Great video! Thank you very much. But how can someone prevent goats and other animals from eating the leaves and destroying the plantain suckers. Most especially on a low scale, when you don't have the capacity to build a fence round the farm.
Concerning the maintenance, from some of your previous videos, you mentioned that we should ensure that we Trina's much as possible to always remove the dry leave hanging the plantain. But I realized that most plantains in this video have the dried leaves on them. Is there any benefit attached to it?
Yes Sir, so, this very plantain field has not been pruned yet. I just did the video because I needed to talk about the bunches in this particular video.
Please what do you mean by P and K. Are they another type of fertilizer and at what month do I need to apply the P and K, and the uria ? Thanks for your assistance.
Hello chidav. Happy New Year. It's me again, Some of the plantains I planted last year May have started fruiting. I need to apply P and K now I think according to your advice. Is the P and K another form of fertilizer and how is applied,is on the stem, fruits,or roots? I am using dry chicken droppings presently for the ones I planted two months ago. Hope I'm in order. Thanks so much and God bless you more!
Thanks my brother. I am still expecting your response please. Man must wack oo as business has totally nosed dive since coronavirus period.#smallfarming. #survivalofthefittest.
P fertilizers are straight fertilizers that supply just one type of nutrient, like phosphorus only, potassium or nitrogen. If you can't easily get them you may just use npk 15:15:15 in combination with poultry manure. Mode of application is dependent on the type of fertilizer, if it's liquid, then you apply through the leaves, if it's solid, you apply through the soil. Use of dry chicken manure is great, just make sure water is always available to them.
Thanks for your question sir. In order to be able to tell the difference between a plantain and banana plant, you have to pay very close attention to the plant as thy strikingly look alike and needs serious observation to tell the differences 1. sometimes you can tell which leaf is which by its shape. Plantain leaves are similar in shape to the soles of shoes, but banana leaves tend to be more tubular and longer. 2. Examine the plant’s fruit form. On maturity, bananas are yellow and about 6-inch long, while plantains are green or black and approximately 12-inch long. 3. With your hand, you can feel the texture of the plant’s fruit. Bananas are softer with a medium-thick skin, while plantains are very firm and have a tough, thick skin. Note: it might be quite difficult for you to differentiate a plantain sucker from a banana sucker because of their striking similarities. To be more clear on which is which, check the shape of the leaves and the respective fruit forms in each plant. And with experience, you'll be able to tell more with discernment.
Good day... I have 2 acres of land ... It's very rocky .. not very large stones but a lot of medium size and small stones ... Anything that grows there tend to have yellowish leaves ..... And there are many many snails ...... Can plantain be grown there ...what should I do
