RE: bananas and drained soil

["Allen and Sandra" <allensandra at boatmans_com>]

Scott, you said:

" Bananas - a
quick search suggests - are faster growing plant which thrive better in
drained soil. That does not bode well for the swamp. Often pesticides are
used."

 I will have to disagree from a horticultural perspective and from
experience.  The more moist the area the better the bananas grow.   Swamp is
the best as the muck is high in organics and there is plenty of moisture and
humidity, both of which bananas love!! Biggest problem for bananas and
plantains alike is dry soil and drought.
WE plant ours lakeside or in ditches and they thrive.  Put them in a dry
spot and it's a 50/50 chance the tree/clump will die off.

Allen "Boat" Boatman
Tampa, FL
TBAS, SKS, AKA 08298, SAA 96, CRLCA

Curious fly, Vinegar jug, Slippery edge, Pickled bug.


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