How to Plant Bananas in Dry Season

{{Erratic weather due to change in climatic conditions is making it hard for farmers to know when to plant. }}

But some Banana famers in the region advise that if one wants to plant bananas can go ahead and do so despite the dry spell using corms as planting material and not suckers.

since corms are small, they are placed in a hole and covered with soil unlike suckers.

After planting, the soil should be watered immediately. However, later, the top two inches of the soil should be left to dry before watering the corm as it is rooting.

But keeping the soil consistently wet should be avoided as it is likely to cause rotting.

As the corm grows slowly, rains will eventually find it there and it would sprout into a healthy banana plant.

When banana corms are used as planting materials, the first bunch is usually big compared to those on plants that grow from a sucker.

Besides the bunch being big, the fingers are big too, which is an advantage to commercial banana farmers as big bunches with big fingers fetch high prices.

Farmers should ensure the weeds in their plantations are controlled and the number of suckers reduced to lessen competition among plants for soil nutrients.

Mulching should also be done to keep moisture in the soil without forgetting to control pests and diseases.