New to Florida you know I had to plant everything tropical. So here we have a mini banana grove. Actually I didn't plant it my father did. I planted a bunch of other stuff. Pineapples, avocados, papayas, figs... I don't have the slightest idea where he got the seeds. Maybe he took a cutting from somewhere.
Cute song from the 20's. "Yes, we have no bananas."
Bananas grow very slowly. They need a lot of water.
This patch has disappeared for some reason. Maybe some virus. Some of the other plants in that area also have left. I was forming compost in 2 large plastic barrels aerated with drilled holes all around. I heard recently that unless compost is aged properly it contains a lot of harmful bacteria, viruses and fungus and molds than do more harm than good in a garden.
Video is really good. He explains about the problem with making your own compost.
This is his Facebook page. A storehouse of sustainable living. This is his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/uguerrero
I was placing the compost in the banana grove thinking it would enrich the soil. I may have inadvertently contaminated the soil. Luckily, before the plants began to fail I had taken a small "sword"...that's what the new shoots with pointy leaves are called... and planted it in another area. It's doing fine and starting a new grove.
