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Originally Posted by sirdoofus
My questions:
How often do folks water their propagules in sand? From what I have read it sounds like its pretty hard to over water them, but of course I suppose its possible. Also a little concerned about under watering as I am super gun shy when it comes to irrigating potted bananas as the weather gets cooler.
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Anyone that's been in a greenhouse has seen how roots behave in a zone of high humidity. Replicating that in a pot of coarse sand is very simple and can be accomplished with many different materials. I prefer a material that can be placed on top of the coarse sand and is easily molded to shape, retains high aeration levels (which means it has structure), retains a high moisture level for an extended period of time, is biodegradable but doesn't degrade quickly, and provides a perfect environment to promote maximum root growth.