banana tree trunks for growing veggies even in dry season due to high water retention capacity

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By late June I should have some banana trunks big enough....... But there should be a way to seal the ends to hold the water in.

Kinda weird but something fun to try with the banana grove..... Lol

 

[Tula]

We here like " kinda weird ".......sounds pretty cool

 

[Relic]

Years ago I cut down about a dozen banana trees after they froze in early winter. I decided to keep them until they dried out, cut them up and burn them in the fireplace. THEY NEVER DRIED OUT!

 

[sissy]

I grow banana plants and when I cut them back for winter they have lots of water in them but it does not stat in the stems for long .They get bananas but they are not edible .I have 30 plants now .They can get about 15 feet tall but last year they did not get as big

 

[Gemma]

I too want to try growing banana plants!
Are they all not edible? It would be nice to find a kind of banana plant that that produces edible fruits, and can be grown in zone 5/6 ....but then I'd have to worry about monkeys!

 

[Stephen Noble]

Great idea. Thanks!