Trying to give my fish a conducive environment.
Above is the front view of my fish ponds, guided with plantains. But before I give you the reason for it; i will like to take you through the importance of plantain, advantage and disadvantage.
What is plantain?
Plantain are a carbohydrate food and a good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. It also contain substance that inhabits oxidation that fight against free radicals.
The advantages;
It contains good level of vitamin C
It supports immune functions
It contains vitamin B6 that can reduce cardiovascular risk and improve mood.
It contains potassium.
It contains magnesium
It cures urinary tract disease
it controls diabetes
It control cholesterol level
It also control blood pressure.
With lots of advantages i cant go down in details.
Disadvantages of plantain if consumed in high quantity;
It will increase your fat.
It will increase your salt or sugar level.
It may cause heart disease
It may cause cancer
It can also lead to weight gain
It can cause discomfort like gas
It can cause bloating and constipation.
And so on.
Plantains can be consumed in many ways namely:
Cooking or Boiling
Roasting
Frying it
Eating it fresh.
Among all the method's mentioned above, you can decide to choose cooking method since it has less repercussions than others. Note; I'm not back-stabing the rest methods as they are all good in consumption. But the cooking method has less negative effects.
If you are a pregnant mother avoid eating ripe plantains. Because ripe plantain is unsafe for pregnant mother's as it may cause some problem with the uterus that may lead to miscarriage.
If you are also experiencing stomach upset avoid ripe plantain because it may worsen your situation.
And as seen on my last post, you can aslo use your plantain leaves and stem to give your fish ponds a good treatment before introducing fishes inside. Thats for those who miss the post incase you may like to visit the post below 👇 is the link.
@maxdevalue/treating-my-pond.
I planted these plantain in front of my pond to serve as a shade to the ponds, protecting it from sunshine and heat. But not only is it serving as a shade, is also bearing fruit as shown on the picture above. I see the fruit forming out in a good condition, thats actually the first fruit he has produced and first to produce fruit among all the plantplanted there.
The plantains were planted on an open environment where the wind blows always and that made the plantains to start bending but with the help of the sands we digged out of the pond, it was able to stand straight again.
I believe you have your own experiences with the plantain or what it may serve as please share with us your own opinion.
Thanks for coming around i appreciate your support.