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Originally Posted by topshotta
Maybe about 10 years now but between 2006 and 2009 I spent a lot of time working out of state and my plants really suffered.
My wife is from Jamaica, and I started growing fruit trees and sugarcane so she wouldn't feel so homesick as there are not a lot of Jamaicans living down here in the Keys.
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That's great that you've been growing bananas for so long! And really cool of your to grow plants your wife's familiar with; Jamaica has awesome agriculture.
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Up on the mainland, in an agricultural district called the Redlands (Southwest Miami), is a place called Going Bananas.
Welcome to Going Bananas of Homestead, Florida!
The owner has five acres of bananas where I was able to buy what I am currently growing.
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I've come across Going Bananas a few times in my banana research. They have lots of variety, and good to know their products are good to buy.
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I try to compost as much as I can to condition the soil and only throw a little fertilizer around them each month.
We love Blue Mountain coffee and I mix all the grounds into the compost so that the plants have a little "Jamaica" in them. We like to think that is the reason they are doing so well  
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Excellent that you compost! (and include a little bit of Jamaica in the soil) I'm trying to get into it my self since I'm growing organically and have really poor soil that could use some organic matter, not to mention it's great for the plants. I haven't had much success with it though. Could you give me some advice on it, like things to compost, how to get it to heat up, how long it takes? I'd really like to be able to use it to build up healthy soil for my plants
Thanks in advance!
