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Old 10-24-2006, 07:37 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Uses for leaves/fiber

We have tons of uses for green untorn leaves. We wrap a lot of food in banana leaves in a lot of recipes.

The dried leaves can be used for winter protection at the base of the plants. But if your winters are mild as in zone 10 then it will not help at all.

The brown dried leaves, they are good packing materials for mangoes and other fruits.

If you don't have other fruits, then off the compost bin they go. Banana leaves are one of the easiest to compost.
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