Banana Sucker + Plantain Sucker (10% 15% 20% Discounts | Category Week Offer)

Description

Banana Sucker + Plantain Sucker

A sucker is a plant growth that develops from the rootstock of a plant that has undergone grafting.

• A sucker grows from the base of the root of the plant at a certain distance away from the plant.
• This undesirable part of the plant should be removed to prevent it from sucking away the plant’s energy.
• Rooted suckers can be dug up and planted elsewhere.
• Buy 1500-3000 suckers and get a 10% discount. If you place an order for more than 3,000 suckers, you get a 15% discount. Buy 5,000 suckers and above to get a 20% discount.

Banana suckers

• Both wild species of bananas and cultivated bananas produce suckers.
• The clump of plants formed by the parent plant and its suckers is commonly called a mat. The botanical term for a mat is genet, and for a sucker is ramet.
• Banana plants (Musa spp.), with sweet, nutritious fruit and attractive foliage, have many uses in the kitchen and home landscape.
• Suckers come in three different types, but only sword suckers, or those with a well-developed root system, grow into thriving banana plants.
• Maturity generally ranges from 15 to 24 months.

Plantain suckers

• Farmers traditionally depend on the natural regeneration process of new plantain suckers to replace their plantain plants.
• They often remove all the suckers on a mat, except for the ones selected to replace the mother plant.
• However, with the advent of technology and other sophisticated techniques, planting and harvesting plantain suckers require fewer inputs and can be planted immediately on the field.
• Generally, plantain requires 10 to 12 months from planting to harvest.

Considerations before planting sucker

If you are planting a larger number of suckers then it makes sense to think carefully and plan the layout of the new field. To do this, you have to take into account: planting density, number of trees, shade trees, the slope of the field, and windbreaks.

Planting density refers to the number of trees you plant in a given area.

The planting density is influenced by:

• Size of the mature suckers (larger trees means lower planting density).
• Amount of maintenance you intend to do (higher planting density means higher maintenance, more pruning in particular).
• The soil fertility and if fertilizer will be applied every year.

Things needed for sucker planting

• Narrow digging bar
• Pruning shears or sharp scissors
• Shovel
• Compost
• Container (optional)
• Potting mix (optional)
• Mulch
• Fertilizer

Warnings!!!

Do not plant suckers that are affected by any type of disease or pest problem.