Cultivation of bananas naturally

Organic bananas 

Banana leaf is what comes to our mind when it comes to feasting. It is the custom of the Tamils ​​to serve non-vegetarian food on banana leaves to the guests coming home. This is why the people of the Southern District grow banana trees for leaves in their homes. Similarly, it is considered a privilege to preserve the coconut trees and provide their young water to the guests.

Banana leaf cultivation

As for bananas, not only fruits and berries give good returns but also well-planned Mittal leaves give good returns. Poovan is the best if you look at the varieties that are grown for their leaves. Next to that, camphor and banana varieties can be cultivated for leaf. Things to look out for Three things need to be considered when cultivating banana leaves.

Wind

Easy to tilt a leaf or tree. It is best to avoid windy areas as much as possible. Trees like Agathi and Claricidia can be planted in the inner row and whip and eucalyptus trees in the outer row as a windbreak.

Interval

Sunlight is important for the leaves to expand and grow well. So bananas can be planted at close range without planting too close.

Natural Remedies

If we grow bananas for leaf, foliar nutrition is the most important. Similarly, if the leaf is to grow well, it needs calcium. Also, some micronutrients are needed to keep the leaf intact and smooth. Foliar, manure, and ash should be given in the ratio of 80:10:10. Leaf propagation is good if there is such a system.

Nitrogen

Natural fertilizers suitable for nitrogen can be applied by spraying manure, manure, fish acid, Panchakavia soil, and EM solution, Panchakavia.

Potash nutrient

The ash can be kept at the required intervals. Apply two handfuls per tree or give 10 mg of potash bacteria.

phosphorus nutrient

Sea buckthorn solution can be given or cow dung can be given or earthworm manure can be given. Apart from this, the leaves should be taken care not to get injured. Protect from pests, worms, and diseases. To control this, Agni Ashram and Velamara bark solution can be controlled from time to time. Due to the different agro-climatic conditions prevailing in our country, banana varieties are cultivated in each region according to the respective seasons. Poovan -Banana, Marzipan, Robusta, Montan, Kathali, Rastali, Virupachchi Pachainadan, Nendram, and Karpuravalli are some of the important varieties grown commercially in Tamil Nadu. The cultivation period also varies depending on the variety.

Quality tubers are essential.

Banana can be grown in all types of crops such as rotating, hybrid, intercropping, and intercropping. This requires irrigation. Since there are many problems in producing banana seedlings from seeds, it is mostly cultivated by cultivating seed tubers. Higher yields can be achieved only by planting quality seeds. This means that the selected tuber should be dug from a two-month-old side calf with a good weight (600 g to 900 g). In particular, chemical fertilizers and pesticides must have come from the unused mother tree. The leaf that sprouts in it should be like a knife with a narrow width. It is good that all the tubers are approximately the same size. A season from June to August; A season from September to October; Three seasons for bananas a season from December to January. Bananas planted in June grow fast with good vigor. Bananas planted in October grow slowly and evenly.

More space is needed

Bananas are usually planted at intervals of 4 or 5 feet to have a large number of trees. But this method does not yield much. I experimented by planting different varieties at different intervals in lands with different agro-climates. In it, the more spaced and cultivated land yielded more numbers and heavier fruits. With that in mind, I have confirmed that 8 feet spacing is required for tall varieties and 12 feet spacing for other country varieties. This means that when a banana is planted on an area of ​​30 square feet, photosynthesis takes place well, and yields increase. A lot of farmers in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra have been planting in this interval and cultivating in a zero budget manner and getting high yields. With a space of 30 square feet per tree, 1,435 bananas can be planted per acre.

Intercrops at intervals

A row spaced 9 feet from the edge of the ground; The next row four and a half feet from it; 9 feet from it to the next row; Four and a half feet below it the next row should be planted in this order. Plant The plant should be four and a half feet apart. (See, Picture) Onions, chilies, and pulses can be grown at intervals of 4 ft. Intercropping should be done at the time of banana planting. Seed tuber and intercrop seeds need to be seed treated with Pseudomonas.

The small pit is enough

Banana tubers should be 20 to 25 cm long. Planting should be done in-depth. Do not dig the trench too deep. It is sufficient to dig a hole the size of a tuber with a small weed. Put a handful of manure in each pit and then plant the tuber. After planting the bananas, cover the entire vacant land and make small holes in it to sow the intercrops. Irrigate with Jivamirtham water immediately after sowing. After that, it is sufficient to irrigate depending on the soil moisture. Bio-fertilizer should be applied at the rate of 200 liters per acre in irrigation water once a fortnight. If a large quantity of Jivamirtham can be produced, it can be mixed even after each irrigation.

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Jivamirtham for nutrition

One month after planting, spray at the rate of 20 liters of distilled biocide per 200 liters of water per acre and spray on bananas and intercrops. After two months, mix 13 liters of distilled Jivamirtham per 200 liters of water and spray. After three months mix 20 liters of distilled jivamirtham per 200 liters of water and after four months mix 6 liters of fermented whey per 200 liters of water. Curd should be made from native cow or native buffalo milk. Most intercrops can be harvested after about four months. All crop residues should be covered. The full benefits of Jivamirtha are available only if it is closed. Then at 6, 8, 10, and 12 months mix 20 liters of filtered biocide and 4 liters of coconut water in 200 liters of water and spray.

The mother tree should not be cut down

The growing side shoots should be destroyed before the banana tree blooms. After pushing the banana bunch, only the side calf in the opposite direction to the bunch should be left again and the rest should be cut off. That is, if the shrub is in the south, the lateral calf should grow in the north. Destroying seedlings should be spread as a cover. Similarly, when harvesting bananas, the mother tree should be left uncut. Only the leaves should be removed and covered. The sapling grows well by taking in the nutrients in the mother tree. In a few days, it will dry and curl automatically. Similarly, the leaves should not be removed from the tree until the banana is harvested. Even dry leaves should be left intact. After harvesting on the mother tree, make a hole between the covers again and sow the intercropping seeds.

Since the price of bananas in the market is highly volatile, if the land is divided into four or five parts without planting all over the land at the same time and the banana is planted in each area at intervals of three months, the harvest can be continued every month. So that good profits can be made. Zero-budget bananas are more palatable. Most days will be without Kedah. So that export opportunities can be easily obtained

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