How Do You Fertilize Plantains?

As with all plants, some feeding is required. Feed the plant once a month during the summer with a slow-release 8-10-8 fertilizer. A heavy feeder, a mature tree needs about 1-2 pounds (0.5-1 kg.), spread out in a 4-8 foot (1-2.5 m.) radius around the plant, and then lightly worked into the soil.

What fertilizer is best for plantain?

Fruit Tree Spray: This is 100 per cent organic, liquid and made up of chicken manure and/or sewage sludge. It contains a Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium ratio of 5-4-2 to enhance strong root development and more abundant fruit. It is probably the best fertilizer for plantain and relatively easy to use.

How do you fertilize a plantain tree?

When fertilizing a mature banana plant, use 1 ½ pounds (680 g.) of 8-10-10 per month; for dwarf indoor plants, use half that amount. Dig this amount in around the plant and allow it to dissolve each time the plant is watered. Or you can give the banana a lighter application of fertilizer each time it is watered.

How long does it take plantain to bear fruit?

Plantain takes about 8 months to start to yield and about 3 months to mature. That’s to say, it takes about a year to have the first harvest from the planting date.

How do you take care of plantains?

Plantain trees will require constantly moist, but not waterlogged, soil. As a result, these trees will require a fairly large amount of water during the warmest months of the year. Try to water the soil whenever the top layer begins to dry out.

How many times does plantain produce in a year?

Each grown up plant would produce a minimum of three suckers, and if he could harvest one sucker from each and could sell at N100, the farmer would make additional N150,000. The harvest cycles continue for a minimum of four to six years, or more, depending on land rejuvenation system and farm maintenance practices.

What crop can be planted with plantain?

Intercropping of plantains with food crops : maize, cassava and cocoyams.

Is Epsom salt good for banana trees?

Bananas are heavy feeders so for best (and spectacular) results, they should be watered with a dilute liquid fertilizer solution (1/2 strength) plus 1T Epsom salt per gallon eve- ry time you water, or use a slow release fertilizer like Osmocote® along with liquid fertilizer at 1/2 strength plus Epsom salt added to the

What is the best time to fertilize trees?

For all trees and shrubs.
If needed, the best time to fertilize is late April or early May, or late fall once plants are dormant. The recommended fertilizer should be spread evenly across the soil surface.

Can period blood be used as fertilizer?

Obviously, period blood is an excellent fertiliser because it is the original fertiliser. Plants love it and you can give it to them in two ways. The first way is to dilute it by pouring a full menstrual cup’s worth into a large container of water.

What is the spacing for planting plantain?

The recommended spacing for planting plantain is 3m between the plantain rows and 2 m within the row (in other words = 3 m x 2 m). An alternative is 2.5 m x 2.5 m. If spaced 3 m x 2 m, 1 hectare should contain 1667 plants, but with a spacing of 2.5 m x 2.5 m, it should contain 1600 plants.

What can plantain leaves be used for?

Plantain has long been considered by herbalists to be a useful remedy for cough , wounds , inflamed skin or dermatitis, and insect bites. Bruised or crushed leaves have been applied topically to treat insect bites and stings, eczema , and small wounds or cuts.

Can we use banana peel as fertilizer?

You can run your banana peels under running water or soak them and then blend them in a food processor to make a slurry of nutrients for your plants. Side dress this slurry by burying it in a shallow slot in the soil near the plant.

What kind of fertilizer do banana trees need?

Banana trees will thrive throughout the growing season if provided ample amounts of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K). Feed regularly using either 8-10-8 (NPK) chemical fertilizer or organic composted manure.

Is plantain annual or perennial?

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Plantains are perennial weeds. They have a shallow, thick taproot that keeps them alive over the winter. They sprout in mid-spring, then send up a flower stalk in early to mid-summer. The flower blooms and its seeds are dispersed by the wind, thus spreading the plant quickly in your yard and garden.

How many plantain suckers can be planted on an acre?

On one acre of land you can plant 750 plantain suckers and you sell them at an average of N1,000 per bunch then you will makeN750,000.

How do you irrigate a plantain farm?

To install a drip irrigation system for a plantain farm, you need to have all the accessories of the drip irrigation system. The components include the mainline, drip tubes or tapes, connectors, air valves, venture injector, end plugs and valves etc. A source of water like borehole, well or dam etc is also required.

How much do plantain farmers make?

5 billion annually. However, millions of naira is being generated through plantain farming as individual farmers, both young and old, are making nothing less than N2 million to N3 million and above annually depending on the plantain suckers planted, hectares of land and how the farm is being managed.

Can banana and plantain grow together?

Banana and plantain are cultivated in a wide variety of environments. Plants produce fruit year round, can produce for up to one hundred years and are suitable for intercropping. Vegetative propagation is necessary because they rarely produce seeds and those are not true to variety.

How do you increase the yield of a banana?

Potassium has a large effect on banana yield, with peak demand being around flowering. Phosphorus is important for early growth and rooting, as well as for flowering and banana fruit set. Calcium is needed to ensure vigorous root, leaf and sucker development, thereby providing high yields.

How do you start a plantain plantation?

How to start plantain farming in Nigeria

1. Conduct a feasibility study.
2. Get yourself trained in modern farming.
3. Acquire farmland.
4. Land preparation.
5. Install drip irrigation.
6. Get clean tissue cultured plantain seedlings.
7. Do the planting.
8. Farm management.