Everything looking very healthy, great job! When harvesting bananas it's easier to control the fall by making a 45 degree notch halfway through the stem with the machete on the side it's leaning or you want it to fall. Usually about shoulder height. It will come down slow, stopping at a 90 degree angle.
Im sure you may have came across it already but the brazilian guys at the agroforesty acadamy are doing the bowl shape slightly differantly which helps them prevent boreing beattles eating the next generation stems. They insert/stab the machette into the stem all the way around down low at a 45 degree angle. Then they snap off the stem at the core. This leaves a bowl that fills with banana juice preventing bugs and beattles and because its low enough to expose the core wont regrow either.
Just discovered you on UA-cam. I'm from SA. Love your content! Well explained and demonstrated. Keep 'em coming. The best content I've come across for banana growing. Cheers mate 🍻🍌
We feed leafs and trunks from our banana trees to our chicken. You can peel the trunks like an onion and present the peeled pieces, inside side up, to the chickens. When the chickens are done, you can use the leftovers for composting. This can save some money on larger chicken flocks. hth 😁
Awesome info. Currently researching growing bananas in the far south coast of NSW. You mentioned markets. Would be interested in a video of how you prepare for markets, is it weekly? Cheers mate
Thanks for sharing mate, hey do you know much about Plantaims? I heard they grow randomly within the same banana cluster? Apparently they take a bit longer to grow.
Hi Carlos. yes we have planted a row. Fruit just coming on now. All I knw is they are non sweet and starchy banana and many cultures make a flour from them or cook in oil. Will see how they go
Yes it is. It’s native to my area and drops allot of good bio mass for free. I chose it due to its good timber and easy to chip branches as well. When selecting trees in your area just have a look around and see what does well for your local climate conditions. Silkies can produce a good log in 20yrs.
Everything looking very healthy, great job!
When harvesting bananas it's easier to control the fall by making a 45 degree notch halfway through the stem with the machete on the side it's leaning or you want it to fall. Usually about shoulder height. It will come down slow, stopping at a 90 degree angle.
Yes you right I’ve since learned to cut an x in the stem and just pull it down in a controlled manner. Got that tip from a pro banana grower
Im sure you may have came across it already but the brazilian guys at the agroforesty acadamy are doing the bowl shape slightly differantly which helps them prevent boreing beattles eating the next generation stems.
They insert/stab the machette into the stem all the way around down low at a 45 degree angle. Then they snap off the stem at the core. This leaves a bowl that fills with banana juice preventing bugs and beattles and because its low enough to expose the core wont regrow either.
Just discovered you on UA-cam. I'm from SA. Love your content! Well explained and demonstrated. Keep 'em coming. The best content I've come across for banana growing.
Cheers mate 🍻🍌
We feed leafs and trunks from our banana trees to our chicken. You can peel the trunks like an onion and present the peeled pieces, inside side up, to the chickens. When the chickens are done, you can use the leftovers for composting. This can save some money on larger chicken flocks. hth 😁
Makes perfect sense. We would use a spoonful of Epsom Salts on the cut stem. Doesn't damage the corm and speeds up the rot
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Awesome. Im binging all your videos!
Awesome info. Currently researching growing bananas in the far south coast of NSW.
You mentioned markets. Would be interested in a video of how you prepare for markets, is it weekly?
Cheers mate
Yeah I'll give it some thought. But it two days to prep for 3 weekend markets
Thanks for sharing mate, hey do you know much about Plantaims? I heard they grow randomly within the same banana cluster? Apparently they take a bit longer to grow.
Hi Carlos. yes we have planted a row. Fruit just coming on now. All I knw is they are non sweet and starchy banana and many cultures make a flour from them or cook in oil. Will see how they go
I think we should name you. The Sharp Tool Man 🤣🙏
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Is that a silky oak to the right of the banana tree?
Yes it is. It’s native to my area and drops allot of good bio mass for free. I chose it due to its good timber and easy to chip branches as well. When selecting trees in your area just have a look around and see what does well for your local climate conditions. Silkies can produce a good log in 20yrs.
Thought so. I am on the Toowoomba range. Silkies are doing quite well here too.